Where: Centred around the Cromwell Road, SW7

What: Flanked by Gloucester Road to the west, Kensington and Knightsbridge Roads to the north, and Brompton Road to the east, Knightsbridge is a stylish area with plenty of historic attractions and shops.

Knightsbridge has synonymous with wealth. Serious wealth. Centrally located in the city of Westminster and bordering Belgravia, it has been one of London's most desired addresses for the last two centuries. The home of London's social elite, Knightsbridge is an oasis of haute couture calm within this busy capital city, attracting the rich, the royal and the celebrated from all over the globe.

Nearest underground station: Knightsbridge.

Attractions and things to do in london's knightsbridge: One word; shopping. Knightsbridge is home to two of london's shopping legends, so popular they have become tourist attractions: Harvey Nichols and Harrods'. In addition, all of the big-name fashion designers can be found in Sloane Street or, if you prefer equally elegant shops on a smaller scale, head for Beauchamp Place.

The former home of the duke of wellington (now the home of the wellington museum) Apsley House (or 'No. 1 London') is also in knightsbridge.