South Kensington is a
London Underground station in
Kensington, west
London. It is served by the
District,
Circle and
Piccadilly lines. On the District and Circle lines, the station is between
Gloucester Road and
Sloane Square, and on the Piccadilly line, it is between
Gloucester Road and
Knightsbridge. It is in
Travelcard Zone 1. The main station entrance is located at the junction of
Old Brompton Road (
A3218), Thurloe Place, Harrington Road, Onslow Place and Pelham Street. Subsidiary entrances are located in
Exhibition Road giving access by
pedestrian tunnel to the
Natural History,
Science and
Victoria and Albert Museums. Also close by are the
Royal Albert Hall,
Imperial College London, the
Royal College of Music, the London branch of the
Goethe-Institut and the
Ismaili Centre.