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| Location | Kensington London,W8 United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates | 51°30′2.98″N0°11′32.06″W / 51.5008278°N 0.1922389°W /51.5008278; -0.1922389 |
| Owner | Meadow Partners |
| Architect | George Campbell Sherrin |
| Stores and services | 15 |
| Floor area | 140,000square feet (13,000 m2)[1] |
| Public transit |  High Street Kensington |
| Website | kensingtonarcade |
The Kensington Arcade is ashopping centre inKensington,London, England. It is located onKensington High Street. The entrance toHigh Street Kensington tube station is inside The Kensington Arcade.
The Arcade was built as part of the redevelopment ofHigh Street Kensington tube station by theMetropolitan Railway between 1906-07 from designs by their consultant architect, George Campbell Sherrin, with the neighbouring department stores,Pontings andDerry & Toms taking the store space.[2][3][4]
In August 2000 it was revealed thatMEPC plc was planning to sell its shopping centres, including Kensington Arcade, so the money can be reinvested in its business parks inSouth East England.[5] It was expected to sell for £100 million.[5]
Meadow Partners announced that it had completed a recapitalization of Kensington Arcade, costing £100 million, in March 2011.[1][6] Meadow Partners also askedPaul Davis + Partners to look at the redevelopment of Kensington Arcade.[7] Planning permission was obtained to combine the two shopping units.[7]
In April 2013, Wasabi and Bill's Restaurant took two stores in Kensington Arcade.[8] Kamps, a German bakery chain, opened two stores in London in 2013 - one onTottenham Court Road and the other in Kensington Arcade.[9]