Duke of York Square

Duke of York Square

Duke of York Square
4.5
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
About
The Square has over 30 chic stores, both established brands and unique boutiques, such as Soho Home, along with seven restaurants offering extensive al fresco dining. Its glamorous beauty offer includes the flagships for Aesop and Dermalogica. Also, home to one of London’s best artisan food markets and the iconic Saatchi Gallery, visit us in Chelsea to experience an elegant, historic destination and the perfect place to enjoy retail or beauty therapy, foodie indulgence or a spot of contemporary culture.
Duration: 2-3 hours
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Neighbourhood: Chelsea
Wealth courses through The King's Road, Chelsea's upmarket artery of West London life packed with shops, eateries and glitzy nightspots. For people-watching at its best and luxury retail therapy that's largely unrivalled, this area cannot be missed. But if this showy street starts to overwhelm or a moment of price tag shock sends you reeling, a quick detour down pretty much any of many King's Road veins will reveal a quieter side of Chelsea. Here the stately Royal Hospital hosts its world-famous flower show, and the Thames rolls along at a lazy pace, with leafy Battersea Park and its Peace Pagoda beckoning from across the river.
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Auberon Von S
Oxford, UK3 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2023 • Family
After an expensive morning watching my wife spending all our money, we (wife+2kids) saw a chance to have a kind of impromptu picnic at a small grassy square called Duke of York, at the end of King's Road. It just so happened to also have an open-air food market going on. So we milled around for while, each choosing a favoured nosh (all excellent value) and the sat under the portico of the adjacent Saatchi gallery, dining in beautiful warm sunshine. There was a carnival-like atmosphere and we all had a lovely. I highly recommend it.
Written 25 November 2023
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Many thanks for your lovely review Auberon, you experienced exactly what we set out to achieve when creating Duke of York Square. When you next come back, do try the lovely bars, restaurants and cafes on Pavilion Road, located at the side of Peter Jones. We look forward to welcoming you to Chelsea again soon.
Written 28 November 2023
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Ian C
London, UK23,664 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2020 • Couples
Depending on the direction you come from, you will either discover the Square through narrow alleys or through the large open space which has the curvy Vardo cafe/restaurant at its heart with space for well-spaced external tables and chairs.

Beyond that is a grassy area, presumably the former parade ground of the original Duke of York's Headquarters built in 1801 and now with the Saatchi Gallery overlooking it.

The complex has been enhanced with sympathetic new buildings which house a great selection of chic shops and restaurants including Bluemint, Zara, Dermalogica, Partidges and Comptoir Libanais, Polpo and the Saatchi Gallery Bar and Brasserie.

Even on a Sunday morning, when King's Road was quiet, there was activity with people enjoying coffee and snacks around Vardo.
Written 30 August 2020
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jmLondon845
London, UK1,182 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Couples
Excellent food market where you can enjoy oyster with champagne in the open air and taste of kind of different foods from various countries. The atmosphere is absolutely fantastic and the Chelsea people going there are all elegant casual but interesting to watch. I never miss it on Saturday morning when i am in London.
Written 28 October 2023
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Hi JM. Thank-you for your review and we're so glad you visit the Fine Food Market every time you're in London. Also, do try Pavilion Road, at the side of Peter Jones - it's another foodie heaven! Hope to see you in Chelsea again soon.
Written 28 November 2023
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Pam9234
Chester, UK77 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020
Visited on a Tuesday in February half term. Small entrace on Kings Road, opens up to fairly small open air group of shops. Buildings look new. Pleasant mall, mostly designer shops, clothes, beauty, restaurants.
Written 27 February 2020
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Pandamedic
Lichfield, UK5,905 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2024 • Couples
We randomly stumbled across this area whilst walking back to the tube station.

It was a very clean, bright and modern area. There was plenty of nice restaurants and plenty of good shops which all allowed us to come in with our dog which was great.
Written 11 September 2024
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Many thanks for your kind words. We hope to see you back in Chelsea soon!
Written 1 October 2024
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Noraatc
Sudbury, MA40,750 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2024 • Solo
Lively square in Chelsea with several nice restaurants for lunch. It is close to the Saatchi Gallery. Across the square there are some interesting clothing shops. Very relaxing corner in atmospheric Chelsea neighborhood.
Written 19 September 2024
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Many thanks for your review. Have you checked out the Saturday Fine Food Market in the Square as well as the foodie heaven of nearby Pavilion Road? Hope to see you here soon.
Written 1 October 2024
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Taimur Shaique Hussain....
Karachi, Pakistan17 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2019 • Family
Over-looking a lush green lawn; there is a vibrant flee-cum-food market once every week....
Walking distance to Brompton Road And Sloane Street....
Written 21 July 2019
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J0vip
London, UK22 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2013 • Family
I took my son and his cousin to the Santa's Grotto in Duke of York Square for this first time this Christmas. You are welcomed into the grotto by a couple of elves, very friendly and smiling. The grotto itself is very cosy and atmospheric and Father Christmas himself just as you want him to be. He had a good chat with the kids and asked them about themselves and their Christmas wishes and the photographer then took photos, which were very quickly emailed to us. The most amazing thing is that all this is completely free. You have to book online, but there is no fee at all. I thought we'd be stung for the photos, but these were emailed free of charge and we were able to take our own photos too. There was even a small goody-bag for each of the kids. I would thoroughly recommend this grotto. It is equally as good as the well-known paying ones and much less of a conveyor-belt type approach. You feel as though Father Christmas really does want to talk to your kids and is interested in what they have to say. It was a really lovely way to start the Christmas celebrations. 10 out of 10!
Written 2 January 2014
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lilyjean4
Maidstone, UK330 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2021
Highlight of day on the Cadogan Estate on Kings Road there are sculptures of elephants in herds which looked fantastic
Written 16 June 2021
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Ian C
London, UK23,664 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2019 • Solo
The name refers to the old barracks which Cadogan Estates and refurbished and redeveloped as a quality shopping, art and eating destination, with high quality retail and catering outlets alongside the Saatchi Gallery.

Only 5 minutes from Sloane Square tube, the Square comprises a number of different interconnected landscaped spaces, with a new contemporary exhibition nearing conpletion, which will change the dynamics of the area.
Written 3 January 2019
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