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Photo of Victoria Embankment Gardens, a Grade II* registered house & garden in London, England.

© Robert Lamb / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Victoria Embankment Gardens

Open accessfree to visit at any reasonable time

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A thin ribbon of green squeezed between the Strand and the Thames, Victoria Embankment Gardens opened in 1875 on land reclaimed when Joseph Bazalgette built his great sewer and embankment along the river. Office workers still eat lunch here among the flowerbeds and statues, and a bandstand dating from 1953 hosts concerts through the summer. It’s free, open long hours every day, and run by Westminster City Council. Trafalgar Square is a short walk west, or follow the Thames Path which runs right along its edge.

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More places to visit near Victoria Embankment Gardens

Photo along the Thames Path, a 185-mile National Trail running from Kemble to London, England.Highlight

Thames Path

National Trail

The river from its Cotswold trickle to the Thames Barrier — the gentlest long walk in Britain.

here · spans 7 counties

Photo of Trafalgar Square, a Grade I registered house & garden in London, England.Iconic

Trafalgar Square

House & garden near London

Nelson's Column and the National Gallery at the heart of London.

0.5 km W

Photo of St James's Park, a Grade I registered house & garden in London, England.Highlight

St James's Park

House & garden near London

London's oldest royal park, enclosed by Henry VIII, with pelicans kept here since 1664.

1 km SW

Photo of Palace of Westminster, a landmark in London, England.Iconic

Palace of Westminster

Landmark near London

Barry and Pugin's Gothic home of Parliament, rebuilt after the 1834 fire around medieval Westminster Hall, with Big Ben in the Elizabeth Tower.

1.1 km S

Photo of Westminster Abbey, an abbey in London, England.Iconic

Westminster Abbey

Abbey near London

Coronation church of England’s monarchs since 1066.

1.2 km SW

Photo of St Paul's Cathedral, a cathedral in London, England.Iconic

St Paul's Cathedral

Cathedral near London

Wren's domed cathedral on Ludgate Hill, finished in 1710 after the Great Fire, with its Whispering Gallery and the tombs of Nelson and Wellington.

1.6 km E