Wonderful places around Chelsea

We introduce you to the best shops, restaurants and attractions we’ve decorated, just off the Kings Road, in the Chelsea neighbourhoods where we live, socialise and work. These are all wonderful places around Chelsea.

Let’s take a look at Chelsea Green, Royal Chelsea Hospital and the Pimlico Road. Some of the best places in London to gaze at the galleries, buy quality fresh food and find a relaxing spot and a bite to eat.

Above: A hand gilded sign for Ancienne Ambiance, Chelsea Green.

Over recent years and since the mid eighties I have frequently been asked to paint the signs on the shops around ‘the green’ as it is fondly known has become a popular gastronomic hub.

With its distinctive village-like atmosphere created by truly local shops, restaurants and cafes, it now has a new garden design, with benches and a water fountain making the green itself even more attractive.

I first came here to 64 Godfrey Street with my mother who worked for a living icon of the square, court dressmaker ‘Ms Barnard’. Since 1970s the green has been an extended home. Nick Garrett

It is today one of the most sought-after neighbourhoods for people looking to live in Chelsea.

ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA

The Nation’s Iconic Army Veterans

The Chelsea Pensioners are the iconic faces of the British Army’s veteran community. They reside at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, their home since 1692, founded by King Charles II in, what was then, the village of Chelsea. 

Any former soldier of the British Army over the age of 65, who is facing spending their advanced years alone, can apply for residence at the Royal Hospital as a Chelsea Pensioner

Discover the newly renovated Soane Stable Yard 

The Soane Stable Yard provides a new starting point for visitors to the Royal Hospital and the opportunity to explore our past and enjoy a taste of all the Royal Hospital has to offer today.

Eminent architect Sir John Soane, whose legacy includes the Bank of England and Dulwich Picture Gallery, also in London, was the Royal Hospital’s Clerk of Works for 30 years. He designed and built the Grade II listed Stable Yard between 1814 and 1817, repurposing many materials from Wren’s original structure. 

The stable block provided stalls for 25 working horses, housing for nine carriages and two flats for stable boys and coachmen. 

Heidi Bakery Café

Choose from a delicious range of handmade pastries, cakes, savouries and salads, speciality coffee, artisan teas and more at the Heidi Bakery Café in the Soane Stable Yard. 

The café is open between 8am and 5pm Monday to Saturday and from 9am to 5pm on Sunday.

Belgravia Gallery, recently.

Our PIMLICO ROAD and Pavillion Road commissions of late.

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Wonderful places around Chelsea