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Handpicked places in Kensington, London: restaurants, coffee, pubs, parks and shops.

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compare_places Read-only

Side-by-side sourced records for 2 to 4 Kensington places by slug, with the tags they share.

slugsarray, required

Distinct place slugs, for example ["artisan-coffee", "the-harwood-arms"]

Tools (7)

compare_places

Side-by-side sourced records for 2 to 4 Kensington places by slug, with the tags they share.

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
slugs*	array	Distinct place slugs, for example ["artisan-coffee", "the-harwood-arms"]

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "slugs"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "slugs": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "maxItems": 4,
      "minItems": 2,
      "description": "Distinct place slugs, for example [\"artisan-coffee\", \"the-harwood-arms\"]",
      "uniqueItems": true
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_guide

One published Kensington guide by slug: Andrew's introduction and its ranked places, every field sourced.

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
slug*	string	Guide slug from list_guides, for example brunch
limit	integer	Max places to return (default 25)

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "slug"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "slug": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Guide slug from list_guides, for example brunch"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 50,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Max places to return (default 25)"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_place

Full editorial record for one Kensington place by slug, including Andrew's description and the public /place URL.

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
slug*	string	URL slug, for example artisan-coffee

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "slug"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "slug": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "URL slug, for example artisan-coffee"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

list_guides

Andrew's published Kensington themed guides (https://knowkensington.com/guides/{slug}), with sourced titles, summaries and place counts.

read-only

No arguments.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {},
  "additionalProperties": false
}

list_places

Andrew's curated places in Kensington, optionally filtered by category, use-case tag or featured picks. Each result links to its https://knowkensington.com/place/{slug} page; ranked pages live at https://knowkensington.com/best/{category}.

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Argument	Type	Description
tag	string	Use-case tag, for example brunch or with-kids
limit	integer	Max places to return (default 25)
category	string	Place category, for example coffee or restaurant
featured	boolean	When true, only return featured picks

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "tag": {
      "enum": [
        "date-night",
        "rainy-day",
        "with-kids",
        "outdoor-seating",
        "dog-friendly",
        "work-from",
        "sunday-morning",
        "quick-bite",
        "special-occasion",
        "budget",
        "brunch",
        "late-night",
        "historic",
        "hidden-gem",
        "view",
        "live-music",
        "cosy",
        "healthy"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Use-case tag, for example brunch or with-kids"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 50,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Max places to return (default 25)"
    },
    "category": {
      "enum": [
        "coffee",
        "bakery",
        "restaurant",
        "pub",
        "park",
        "shop",
        "gym",
        "school",
        "health",
        "transport",
        "other"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Place category, for example coffee or restaurant"
    },
    "featured": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "When true, only return featured picks"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

nearby_places

Nearest curated Kensington places to a WGS84 coordinate supplied in the request, with distance in metres.

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
limit	integer	Max places to return (default 10)
radius	integer	Search radius in metres (default 500)
category	string
latitude*	number
longitude*	number

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "latitude",
    "longitude"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 50,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Max places to return (default 10)"
    },
    "radius": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 5000,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Search radius in metres (default 500)"
    },
    "category": {
      "enum": [
        "coffee",
        "bakery",
        "restaurant",
        "pub",
        "park",
        "shop",
        "gym",
        "school",
        "health",
        "transport",
        "other"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "latitude": {
      "type": "number",
      "maximum": 90,
      "minimum": -90
    },
    "longitude": {
      "type": "number",
      "maximum": 180,
      "minimum": -180
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

search_places

Filter Andrew's Kensington places by category, sub-zone, tags, featured picks or text, ranked like https://knowkensington.com/best/{category}. Every field carries its source; addresses, coordinates, hours, websites and photos are not included, so follow each place url for them. open_now only matches owner-supplied or official-site hours, and none are recorded yet.

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
tags	array	Use-case tags; a place must carry every tag given
limit	integer	Max places to return (default 25)
query	string	Text matched against names and Andrew's descriptions and tips
category	string	Place category, for example coffee or restaurant
featured	boolean	When true, only return featured picks
open_now	boolean	When true, only places open now by owner-supplied or official-site hours
sub_zone	string	Part of Kensington

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "tags": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "enum": [
          "date-night",
          "rainy-day",
          "with-kids",
          "outdoor-seating",
          "dog-friendly",
          "work-from",
          "sunday-morning",
          "quick-bite",
          "special-occasion",
          "budget",
          "brunch",
          "late-night",
          "historic",
          "hidden-gem",
          "view",
          "live-music",
          "cosy",
          "healthy"
        ],
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Use-case tags; a place must carry every tag given"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 50,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Max places to return (default 25)"
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 100,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Text matched against names and Andrew's descriptions and tips"
    },
    "category": {
      "enum": [
        "coffee",
        "bakery",
        "restaurant",
        "pub",
        "park",
        "shop",
        "gym",
        "school",
        "health",
        "transport",
        "other"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Place category, for example coffee or restaurant"
    },
    "featured": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "When true, only return featured picks"
    },
    "open_now": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "When true, only places open now by owner-supplied or official-site hours"
    },
    "sub_zone": {
      "enum": [
        "kensington-high-street",
        "kensington-church-street",
        "gloucester-road",
        "south-kensington",
        "earls-court"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Part of Kensington"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}