WINDING roads beckon you up into the Berkeley hills to Kensington, overlooking Berkeley and El Cerrito.

A quaint, upscale village of 5,000 residents, Kensington strives to avoid attention. The community has magnificent views of the San Francisco skyline and is situated to provide easy access to the main Bay Area freeways.

A major draw are the gardens at Blake House, an 11- acre estate owned by the University of California.

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