Future Of Kensington Roof Gardens

Originally opened in 1938 the gardens were open to the public until january 2018 when the leaseholder virgin limited edition was unable to reach an agreement with the freeholder about renewal of the lease.

Future of kensington roof gardens.

The roof gardens formerly known as derry and toms roof gardens an. Kensington roof gardens is a private roof garden covering 6 000 square metres on top of the former derry toms building on kensington high street in central london. Though the kensington roof gardens have been closed for several years there is some hope that the beautiful london destination will be re opened to the public at some point during 2020 in the form of a member s club or fine dining restaurant. In what is proving to be an increasingly hostile climate for nightlife in the capital the iconic kensington roof gardens has announced its imminent closure after 37 years in business.

Kensington roof gardens one of london s best known party venues is set to reopen as a world class restaurant or members club by early 2020. The organisation also looked at the closure of the roof gardens in an article published on their website in april 2018. A conversation with thomas rose from property agent cushman wakefield has uncovered news of a potential reopening for kensington roof gardens. Stay on top of the greenroof greenwall world by subscribing here.

The article can be found here. Hoping to find a bidder for the space cushman wakefield have their fingers firmly crossed for a reopening in late 2019 or early 2020. Kensington roof gardens 99 kensington high st london. Tours are free but it s worth calling ahead to book as the gardens are often rented out for private events 6.

And the building of the new barkers store which will widen kensington high street and remove the bottleneck in the corner with kensington church street has yet to begin. Located on an art deco office block the roof gardens formerly known as derry and toms roof gardens and the kensington roof gardens is a 6 000 m2 exotic urban oasis situated six floors and 100 feet above kensington high street. The roof gardens as they were laid out in 1938. And although the future of the roof gardens is unclear.

Virgin announced in january that it was closing the. The new derry toms building has opened but work on the roof gardens is still almost a year away.