Lidgates

A Holland Park institution since 1850, Lidgate is one of London's finest butchers and a rare example of a family business now in its fifth generation, with Danny Lidgate personally selecting organic and grass-fed beef, lamb and pork from free-range farms and estates including Highgrove. The meat is exceptional, the homemade pies and sausage rolls are legendary, and a visit to the shop on a Saturday morning feels like a step back into the way food shopping used to be done.

Kyoto Garden

This Japanese garden was gifted by the city of Kyoto in 1991 as a symbol of friendship with the UK. Designed in a traditional style with waterfalls, koi carp, stone lanterns, peacocks and carefully placed rocks. Quiet, contemplative, and beautifully composed, it feels worlds away from the surrounding city.