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The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, home to The Milestone Hotel is a truly wonderful location to explore, with world-renowned theatres and museums, to chic boutiques and fashionable inhabitants.

If you wish to avoid the major attractions and instead discover the hidden areas of Kensington, our favourite being Church Street, the Milestone’s expert Concierge team are on hand to help. Guests can now enjoy our iPod walking tours of the top attractions and areas to visit in London.

Jim Cameron, Head concierge and his team have a wealth of knowledge, being able to let you know what to do and where to go in the fabulous city. For the month of May Jim recommends:

For your Eyes Only… at the Imperial War Museum
To celebrate the centenary of Ian Fleming’s birth, Imperial War Museum London will launch the first major exhibition devoted to the life and work of the man who created the world’s most famous secret agent, James Bond. The exhibition will examine the extent to which the books and films reflect the reality of the Cold War and how far they were a product of Fleming’s prodigious imagination.

The World’s Greatest Flower Show
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is the ultimate event in the gardening year. It sets the latest gardening trends, features the newest and most desirable gardening products and creates an explosion of colours and scents. Chelsea - the world’s greatest flower show. The show is held annually for five days in May. It has been held at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea since 1913. This will be the 85th show to be held at this site. Originally known as the Great Spring Show, it was first held in Kensington in 1862. Ask the Concierge about tickets and about the picnic hampers we can prepare for you to enjoy at the show.

‘All the World is a playhouse’ – Shakespeare Season opens at The Globe
This year the Globe celebrates the glorious unruly diversity of Shakespeare's work. In form and in content, he was never content to rest, never tempted to repeat himself, always searching to kick his muse awake by taking on a new corner of the human heart, and encasing it in a bold new form. This year they will perform his most searching tragedy, King Lear; his most wild and inventive comedy, A Midsummer's Nights Dream; his most thrilling and savage satire, Timon of Athens, and his invention of a new form, the sit-com, in The Merry Wives of Windsor. Contact the concierge for the full schedule of performances.

To find more and discover Jim’s personal recommendations that only the best concierge would know how to obtain for his guests, see our latest Concierge Newsletter please click here.

Click here to listen a pod-cast by Jose Pauco from the Concierge desk with top London restaurant and exhibition recommendations.