Emslie Horniman's Pleasance

Emslie Horniman's Pleasance is a park in Kensal Town, in the Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London.

It is named after Emslie John Horniman the MP for Chelsea (of which Kensal Town was then an exclave) who created it.

[5][4] It is located on Bosworth Road, Kensal Town, on the southern side of the Grand Union Canal, near to Notting Hill.

The park also contains tennis courts, five-a-side football pitches, a hard play area and a children's playground.

[6] It was scene of a tragedy in July 2024, during a family fun day out, in which a 15 year old teen was shot by a member of a gang.