Foundation House, its teaching facilities and student housing are located in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, one of the most prestigious districts in London. In the immediate neighborhood surrounding Foundation House and Metrogate Study Center (student residence) are to be found some of London's most famous streets, academic institutions and cultural treasure houses where youth culture mixes with historical tradition. 

Students live and study in the shadows of some of the world's great cultural institutions, the Royal Albert Hall, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Natural History Museum. On the doorstep are the Imperial College, the Royal College of Art and the Royal College of Music. Incidentally, London plays host to over one-fifth of the UK's student population. 

Kensington is a residential area of unparalleled charm and architectural beauty, a mixture of small alleyways and grand boulevards, where the ghosts of famous past residents such as T.S. Eliot, Charles Booth and Beatrix Potter mingle with those of the present. The streets are dotted with pubs--agreat British tradition--restaurants and all the amenities.

London has the oldest and most comprehensive public transportation system in the world and Foundation is served by three major Underground stations--Gloucester Road, South Kensington, and High Street Kensington while the West End is just 15 minutes away. In addition, the bus network runs all night.

If the bustle of the city becomes overwhelming, there are always the parks--breathing space and time to think and relax! Kensington Gardens with its lake, Italian Fountains and Kensington Palace is within minutes walking distance of Foundation House. Adjoining Kensington Gardens is London's most famous Hyde Park which runs all the way to Speaker's Corner and the start of the West End. And Holland Park, just off Kensington High Street, plays host to an opera season in the summer and the serenity of the Japanese Garden all year round.