I‘m a little bit in trumble. I twisted my foot and I’m in pain, so I can't walk long distances. Canceled my first choice hotel and booked the Sloane Square Hotel, now (reason: do have ticket for Cadogan Hall Concert).
Need ideas for nice places (sightseeing, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner….) without big walking ways.
Sorry to hear! Hope you are on the mend soon.
The good news is that there is tons to do in the area (depending on your interests) that is VERY close to your hotel.
There is shopping all along King’s Road, from pricey boutiques and cute indie shops to biggies like John Lewis in its iconic Peter Jones building home. There are TONS of places to eat (from Joe & the Juice to Polpo to Comptoire Libanese) and a few cool pubs, including the Chelsea Potter, which was a legendary rocker hangout in the 1960s. On Saturdays there is a lovely posh food market at Duke of York Square, with excellent food stalls and local produce. The Saatchi Gallery is only steps away. You could even walk to Chelsea Old Town Hall and watch wedding parties come out and stand on the steps for photos. :-)
Of course, if walking distance is the issue but you would be okay once you actually got someplace, you could grab an Uber or black cab to any destination you like. There are also plenty of bus routes in the area, with priority seats for folks with mobility issues. You’ll be close to Pimlico, Westminster, Chelsea, Belgravia, Knightsbridge… and of course South Kensington, which is packed with museums and easily accessible by bus and cab. So if you want to stay closer to the hotel, you’re smack in the middle of some of the most interesting, sight-seeable neighborhoods in London.
Welcome to Forum. So sorry to hear about your foot and I hope you get better soon.
Your hotel is in the center of so many things for you to do within a few minutes walk. You are 4 minute walk to Duke of York Square which has upscale shopping and a great contemporary art gallery (Saatchi Gallery). There is plenty of public places to stop and sit in this area (which is so necessary when you have an injured foot).
If you want to visit museums, the V&A is a short tube ride and walk. Alternatively, you can easily get a cab. The nice thing about the V&A is that they accessible routes, you can pick up portable stools in many of the galleries, and you can reserve mobility aids (wheelchair or walking stick). Here is the link: https://www.vam.ac.uk/info/disability-access. This is also a nice place for an afternoon tea (a bit more casual, but delicious scones).
Restaurants within a few minutes walk that I have been to in the past few years:
The 360 bus route will help you in this area. There is a stop at Sloane Square and at South Kensington Station and the museums. In the other direction it goes past the Imperial War Museum via Pimlico and Vauxhall. It’s quite a quiet route so you should always be able to get a seat. When I commuted on it in peak rush hour it was never full.
So many ideas. Thank you a lot.
Visiting (V&A , I did twice in the past) and walking a museum would be to hard for me, I guess. Busses and taxis will be my best friends to have a little bit of sightseeing. I will check the restaurants ideas. Sounds very good.
Regarding taxis, if you have hurt your foot you might find black cabs awkward/difficult to get into. You have to step up into them whilst bending down, if that makes sense, and it can put pressure on your legs and feet.
I gave up using them for that reason years ago.
‘Normal’ cars are much easier because you sit down first, so if you want a cab you would be better off calling an Uber or using a local mini cab firm. Your hotel would be able to give you the best number to call.
