London’s Alleys: Reston Place, SW7

Walking up Palace Gate road in Kensington, just short of the main Kensington Road you might spy a sign for a Pedestrian Right of Way leading to Kensington Road, and be intrigued. It’s a curious right of way leading through a mews and private estate up to the main road, which you can easily see from where you’re standing, but try it anyway.Quite why there’s a right of way here has proven hard to find, but the closest suggestion is that it was created so residents in the area cou