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Glamour is back in Bayswater.
Living in Bayswater
Just to the west of Marble Arch is Bayswater, a residential neighbourhood with a mixture of charm and convenience. The area’s breathtakingly quaint squares are almost completely unchanged since the time of their original construction.
Bayswater stretches from Marble Arch to Westbourne Grove, taking in the Hyde Park Estate and Queensway. The area has a cosmopolitan ambience, thanks to communities of diverse cultures and ethnicities.
Considered by many as a prosperous neighbourhood, Bayswater earns this high recognition due in part to its centrality and the popularity of the classic Victorian stuccoed townhouses. If you’re considering moving to Bayswater, it’s advisable to stay as close as you can to Queensway and Bayswater tubes – if you move too far to the east, west or north, prices soar. Take a look at the stucco terraces, mews and squares east and west of Queensway tube station, which are often subdivided, or the portered apartment blocks that contain a lot of studio flats. Alternatively, radiating out from Lancaster Gate there is a web of streets with large squares and tucked-away mews. There are also large flats in a building that was once the Football Association’s headquarters.
Transport
Bayswater has a good supply of buses that run up and down the Bayswater Road into the West End.
By tube, the Central, District and Circle lines connect the area with the City and the West End from two tube stations.
From nearby Paddington Station, Heathrow Airport is less than 15 minutes away via the Heathrow Express train.
For more detailed information on travelling around London visit www.tfl.gov.uk.
History and culture
Bayswater was laid out in the mid 1800s, when grand squares and cream stuccoed terraces filled the space between Paddington Station and Hyde Park. Even then the area had a slightly dodgy reputation.
The influx of railway travellers prompted the conversion of houses into bed and breakfast hotels. Bayswater still has shabby tourist hotels, but the area’s gentrification is starting to spread, especially towards the border with Notting Hill.
Bayswater must be one of the best places in London for eating out. Take a stroll down Queensway and Westbourne Grove and you will discover every kind of food. Everyone's also talking about Le Café Anglais, Rowley Leigh's new brasserie. There’s plenty to do in Bayswater. Go shopping, bowling or to watch a film in Whiteleys. Take a picnic to Hyde Park or Kensington Gardens, or stroll down Portobello Road market. The gym and swimming pool at the Porchester Centre is considered good value, and there is an ice skating rink located close to Queensway tube station. For further information please visit www.queensiceandbowl.co.uk and www.whiteleys.com.