Notting Hill
The Notting Hill Bookshop
The blue bookshop of film fame
Photo: Sanshiro KUBOTA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
- Nearest Station
- Ladbroke GroveAbout 7 min walk
- Best Time
- Morning / DaytimeCrowds tend to gather outside at weekends, so go around opening time on a weekday.
Best Shot
Great for vertical · 9:16Suggested composition at The Notting Hill Bookshop
- Where to stand
- On the pavement opposite, across Blenheim Crescent.
- Composition
- Frame the whole blue shopfront head-on, with your subject standing beside the entrance or walking past holding a book.
Tips
- It's a working shop — don't block the entrance
- Ask the staff before filming inside
- Buying something makes for a friendlier shoot
Overview
A small bookshop with a blue front, known as the model for the bookshop in the film Notting Hill. The shopfront alone is photogenic and works for travel vlogs aimed at film fans and fashion snaps.
- The blue shopfront made famous by the film
- Easy to shoot with Notting Hill's streetscape
- Its souvenir tote bags are popular
Creator Information
- Area
- Notting Hill
- Nearest Station
- Ladbroke GroveHammersmith & City · Circle
- Walking Time
- About 7 min walk
- Best For
- Instagram / Travel / Fashion / Lifestyle
- Best Time
- Morning / DaytimeCrowds tend to gather outside at weekends, so go around opening time on a weekday.
- Indoor / Outdoor
- Outdoor
- Free / Paid
- FreePhotographing the shopfront is free
- Rain Friendly
- Partly covered
- Filming Permission
- Check before shootingPhotographing the shopfront from the public road is common, but filming inside requires the staff's permission.Read the filming permission guide
Nearest stations, prices, opening hours and filming rules may change. This information is currently being verified. Please check official sources before you go.
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