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Whether you’ve got a whole afternoon or just ten minutes between plans, here are some of the best shady places and green escapes to enjoy while keeping cool this summer..

The Royal Parks can wave Green Flags with pride after they retained the highest quality award for parks and green spaces, again, this year.

London's Royal Parks have been recognised as among the best in the UK, after all of them received Green Flag awards this year - the international quality mark for parks and green spaces.

An algae factory, a nest-like timber mound and giant slices of a decommissioned wind turbine blade formed a series of ‘green interventions’ on London’s Exhibition Road as part of the South Ken Green Trail in 2021.

The London Festival of Architecture and Discover South Kensington has announced the winning teams in the South Ken Green Trail design competition – a series of three ‘green interventions’ on Exhibition Road creating habitat to support biodiversity and the recovery of London’s arts and science district.

The Natural History Museum has been given the go ahead from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to transform its five-acre gardens into an exemplar of urban wildlife research, conservation and awareness

In June we welcomed the return of the Great Exhibition Road Festival - a celebration of arts and science from the cultural and educational organisations in South Kensingon.

Experience the transformed gardens at the Natural History Museum opened this Summer. The new gardens tell the story of change on our planet over time and allow visitors to explore the museum in new ways!

Do you care how climate change and nature loss affect South Kensington?  Earlier this summer we invited our local neighbourhood to share their views.

From the extraordinary cultural and educational institutions in South Kensington, we have put together some recent highlights of exciting discoveries, research, and news from the London's home of arts and science.

The Science Museum has unveiled a groundbreaking gallery focused on sustainable energy, aiming to address climate change by exploring innovative energy solutions.

The Great Exhibition Road Festival 2024 opens its registration!

To round up January we have curated a list of exciting discoveries and research that took place in South Ken this month.

In 2023, scientists at the Natural History Museum achieved a remarkable feat by describing a record-breaking 815 new species. Documenting these new species are vital components in the efforts to protect, preserve, and reverse declines in biodiversity worldwide.

Urban Nature Project wins silver award in the European category at the Holcim Foundation Award for Sustainable Construction.

The Exhibition Road Cultural Group is pleased to announce the appointment of its new director, Susie Newbery who will be joining this summer from the National Theatre.