Initially Portobello used to be a farm named after Puerto Bello. Gradually shops, street markets and houses started coming up. Many pubs and arcades selling antiques also opened at Portobello. The place today has become so popular that it was also pictured in one of the movies named Notting Hill.
The Portobello road in London was built in the era of Queen Victoria and was previously a lane that used to connect the Portobello farm with the Kensal Green and the Notting Hill. There are various sections of the Portobello market which make it easier for the tourists and visitors to search for their desired goods. The market has been divided into:
- Antiques Section
- New Goods
- Fruits and Vegetables
- Second Hand Goods
- Fashion Market
Corner, Oxford Street, Victoria, and Kensington High Street. The buses 7, 12,23,27,28,31,52,70 and 328 would take the passengers to Portobello. The visitors can also reach the place by either cars or taxis.
Saturday is the major trading day at Portobello Market and there are some shops that are open in the weekdays too. A wide range of antiques are at sale in the market. The antique stalls at Portobello market starts from Chepstow Villas and after crossing Portobello Road these continue to stretch till the crossing of Portobello Road and Elgin Crescent.
Apart from shops and stalls there are several food joints in the Portobello road. Some of the pubs and restaurants at Portobello Street are:
- Earl of Lonsdale
- Portobello Gold
- Market Bar
- Electric Cinema
- Comfort Inn Notting Hill
- Abbey Court Hotel
- Hyde Park West Hotel
- Travel House
- Blue Bells
- Bayswater Inn
| London Districts |
Last Updated on 28 march 2013






