Kensal Rise to Portobello via the canal
The cemetery by the canal, the Saturday market at the other end, and the backs of Notting Hill in between. Walked and written by the editor. https://walkwalk.org/london/walks/kensal-rise-to-portobello

1. Kensal Green Cemetery
One of the Magnificent Seven Victorian cemeteries. Free, self-guided. The catacombs are accessible on specific tours only, but the surface tombs include Princess Sophia, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and William Makepeace Thackeray.

2. Grand Union Canal
The canal towpath runs east from Kensal Green toward Little Venice. Walk east along the southern bank for the view of the gasholders and the backs of Notting Hill.

3. Trellick Tower
Ernő Goldfinger's 31-storey brutalist tower from 1972, now listed. The service tower linked to the main block by bridges is the architectural flourish. It looms over the canal path.

4. Portobello Road
Turn south from the canal and you arrive at the northern end of Portobello, which has the antiques on Saturdays and the general market the rest of the week.

5. Ladbroke Grove
The main road back down to the tube. The Notting Hill Gate end of Ladbroke Grove has the Caribbean restaurants that predated the gentrification.

Kensal Rise to Portobello via the canal