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A local’s guide to the most colorful places in London, from pink St Lukes Mews in Notting Hill to Neal’s Yard in Covent Garden – perfect photo spots!

I’ve been meaning to write about the most colorful London spots for quite some time now.

But since it’s something I’m always looking for, beautiful, scenic places in London and secret gems, I was actually waiting to be sure I’d have all my pictures sorted out so I didn’t miss any spot.

If you’re a lover of the kind of colorful houses in Notting Hill I wrote about some time ago, you’re going to love this post.

From Primrose Hill and Chalcot Square to Camden Town, Covent Garden and Neal’s Yard, you’ll see a lot of the most beautiful places in London here today.

I’ve also thrown in a lot of colorful and scenic spots I go to on a regular basis, with Soho and its multicolor streets, Carnaby Street, along with Sculpture in the City, an art trail in the city of London which will be on until late spring this year.

The Most Colorful Places in London To Visit for Pictures

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I’m no instagrammer (far from it), but I guess I’ve always been looking for the most colorful places in London, even way before my first visit to the city in 2014.

I loved seeing all the colorful, hidden places that no one knew about, and couldn’t wait until I paid a visit to those secret gems like the Dutch Garden and Kyoto Garden.

As time went by, I developed a huge love for London’s free views as well, and I found myself right at home in a city where street art is around the corner wherever you are.

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I’ll definitely write a full post about the best street art in London at some point, as I’ve found some great spots, not only in Shoreditch and Brick Lane but also Stoke Newington and even London Bridge!

Enough rambling – without further ado, let’s get on with the most colorful places in London!

Most Colorful Places in London: Carnaby Street

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First up, you’ve got Carnaby Street!

If you’re a digital nomad and are ever looking for cafes to work in Soho, there are plenty around Carnaby Street, which isn’t only one of the most colorful places in London but also filled with amazing shops.

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Although it’s around Oxford Street that you’ll find the biggest shops in London, including my favorite, TK Maxx and River Island, you’ll find really cool shops in Carnaby Street that include Monki, Irregular Choice and Farm Girl Cafe at the end of the street.

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At any time of the year, Carnaby Street is one of the most beautiful places in London because there are often decorations for Christmas that highlight environmental issues.

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Most Scenic Places in London: Covent Garden

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Even if you’d probably go to Covent Garden to get brunch and check out the makeup stores and beautiful Covent Garden Piazza, there’s a lot to do there which doesn’t include anything other than sightseeing.

Actually, Covent Garden hosts some of the most beautiful hidden places in London, if you just bother to step into the side streets along Long Acre.

Langley Street and Mercer Walk, for instance, are two of the most scenic places in London, and it seems to be known only by Londoners.

Not too far, you have Pizza Pilgrims, which offers some of the best pizza in London on a budget, as well as, yet again, TK Maxx, and one of the best bookshop cafes in London, Stanfords.

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Most Colorful Places in London: Neal’s Yard

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Not too far from Covent Garden, and lost in the depths of Seven Dials, you have yet another one of the most colorful places in London; Neal’s Yard.

This is the kind of colorful hidden spot you can see on Instagram and Pinterest, and to be honest, I always get lost when I try to find my way to Neal’s Yard.

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The walls are colorful, and you’ll find inside the tiny Neal’s Yard a few shops as well as Homeslice, an Italian restaurant that offers some of the biggest pizza slices in the whole of London.

There are always locals and tourists hanging out at Neal’s Yard, especially when it’s sunny outside because it’s just one of the most colorful hidden gems in London.

So if you want to take pictures, make sure you come early, or maybe not during the weekend!

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Most Beautiful Places in London: Soho

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A stone’s throw away from Neal’s Yard and Seven Dials, we have Soho! I’ve always loved Soho, since it’s always bustling, with lots of shops and restaurants, and just a great vibe overall.

Unlike Neal’s Yard and Carnaby Street, Soho is one of the most colorful places in London due to the many street art pieces you can find in the area.

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There are also a few colorful houses, and lots of halal restaurants in Soho perfect if you need to grab a bite.

Also, just cross Shaftesbury Avenue, and you’ll reach Chinatown, which will provide a great snack with the super famous Chinatown Bakery and its fluffy cakes.

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Most Colorful Places in London: Elan Cafe

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In one of Soho’s main streets, Wardour Street, you’ll find one of the cutest pink cafes in London, Elan Cafe.

There are quite a few branches of Elan Cafe all over town, from Knightsbridge to Central London, just behind Oxford Street, but the Soho branch is one of the only neon cafes in London, so there’s that.

The pink neons might actually make you feel more stressed than soothed after a while, but the neons are in the back room, and the front room is more of a beautiful pastel pink.

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In any case, Elan Cafe is one of the most instagrammable cafes in London for a reason, and there are quite a few patrons there enjoying a pink latte at every hour of the day.

So if you’re looking for the most colorful places in London, I think you can hardly do any better – except maybe the Rolling Scones Cafe at God’s Own Junkyard.

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Most Scenic Places in London: James Street

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James Street is another one of those beautiful places in London hidden in plain sight since it’s just after St Christopher’s Place when you come from Oxford Street.

When we’re looking for the most colorful places in London, a few names pop up to mind, like Primrose Hill, Camden, Shoreditch, and Notting Hill.

However, I never see anyone talking about James Street, and it does boast quite a few beautiful, colorful houses.

James Street is also the street where you’ll find some of the most instagrammable cafes in London, like Dyce and Crome, perfect if you’re looking to get some brunch off Oxford Street.

Most Colorful Places in London: Devonshire Mews South

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Go down James Street towards Marylebone, and you will find the Devonshire Mews South, which is colorful mews, and one of the really well-hidden gems in London.

Locals are not used to having influencers, bloggers, and Instagrammers taking pictures at the Devonshire Mews South, which is much more of a residential area than a tourist attraction like Portobello Road or Camden.

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However, all around Marylebone, which is one of the prettiest areas in London, you do have quite a few scenic places and colorful mews which should get you super excited.

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Most Colorful Houses in London: Primrose Hill

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I heard about Primrose Hill being one of the most colorful places in London for years, and only got around to visiting the area last year. And boy, is it indeed a beautiful photo spot!

You’ll probably get lost before you reach all the colorful houses, as it happened to me – Primrose Hill is huge, and there are rainbow rows of houses and buildings in the whole area.

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Of course, the most famous places in Primrose Hill are probably Chalcot Square and Chalcot Street, but the whole area is definitely worth a sight.

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Most Colorful Places in London: Chalcot Square & Chalcot Street

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My favorite colorful houses in Primrose Hill are the ones you can find in Chalcot Square.

It’s really a square, with a little playground and park in the middle, surrounded by some of the most beautiful houses you’ll ever see in London.

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I actually got lost going to Chalcot Street and Chalcot Square, and all around, you also have colorful houses in the adjacent streets. But the collection of bright buildings at Chalcot Square definitely beats them all.

While I came on a sunny day, I didn’t find as many people there as I would have in Neal’s Yard or Covent Garden, and the whole spot really is a residential area.

Most Scenic Places in London: Portobello Road

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I talked about Portobello Road in my guide to the most colorful places in London around Notting Hill, and it’s indeed a sight from the start of the street to the end of Portobello Market.

When you come from Notting Hill Gate, one of the first things you’ll see is The Sun in Splendour pub, followed by a rainbow row of small, super cute, and colorful houses.

Even the whole of Portobello Market is really colorful and filled with artisan-made pastries, street food stalls, and charity shops.

If you like shopping from the Chelsea charity shops, the Notting Hill ones offer even more high-end, luxury brands at a super low price.

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Just feel free to pay a visit to the adjacent streets like Tavistock Road, and Lancaster Road, and down the road as well.

You’ll find not only more amazing colorful places but also lots of cool street art – and Lisboa Patisserie, which bakes some of the best pasteis de nata in the whole city.

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Most Colorful Places in London: Notting Hill

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The first picture is St Lukes Mews, the second one represents the Colville Houses, and the third one is a piece of street art you can find at the very end of Portobello Road Market.

If you’ve been looking for the most colorful places in London for a bit, chances are you’ve come across St Lukes Mews, which offers much more than just the one pink house.

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The entire mews are really scenic, with an electric blue house, some bare brick houses, and some other pastel houses which make for one of the most beautiful places in London.

As I said before, there’s quite a bit of street art in Portobello Road and Notting Hill, and while it’s no Shoreditch and Brick Lane, you’ll still find a lot of things to snap shots of.

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Most Beautiful Places in London: Camden Town

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When you think of colorful places in London, one thought that comes to mind is ‘Camden Market’. Yes, but.

Not just Camden Market, as this one is mainly colorful because of its street food stands (and two amazing restaurants nearby, Max Orient and Pho Ta in Kentish Town).

What we also want to see here are some of the most beautiful hidden places in London, and if that’s what you’re after, you’ve got Bonny Street.

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There are quite a few colorful streets in Camden that are worth a visit, and you’ll also have to walk towards Kentish Town station to see those beautiful rainbow rows.

Bonny Street is one of the best colorful places in London simply because it’s residential, like Primrose Hill, and you won’t find as many influencers and bloggers taking pics there as you would in Notting Hill and the famous Lancaster Road.

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Most Colorful Places in London: Chelsea

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If you’re looking for the most colorful houses in London, as I was a few months ago, you’ve got Chelsea – a spot you really can’t miss for colorful mews and pastel houses.

I’ll write a full guide to the most colorful houses in Chelsea, as I did with Camden and Kentish Town, and Notting Hill some time ago.

For now, just know that just a few minutes from South Kensington Tube station, you don’t only have some of the best cafes to work in London – you also have lots of colorful streets, well hidden from influencers’ cameras.

These are some of the most scenic places in London aside from my favorites, Kyoto Garden and Richmond Park – rows upon rows of rainbow houses in the craziest colors, from red houses to yellow, mint green, and pink houses as well.

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Most Scenic Places in London: Shoreditch

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East London is very famous because of Brick Lane and the various markets in Shoreditch, along with street art.

When you get out of Shoreditch High Street overground station, you can literally get lost in the streets nearby and you’ll find street art wherever you go.

Go towards Bethnal Green, and what you’ll find are mostly study cafes and charity shops.

Go towards Brick Lane, and you’ll find the best hot chocolate in London and rainbow bagels.

Go to Shoreditch, and you’ll find it to be the home of beautiful street art and colorful houses – neither of which you’ll want to miss.

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You can easily spend a half-day to a day in Shoreditch, especially if you throw in a visit to Kahaila, one of my favorite cafes in Brick Lane.

Definitely one of the most colorful places in London, the visit of which could very well end at the Song Que restaurant, which offers some of the best pho in London for real.

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Most Colorful Places in London: Millenium Bridge

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When we’re talking about the most colorful places in London, we’re mostly talking about colorful hidden gems and secret spots.

And one of these hidden gems is actually hidden in plain sight, and it’s probably one of my favorite nontouristy things to do in London right in the heart of a tourist area.

The Millenium Bridge is one of my favorite spots in Southbank; you’ve got both St Paul’s Cathedral and the Tate Modern nearby, and well, it was after all one of the highlights of a Harry Potter movie.

On the Millenium Bridge, you’ll find lots of colorful art drawn on the bridge – miniature art created by Ben Wilson, an artist who draws on old chewing gum left behind by people.

This might not be one of the most colorful places in London per se, especially compared to Chelsea and Camden Market, but it’s still worth a sight – if you just look down.

Plus, the Millenium Bridge is one of the best places to see the sunset in London, so you’ve got two more reasons to hang out around there.

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Most Scenic Places in London: Art in the City/Sculpture in the City

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Until spring 2023, the City of London’s Sculpture in the City initiative will be up and standing, with huge sculptures and installations located between Bank, Aldgate, and Fenchurch Street tube stations.

I’ve only taken pictures of two of these sculptures so far and might write a full post about the Art in the City open-air gallery at some point.

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In any case, if you’re looking for the most colorful places in London, it’s really a sight – most of the sculptures are really avant-garde and different from what you’d expect from art in a place like Bank station.

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Other Colorful Places in London

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There are many more colorful places in London than those I’ve mentioned, although you have lots of colorful houses and statues already in the streets and areas shown in this guide.

You also have Hay’s Galleria (pictured below) where you’ll find Cafe Piazza, as well as Costa Coffee, one of the best study cafes in London Bridge).

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Then, you have Dopamineland, an immersive activity located in South Kensington, which is well worth both time and budget if you like colorful things – as it really brings that kind of color-induced happiness and soothing moments, well needed in London.

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The two other buildings are located in Fitzrovia, two steps away from Oxford Street, and Mayfair.

And while Mayfair is better known for hosting amazing restaurants near Oxford Circus, you’ll still find a type of architecture you won’t really find anywhere else in London.

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The Most Colorful Places in London To Visit for Pictures

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There you have them, all the most colorful places in London and pretty areas, from Chalcot Crescent to Portobello Road, and from Covent Garden to Camden Town!

There are a few places I haven’t mentioned in this guide which are still amazing spots to visit in London if you’re looking for colorful houses and streets, especially when it comes to mews like the ones you’d find in Chelsea.

However, this full guide will be a great start if you’re visiting London for the first time, and even if you’re a long-time Londoner!