Nail Salon Near Me in Notting Hill: Margaret Dabbs' Medical Pedicure Clinic

Margaret Dabbs London has no shopfront of its own on Westbourne Grove: the foot clinic and nail spa sits at the back of Space NK Apothecary, 127-131 Westbourne Grove, London W2 4UP. The draw is the Medical Pedicure, done by a podiatrist on a dry foot, from £85 for 45 minutes. Hours run Monday to Saturday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and Sunday 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. If your nail salon near me search is really about cracked heels, start here.

Margaret Dabbs is a podiatrist, and she founded the brand in 2008 to fuse medical foot care with beauty. The idea was simple: hard skin, corns and thickened nails deserve clinical treatment, not just a soak and a scrub. The brand now runs twelve clinics across the UK and four abroad, in Spain and the UAE, and Margaret was made an OBE in the 2023 New Year Honours for her work.

The Notting Hill clinic opened in March 2016, taking over the space where Space NK once ran its own spa at the back of its large Westbourne Grove apothecary. A Beauty Bible writer at the time admitted spending a while peering at elusive building numbers on the street before realising the clinic was inside the shop. So walk straight in through Space NK, past the skincare counters, and head for the back of the store.

The signature treatment starts with a consultation and a diagnosis, then a podiatrist works on hard skin, corns, callus and toenails on a completely dry foot. Working dry is the point: the brand says it gives exceptionally long-lasting results, because skin is not softened and then over-filed. It costs from £85 with a Podiatrist or from £90 with a Senior Podiatrist, both 45 minutes. One September 2026 reviewer scored it 99 out of 100.

For more complicated feet there are specialist options. The Diabetic Medical Pedicure, from £100 for 55 minutes, uses specialist equipment for diabetic foot care. Medical Nail Reconstruction, from £135 for an hour, rebuilds damaged or lost toenails in resin, which is useful before sandal season. A 3D foot scan can flag gait problems, and one reviewer said it picked up an issue before they had felt any pain and came with footwear advice.

The nail spa side covers hands and colour. The Supreme Manicure with Treatment Mask starts at £55 without Shellac and £60 with it, over 50 minutes: a scrub, the PURE Overnight Hand Mask sealed under Luxury Treatment Gloves, and a massage up to the lower arm. The French Supreme Manicure starts at £65 for 65 minutes. If you are short of time, the Express Manicure without polish is from £25 for 25 minutes, or from £45 with Shellac.

For feet that need beauty rather than medicine, the Supreme Pedicure with Massage starts at £55 without Shellac and £65 with it, and includes a lemon myrtle foot soak, a scrub, a foot massage and complimentary LED Hand Mitts. The Express Pedicure is from £45 for 40 minutes, the Male Pedicure from £40, and a 20-minute Foot Massage from £20. The listed figures are starting prices, and the exact Notting Hill price appears when you book.

The reviews split neatly. The Medical Pedicure collects praise, including from a client who brought their mum and praised Sabrine as kind and knowledgeable. The manicure side is patchier: one reviewer said a Supreme manicure looked uneven in the light, and another felt a £160 visit for a manicure, pedicure and small foot treatment should have been more polished. Our advice is to come for the podiatry and get your hands done elsewhere if they are the priority.

Note too that, according to a 2016 write-up, the podiatrists here do not apply varnish, so colour is booked as a separate service. If you want a painted finish after a Medical Pedicure, book both together so you are not left with bare toes, or choose the Supreme Pedicure with Shellac if hard skin is only a minor concern for you.

You can also simply drop in to make an appointment. Tools are sterilised and single use, designed by Margaret Dabbs herself. Medical Pedicures can sometimes be claimed through health insurance, so ask the clinic about paperwork when you book.

Gift cards work at every UK clinic except Richmond and cannot be exchanged for cash, and online discount codes are not valid on clinic bookings. Laser treatment for fungal nails requires a consultation and nail pathology before any treatment starts. Podiatrists rotate between clinics, so if you have a favourite from another branch, they may well work at Westbourne Grove one or two days a week.

Loyalty runs deep. One reviewer wrote that they had been a customer since 2007, before the Notting Hill clinic even opened, and beauty editors have described monthly medi-pedis as a fixture in their diaries. The Medical Pedicure is popular with both men and women, and some clients book on behalf of a parent. Google shows a 4.7 rating from 292 reviews. The room is bright and white with clean lines, and a reviewer called the salon clean.

Your feet will feel light enough for a walk. Stay on Westbourne Grove for Granger and Co., the all-day restaurant that serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, for a long late breakfast after a morning slot. Nearby, Ottolenghi on Ledbury Road runs a deli and restaurant, a good stop if you would rather take lunch home.

Notting Hill Gate station, on the Central, Circle and District lines, is the nearest tube, and the walk back takes you past the white stucco terraces that make this corner of west London so photographed. Before leaving, browse Space NK itself, since the clinic shares the building and you walk past its counters on the way out.

Address: Margaret Dabbs London, inside Space NK Apothecary, 127-131 Westbourne Grove, London W2 4UP. Hours: Monday to Saturday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, Sunday 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. Nearest tube: Notting Hill Gate. Medical Pedicure from £85. Ask Karpo in the Karpo APP to find a brunch spot on Westbourne Grove for after your appointment.