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Time for travel to Kensington

London underground engineering works this weekend means you'll need to give yourselves time to get to Kensington.

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Transport for London ( www.tfl.gov.uk) has announced that parts of the London underground tube network will be disrupted this Saturday and Sunday due to engineering works.

Extra time

TFL advises that extra time is allowed when travelling across London this weekend. To get to the Royal Albert Hall you can use the Piccadilly or District Line to South Kensington.

Further information

Further details on the disruption and how to get to The Royal Albert Hall can be found at the following links:

www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/livetravelnews/realtime/track.aspx?offset=weekend

www.royalalberthall.com/visit/getting-here/default.aspx

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