Kensington Gardens Bandstand
London, W8 4PU, United Kingdom
4.5
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GR39+M2 London, United Kingdom
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Monday: 6–20
Tuesday: 6–20
Wedneasday: 6–20
Thursday: 6–20
Friday: 6–20
Saturday: 6–20
Sunday: 6–20
Tuesday: 6–20
Wedneasday: 6–20
Thursday: 6–20
Friday: 6–20
Saturday: 6–20
Sunday: 6–20
Looks even better in the Winter.
So to quote some historical facts about this bandstand.
Queen Victoria gave permission for music to be played in Kensington Gardens in 1855.
But before a concert could take place, permission was rescinded because of protests from the Archbishop of Canterbury, who said music in the gardens would be "unseemly", and the Keeper of the Privy Purse who thought working people could do without band concerts. The first bandstand was eventually erected in 1869.