The train shed at Paddington station
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Paddington's London

A station, a canal and a famous bear.

  • 6 stops
  • About 5.2 miles (8.3 km) in a straight line

The trail

6 stops, in order

Follow the bear from the station to the antiques of Portobello.

Paddington Station 1Paddington Paddington Station Bronze bear statue
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Paddington Basin 2Paddington Paddington Basin Canalside (the Rolling Bridge may not be operating)
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Little Venice 3Maida Vale Little Venice Canal walk, narrowboats
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Portobello Road 4Notting Hill Portobello Road Mr Gruber's antiques street, in the stories
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Natural History Museum 5South Kensington Natural History Museum Paddington film location
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Selfridges 6Oxford Street Selfridges Where Bond bought his teddy bear, 1956
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Getting between stops

The route at a glance

  1. 1Paddington Station
  2. 6 min walk
  3. 2Paddington Basin
  4. 9 min walk
  5. 3Little Venice
  6. 26 min walk
  7. 4Portobello Road
  8. 1.9 miles (3 km), Tube or bus
  9. 5Natural History Museum
  10. 1.6 miles (2.6 km), Tube or bus
  11. 6Selfridges

Times are rough estimates from straight-line distance. Check live journey times on the day.

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Photos: Hugh Llewelyn (CC BY-SA 2.0); Peter Trimming (CC BY-SA 2.0); Loz Pycock (CC BY-SA 2.0); Matthias v.d. Elbe (CC BY-SA 4.0); Arild Vågen (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons. Other images are credited on the pages where they first appear. This trail is independent and unofficial.