Welcome to Victoria

Welcome to Victoria Your guide to visitor attractions, bars, hotels, shops and restaurants in and around London SW1.

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Destination Victoria First things first... if you’ve just arrived in London, let us be your guide to the SW1 areas of Victoria, Belgravia and Pimlico. Even if you feel you know central London well, we’re set to uncover a few more of Victoria’s secrets in this guide.

Whether you’re here for business or pleasure, SW1 is a great place to stay and spend time exploring. Victoria reigns supreme for its tourist attractions as it can lay claim to some of the most famous historical sites in the world, not just the UK. But there’s more: in the form of entertainment, shopping, food and drink, as well as unbeatable transport connections.

Arriving at Victoria train station via national rail or Gatwick Express if travelling from overseas, Victoria is central London’s busiest station and you will soon discover that London really does start here. Many of the best-known tourist attractions are here, as you walk east down Victoria Street towards

the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, across St James’ Park to Buckingham Palace, and down Whitehall for Downing Street.

Victoria also offers a mixed bag of shopping around the station and down Victoria Street; entertainment from two of the capital’s principal theatres; and a good choice of quality hotels, restaurants and public houses.

Take a stroll into Begravia, south west from the station, and you’re in another world altogether. Shopping and accommodation become more bespoke around these streets, with smaller boutique hotels and designer retailers. The Sloane Square end of the King’s Road is where you’ll find the Saatchi Gallery and another first-rate shopping street stuffed with places to eat. Then, south east towards the river again, Regency-styled Pimlico is home to Tate Britain, a glut of gorgeous gardens, food shopping, a cracking farmers’ market and great walks along the river.

You might just say that SW1 offers a real A to Z of London. We invite you to read on and find out more.

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In residence You really can’t beat SW1 for sights and entertainment, its central location and transport connections, which makes it the ideal London district to lay your head. Here we select a few of our favourite accommodation options to suit different budgets.

You are right on the doorstop of some of the city’s top tourist attractions here – like Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and Big Ben. You are walking distance from worldclass restaurants, shopping, galleries and museums. And there’s also The Victoria Palace Theatre and The Apollo Victoria Theatre, currently staging award-winning shows Billy Elliot and Wicked.

In Victoria, Belgravia and Pimlico, you’ll be spoilt for choice for accommodation options.

There is everything from elegant five-star hotels to convenient guest houses and apartments.

Within 10 minutes walk from the Gatwick Express terminus of Victoria station there’s the serenity and luxury of Central Victoria hotels like The Goring, The Rubens Hotel and 41 Buckingham Palace Road, which all offer their unique luxurious packages.

Staying close to the station, there’s the Park Plaza Hotel, The Grosvenor London, Hesperia London and Thistle Westminster.

And a short walk up Victoria Street brings you to 51 Buckingham Gate, another superb luxury hotel. For those more budget conscious the Station Hotel is a good choice.

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Clockwise from the Top: The Goring has many beautiful bedrooms and suites; reception at the Lime Tree Hotel, Belgravia; another tastefully appointed room at the Rubens Hotel.

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Left: Serviced apartments like this one at Dolphin Square are increasingly popular with visitors .

Opposite: One of the rooms at the Orange Public House and Hotel, Belgravia; Pimlico’s roads are peppered with choices of hotels including the family run Luna Simone; B&B Belgravia opens its doors onto this elegant neighbourhood.

For a quieter location in more residential surroundings, try Belgravia or Pimlico, a short walk or taxi ride from the station. You’ll find well-established and reliable chain hotels like Comfort Inn, Holiday Inn and Best Western in Pimlico. There are also smaller, family-run establishments like Luna Simone, Surtees Hotel and Victor Hotel, all located in the vicinity of Belgrave Road, as well as the Grapevine Hotel on Warwick Way. Just out of Pimlico underground station, beyond Tate Britain, is the City Inn in a great location giving guests stunning riverside views.

For more information about places to stay in SW1 please visit our website.

Your choice of guest house and smaller hotels extends into Belgravia. The area is characterised by historic buildings with secluded places to stay like The Lime Tree, B&B Belgravia and The Belgravia Hotel and Ebury House Hotel – all on Ebury Street and all offering a more intimate boutique experience. The Orange Public House and Hotel, on the corner of Orange Square, is a restaurant in a former public house with beautifully appointed guest bedrooms.

If you think a serviced apartment will suit you more, why not try 51 Buckingham Gate and The Rubens Hotel in Victoria, or Dolphin Square in Pimlico?

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A jewel in the crown If you want kings, queens, princes and politicians, Victoria has to be the place for you. But there’s more in store, like spectacular green spaces, national galleries, awardwinning theatre productions, and an incredible history and architecture.

Many of the historic, artistic, religious and political events that shape the rich cultural history of the United Kingdom can be reached in easy walking distance from Victoria. You’ll always be within ten to fifteen minutes from Buckingham Palace, St James’ Park and Westminster, and you can take in some of the capital’s most delightful parks and tree-lined avenues along the way.

Queen Elizabeth II is a local resident at Buckingham Palace, which opens to the public between July and September. The Royal Mews to the side of the palace is one of the finest stables in the UK – well worth a visit, even if your knowledge of horses is limited.

While you are at the palace you could also visit The Queen’s Gallery, which houses The Royal Collection. Shaped by the tastes of past kings and queens, The Royal Collection includes masterpieces by Rembrandt, Rubens, Canaletto, Van Dyck, Holbein, Hogarth and Gainsborough. And, no visit to London is complete without seeing the changing of the guard from the palace gates, or at Horse Guards Parade off Whitehall when there are state ceremonies like the Queen’s birthday celebrations.

Opposite: Westminster Cathedral

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Left: The Houses of Parliament are a short distance from Victoria Station.

Below: Buckingham Palace and the Victoria Memorial (pictured) are even closer.

The Blewcoat School is an architectural gem. It was built on Caxton Street, around the corner from St James’ Park, in 1709 to give poor children an education. It’s now a charming National Trust gift shop.

At the station end of Victoria Street, Westminster Cathedral is a centre for the Catholic faith in the UK. Built only 100 years ago, it’s a fine example of neo-byzantine architecture. Take a look at the cathedral’s ornate interior, decorated in stunning mosaic patterns. And, at the highest point of the building the bell tower gives wide and distant views across the rooftops of the city.

A short stroll east along Victoria Street from here and you reach Parliament Square, where you should keep your eyes open for the tributes to statesmen from home and abroad – statues like Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln and Nelson Mandela. Forming two sides of the square are the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and Westminster Abbey.

(Big Ben is the name of the bell in the clock tower, not the tower itself).

Westminster Abbey, on the west side, is the burial place of past monarchs including Edward the Confessor, Henry V, James I,

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Far left: Bust of King Charles I, above the entrance to Banqueting House, Whitehall.

Left: Churchill lived in Pimlico for a time.

Below: Westminster Abbey on Parliament Square.

Mary I, Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots.

More recently, it held the funeral ceremony for Princess Diana.

For non-conformists there is Central Hall Westminster on the north side of the square, also known as Methodist Central Hall. Next to this is the Middlesex Guildhall, the UK’s Supreme Court.

At the junction of Victoria Street and Broadway is a sculpture depicting Henry Purcell, the English Baroque composer. Purcell was born in 1659 at St Ann’s Lane and attended Westminster School. He sang at the Coronation of King Charles II and composed many great early works of music including Dido and Aeneas and The Fairy Queen. He became organist at Westminster Abbey and was buried next to this instrument in the Abbey.

Nearby, Whitehall is home to the HM Treasury and the Foreign Office, key headquarters of the British government, and Downing Street, the British Prime Minister’s residence.

The award-winning Cabinet War Rooms Museum, on Horse Guards Road, is also close by. This bunker, set deep underground, is where Winston Churchill and members of

the government coordinated Britiain’s defence during World War II. It has been transformed into a museum with clever interactive displays that reveal remarkable details of the war effort.

Further up Whitehall, past the Cenotaph Memorial, is Westminster Banqueting House.

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Built on the site of Whitehall Palace, this vaguely anonymous building was completed by architect Inigo Jones in 1622. It was King Charles I who commissioned Flemish painter Rubens to paint nine magnificent canvasses that were installed in the ceiling and are still intact today. Sadly, the building is also the site where the king was beheaded at the end of his reign in 1649.

Further still and you arrive in Trafalgar Square, with its National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery. The church of St Martinin-the-Fields, designed by James Gibbs and completed in 1726, has recently undergone a successful restoration and renewal.

If you like stage shows, why take in a performance at the Apollo Victoria Theatre or the Victoria Palace Theatre, both next to Victoria Station. The art deco styled Apollo is currently staging Wicked, the untold story of the witches from the Wizard of Oz. Across the road, the Palace is wowing audiences with its award-winning production of Billy Elliot.

Travel one stop south on the tube, or take a short bus ride along Vauxhall Bridge Road, and you’ll reach Pimlico’s Tate Britain. Only

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Opposite: Tate Britain is a 3 minute walk from Pimlico underground station.

Opposite, bottom left: Billy Elliot (at Victoria Palace Theatre) and Wicked at the Apollo Victoria are two of the most popular shows in London.

Left: Celebrated theatre actress Dame Edith Evans lived on Ebury Street Below: Vincent Square is used as the playing fields for Westminster School.

The Royal Horticultural Society has its headquarters on this square.

three minutes walk from Pimlico underground station. Tate Britain houses a collection of British art from 1500 to the present day.

There are regular exhibitions as well as rooms with works by artists like William Blake, John Constable and Jacob Epstein, Stanley Spencer, George Stubbs and JMW Turner.

Take a walk behind the museum and you’ll come across the Millbank Estate. This estate was built on the site of the Millbank Penitentiary, designed as a panoptical structure that allowed the overseer to see every part of the prison at the same time.

The fifteen blocks of the red-brick mansions were completed in 1902 and named after well-known artists like Hogarth, Millais and Ruskin. An award-winning housing project is Lillington and Longmoore Estate, built in the 1970s and now a conservation area. These housing areas are well worth a look if you really want to delve deeper into the Pimlico area.

From here, why not pick up a boat from Millbank Pier and sail by river cruiser to the London Eye and the Southbank Centre, home to the National Theatre, The Royal Festival Hall and the Hayward Gallery. Another 15 minutes walk along the Southbank are Tate Modern and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.

The Royal Horticultural Society is based at Vincent Square and its Lindley Library is considered to be the best gardening library in the world. Another fine building is the imposing Old Library on nearby Great Peter Street, built in 1893 and now featuring the award-winning restaurant Cinnamon Club.

If classical music in beautiful surroundings excites you, then a visit to St John’s Smith Square is essential. Just eight minutes walk from Pimlico underground station, it serves as a music venue hosting concerts from choirs

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Victoria visitors guide 2010 Left: St John’s Smith Square is a renowned classical music venue with performances from international musicians and choirs. The Footstool restaurant in the undercroft , is a great place to grab a bite to eat whether at a concert or passing by.

Thomas Cubitt was commissioned by the Duke of Westminster to design large parts of Belgravia. Eton Square, Belgrave Square and parts of Pimlico are fine examples of his work.

Naturally, the Victorians had a big influence on the area. Philanthropists George Peabody founded the Peabody Trust in 1862 and financed one of the first Peabody estates on Peabody Avenue, a fantastic example of social housing, design and build quality. to symphony orchestras. When an architect consulted Queen Anne about the church’s design in the early 18th Century, history has it that she kicked over her footstool and said ‘It should look like that’. The four towers of the building reflect this piece of furniture, and the popular Footstool Cafe in the undercroft serves delicious food and drink.

Belgravia has other musical links – specifically, connections with musical genius Mozart. There’s a statue commemorating his presence in Orange Square and the house he lived in stands nearby.

Georgian London is well represented by Lord North Street, which leads into Smith Square, and Barton Street and Cowley Street, to the north of Great Peter Street. In 1824, architect

Another great benefit of pitching in SW1 is the district’s unrivalled transport connections.

Just 12 minutes on the underground and you’re in the theatre district of Shaftsbury Avenue and Covent Garden. You can reach the museum district of South Kensington in five minutes for the V&A Museum, the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum.

Travel north to Green Park and you’ll be in Mayfair and the West End, a short distance from the shopping of Oxford Street and the food and drink outlets of Shepherds Market.

Take the Circle or District Line to Sloane Square for the Kings Road, the Saatchi Gallery, Harvey Nichols and Chelsea. And, further down the road from here you’re in Knightsbridge for Harrods.

Via the tube you can also be in Kensington

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Left: Mozart lived in Belgravia; Lawrence of Arabia lived off Millbank, near to the river.

Below: Harrods is within walking distance but if you are in a rush, take a tube and you will be there in minutes!; Charles Saatchi has a new gallery off Sloane Square which houses his impressive collection of contemporary art.

High Street in five minutes for the Royal Albert Hall, Albert Memorial, Kensington Palace, Kensington Gardens, Serpentine Gallery, Hyde Park and the Diana Memorial.

Just eight minutes will get you to Notting Hill Gate for Portobello Road Market. And ten minutes away on the Circle Line is Baker Street, Madam Taussauds waxwork museum and the London Planetarium. You could be at No 221b Baker Street, the home of literary character Sherlock Holmes, before you can say ‘Elementary, my dear Watson’.

East from Victoria Station is London’s Square Mile, the financial heart of the city. A little way beyond this you’ll reach Tower Hill, the stop for the Tower of London and Tower Bridge, and Liverpool Street, for the popular markets of Spitalfields, Petticoat Lane, Brick Lane and Columbia Road. Change from the Victoria Line to the Northern Line at Warren

Street to get to Camden Town and its world famous market stalls and shops. You may be pleasantly surprised to find out that this only takes 15 minutes on the tube from Victoria – not far to carry all your purchases!

In Vauxhall there’s the Brit Oval, Surrey’s cricket ground – believe it or not, this is also an occasional venue for Aussie Rules Football.

From Vauxhall’s overland train station you can even go a little further afield, with Kew Gardens, Ham House, Richmond and Hampton Court all worth a visit.

For more information about places to discover in SW1 please visit our website.

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Blooming marvellous Gardening has always had a major part to play in SW1 life.

From the royal parks to local patches of greenery, they all provide the perfect place to relax away from the hustle-bustle.

The UK’s biggest gardening show, the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show, is held every year. It is hosted in the grounds of The Royal Hospital, Chelsea on the boundary with Pimlico, so many visitors book rooms in local hotels to beat the queues.

Westwards from here along the embankment of the Thames, there’s the Chelsea Physic Garden, founded by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries in 1673. Here they continue to research the properties, origins and conservation of over 5,000 plant species.

Equally important to visitors, of course, is the great café and shop inside its walled enclosure.

The Garden Museum lies next to Lambeth Palace, no more than ten minutes walk from Pimlico underground station across the river.

It was named ‘one of London’s best small museums’ by the Daily Telegraph. As you approach Lambeth Bridge, look out for the sculpted pineapples on the top of the pillars.

These are a tribute to Lambeth resident John Tradescant who, believe it or not, is said to have grown the first pineapple in Britain.

Opposite: Bessborough Gardens, Pimlico

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An open space off Victoria Street honours the Suffragette Movement, who met at Caxton Hall.

From here, you could take a walk along the river between Westminster and Chelsea bridges as there are plenty of pubs along the way to reward your effort.

Gardens. In the distance you get stunning views of Battersea Park, its Peace Pagoda and Battersea Power Station. Now a site under redevelopment, the power station was famously used on Pink Floyd’s 1977 album Animals when they had a huge floating pig suspended between its chimney stacks.

Riverside Walk Gardens, near Tate Britain in Pimlico, contains Henry Moore’s ‘Locking Piece’ sculpture. And nearby is a buttress that marks the spot where boats carried away convicted criminals who were exiled to Australia and New Zealand during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

The Thames Path continues between Vauxhall and Chelsea bridges, a beautiful stretch of the river through peaceful Pimlico

Complete with its fountain, Bessborough Gardens was the site of the Holy Trinity Church, demolished in 1954 following bomb damage. Millbank Gardens is located just behind Tate Britain within the red-bricked Millbank Estate.

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Blooming marvellous Far left: Composer, Henry Purcell was born in Victoria , commemorated by this statue.

Vita Sackville West lived in Belgravia and created the gardens at Sissinghurst Castle in Kent.

Below: Temporary art in front of the Channel 4 building, Horseferry Road.

accessible by the residents whose properties look onto them. These include Warwick and Eccleston Squares, both well-maintained patches of green in the heart of the urban landscape. On the southern fringes of Pimlico you can reach St George’s Square, a large open space with mature trees and planted flower beds. You could also visit St John’s Gardens on Horseferry Road, next to St John’s Smith Square. From 1731 to 1853, this was actually a burial ground.

Green Park is one of the Royal Parks in SW1, with its lush setting of grass and mature trees.

It’s a great place for sunbathing and picnics, and you can hire deckchairs in the summer months when the sun’s out. St James’ Park is truly breathtaking with plenty of wildlife and guided tours to take you through its history. There are regular events in the park through the year, you can watch the feeding of the pelicans, and make sure you look out for Duck Island!

In other parts of Victoria, there are even patches of green down the high street. Winter Gardens is a newly created outdoor space within Cardinal Place Shopping Centre on Victoria Street. You will find this peaceful area by walking through the shopping

centre towards SW1 Gallery. There’s also Westminster Cathedral Piazza, which lies immediately in front of Westminster Cathedral on the other side of Victoria Street. There are plans to hold open air events in this space.

Why not find out more at www.insw1.com.

Down Horseferry Road, tucked behind Channel 4 TV headquarters, The Garden is one urban oasis that isn’t found by many people. By Westminster Abbey through Dean’s Yard, The Cloisters and College

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Garden are free and well worth visiting. The Cloisters are open from 8 to 6pm daily, and the College Garden is open from Tuesday to Thursday (10am to 6pm during the summer months, and 10am to 4pm in winter). Before leaving the area, you might also want to take a look at Victoria Tower Gardens, beside the Houses of Parliament. Rodin’s famous sculpture of Burghers of Calais stands here.

Away from Victoria and into Belgravia, the beautifully planned and designed squares are home to many international embassies and a cosmopolitan community that benefits from its proximity to the heart of London life. Belgravia has some lovely parks. Ebury Square Gardens is a pretty square behind Victoria Coach Station, and Orange Square is a tranquil area along Pimlico Road.

Wherever you are in Victoria – especially if you’re around Chelsea and down the King’s

Road – look out for the Chelsea Pensioners from the Royal Hospital. In their distinctive red tunic frock coats, you’re sure to be able to pick them out these ex-servicemen and women walking down the street.

For more information about parks and open spaces in SW1 please visit our website

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Food, fit for a king A good meal is certainly not hard to find in Victoria, Belgravia and Pimlico. If you’re on the hunt for food, there’s definitely something on the menu for every taste.

Many of the larger hotels across Victoria have restaurants that open to the public, and some of these are award winners too. They include the restaurant at The Goring, about which the Sunday Telegraph wrote: ‘There are other restaurants that capture the flavours of Edwardian dining, but none with the same sombre self-confidence, in my experience, of The Goring’. On the other hand, the sleek style and sophistication of 51 Buckingham Gate may appeal. Why not start the evening with a drink at Zanders Bar before enjoying the wellreviewed food.

For a more traditional setting with starched linen, brocade and velvet furnishings, you might plump for the bars and dining rooms of Rubens Hotel. Its award winning Library is renowned for its roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. Close to the station you will find the Park Plaza Hotel has a good range of dining options in its world-class AA award-winning restaurant. The Thistle Westminster, with its Brasseria Restaurant, offers a choice of British and European dishes in comfortable and contemporary surroundings. 2 Bridge Place Restaurant at the Hesperia Hotel is just a short hop from the station along Wilton Road. And Chez Gerard operates out of the Grosvenor Hotel Victoria. The Halkin Hotel has a michellin star restaurant.

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There really is a restaurant or café to suit every pocket and taste in Victoria. You’ll find something quick and convenient from one of the regular food outlets inside and immediately outside the train station in Victoria. Your wide-ranging choice includes McDonalds, KFC, Eat, Pret A Manger, Starbucks, Café Nero, Pizza Hut, Prezzo and Pizza Express. There are also branches of Wasabi, Café Rouge, Garfunkels, Bella Italia, Colosseo, Giraffe and Ask. More recent arrivals at Cardinal Place include Ha Ha Bar & Kitchen, Wagamama, La Tasca, Nando’s, Noodle Noodle and Zizzi.

Local workers sit in The Winter Garden, immediately outside SW1 Gallery, for al-fresco lunches with food from nearby sandwich bars.

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Opposite page: The Thomas Cubitt on Elizabeth street is a very popular bar and has dining rooms on its upper floors (shown below); Scrumptious dessert at the Ha Ha Bar and Kitchen, Cardinal Place Below: The Regency Café has a loyal following; Santini’s has been delivering fine dining to its celebrity fans for many years in Belgravia.

If you are after something a little more ethnic in flavour then Victoria can offer you Thai food at the Blue Jade and authentic Indian food at the Buckingham Balti House, the Quilon on Buckingham Gate. The Cinnamon Club off Parliament Square is well worth a taste.

For the more quirky, then try places like the famous Regency Café in Regency Street, the Footstool Restaurant at St John’s Smith Square, or The Wash House Café at the Abbey Centre. There is also the Vincent Rooms, a cookery college on Vincent Square that is open to the public for lunch.

Pimlico also offers a great selection of eating places. Patisserie Valerie has an exquisite selection of snacks and cakes for special occasions. Gastronomica on Tachbrook Street serves up delicious lunches and take out goods from its Deli counter of all things Italian.

Take a stroll on Churton Street and check out Chimes or Grumbles for well tried-andtrusted menus offering street-side dining on pavement terraces. Moreton Street is home to eateries like Khallouk & Taylor Delicatessen.

Wilton Road is packed with food from around the world – including Seafresh restaurant.

Also worth a visit are Loco Mexicano, Nando’s, Kazan, UNo,Spicy World and Preto Brazillian Steakhouse. Take a stroll down Lupus Street

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Below: The Ebury Wine Bar and Restaurant, Belgravia celebrates its fiftieth year in 2010; eating al fresco in Cardinal Place.

and you arrive at Goya, for tapas or pop to Pimlico Traditional Fish and Chips. Just across Vauxhall Bridge Road from here and you can enjoy more Indian food at Millbank Spice.

You’ll also find some great places to eat and drink as you stroll into Belgravia. Walking from Hobart Place, there’s Lebanese restaurant Noura Belgravia. Turning into Lower Belgrave Road, you could make your way down to Santini, a top class restaurant favoured by local diners and celebrities alike – among them, Michael Caine, Margaret Thatcher – a local resident and Tom Cruise.

Their large terrace out front is very popular.

Further down Ebury Street is Ken Lo’s Memories of China, whilst his daughter Jenny runs the very popular Jenny Lo’s Teahouse on Eccleston Street. Opposite is Boisdales, occupying an elegant Regency town house, which claims to ‘wield great Scottish culinary produce and stunning malt whiskies’. The Ebury Wine Bar and Restaurant has a large following at home and abroad. Le Poule au Pot on Orange Square is a popular local restaurant serving great French country cuisine. The Orange Public House and Hotel serves great pizzas from its wood burning stove, as well as dishes from a gastropub-style menu.

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For more information about places to eat in SW1 please visit our website.

Top: Pizza oven at the Orange Public House and Hotel in Belgravia. Above: The Seafresh restaurant in Wilton Road serves the best fish and chips

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A refreshing change SW1 is certainly well-stocked with sandwich shops, cafes and bars. If you’re looking for a revitalising pit stop, you’ll have a good choice of well-known names and independent outlets wherever you find yourself.

There’s always the option to take a wellearned break at a coffee bar or cafe wherever you are in the Victoria district. Even when you arrive at Victoria train station, there are outlets like Cafe Nero, Starbucks, Eat , Ritazza, Pret a Manger on hand to take your order.

If you want to enjoy an afternoon tipple or a pre-dinner or theatre drink, you really need not look much further than Victoria. JD Wetherspoons has a pub inside the station as well as The Willow Walk on Wilton Road.

Other traditional pubs include the Stage Door on Victoria Street, right next to the Victoria Palace Theatre. The Shakespeare Tavern, opposite, is a good place to meet up with fellow travellers. The Adam and Eve is a traditional Victorian pub in petty France. Walk south onto Strutton Ground from here and you’ll pass by the Strutton Arms and then come across The Speaker, which is a great local. And further south down Horseferry Road, past Channel 4 TV headquarters, you might want to try out the delights of The Barley Mow. If you are near Tate Britain in Pimlico, drop into the Morpeth Arms for stunning river views from the upper floors, as well as a selection of great cask ales. There are a number of notable pubs in the Pimlico area, most serving food.

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These include The Warwick and The Queens Head, both on Warwick Way – the latter has a lovely dining room on its upper floors. The Pride of Pimlico is also worth considering on Tachbrook Street. Further down Vauxhall Bridge Road you will happen on the Lord Burleigh and then the Jugged Hare is a great place for an evening out. And, if you want a more traditional town pub without all the tourist bells and whistles, why not visit The Constitution? The Clarendon on Cambridge Street is a warm and friendly pub set in the heart of Pimlico.

In Belgravia, you might want to test The Plumbers Arms on Lower Belgrave Street.

Many locals enjoy the Horse and Groom, tucked away in Groom Place off Kinnerton Street. A little further up Elizabeth Street you’ll find The Thomas Cubitt, one of Belgravia’s more popular pubs – their bar serves great gastropub fayre with tables on the street, and they also have an impressive dining room upstairs. Further along Elizabeth Street and you could drop into the Rat and Parrot. The Orange Public House and Hotel, is a very busy establishment set in the quiet and chic surroundings of Orange Square.

They serve pizzas from a wood fired stove and have guest bedrooms for stays overnight.

For more information about places to drink or eat in SW1 please visit our website.

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Bags of taste With plenty of high street names sharing pavement space with more specialist, quirky retailers, shopping in SW1 leaves you with one problem: just how do you fit it all into your bag?

Cardinal Place and Victoria Street are home to a mix of familiar retailers that make this area a convenient shopping destination.

But the shopping in SW1 is much more diverse than it first appears when you start wandering between Victoria, Pimlico and Belgravia. Here you’ll find everything from high street ‘A-listers’ to independent stores, big brand names and famous designers to royal connections.

Cardinal Place, the impressive metal and glass structure at the Victoria station end of Victoria Street, is the glamorous new kid on the Victoria shopping block. If you’re into your outdoor pursuits, Cycle Surgery, Runners Need and The North Face are side by side on Palace Street. Swap the outdoors for going out, and Accessorize, Hobbs, Top Shop, Zara – and more traditional names like Jermyn Street’s Hawes & Curtis – might suit. Sniff out the natural scents of Molton Brown, or pick Edward Goodyear flowers for a different gift altogether. The latter actually has a royal patronage dating back as far as Queen Victoria.

Two other established British names are Marks & Spencer on Cardinal Walk and department store House of Fraser, a couple

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of minutes up the other side of Victoria Street.

House of Fraser offers designer brands for women, men and children, with additional services like personal shopping and beauty.

Traders at Strutton Ground (Monday to Friday, 9am to 2pm) sell a wide range of products including clothes, fruit, books, CDs and household goods.

Also down Victoria Street, you’ll find mens outfitters Moss Bros and TM Lewin; health, beauty and pharmaceuticals at the Body Shop and Boots; mobile phone services and accessories at Carphone Warehouse, O2 Retail, Phones4U, T-Mobile UK and the Vodafone store; and domestic electrical goods at Ryness. There is a great selection of greetings cards and gift ideas at Clinton Cards, while Sainsbury’s is well stocked for

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Gastonomica on Tachbrook Street (above left) , Pimlico serves delicious meals and sells all things Italian.

Erickson Beamon on Elizabeth Street, stocks the jewellery and accessories by innovative and sought after designers.

a take-away bite or a bottle of wine for that dinner party.

From Victoria Street, the Victoria shopping trip carries on around Victoria station. Argos, on Wilton Road, is a good-value catalogue retailer for homeware and electricals. On the station concourse, there’s music shop HMV, magazine and stationary retailers WH Smith and Paperchase, and beauty and health shop Superdrug. Up the escalators by the platforms is Victoria Place, with women’s clothing retailers Dorothy Perkins and New Look, men’s fashion at The Officer’s Club, and clothing for both women and men at Next. For electricals, gadgets and games for

your console, try Dixons or GAME. And adult store Ann Summers is a light-hearted place to shop for lingerie. Leave Victoria Place through the double doors and cross over Eccleston Bridge Road for The Colonnades shopping mall. From there, it’s really worth visiting Elizabeth Street, which begins on the other side of Buckingham Palace Road. With its specialist, independent shops, you can easily feel a hundred miles from the high street here. Down the western side of this Belgravia street, there’s children’s shoe retailer Papillon; Lucien Pellat-Finet, where street style combines with cashmere; jewellery from Kim Poor; hat and bag design from Philip Treacy; perfumes by Les Senteurs; and even outfitters for dogs and cats, Mungo and Maud.

Cross to the other curb for Baker and Spice; wine and champagne at Jeroboams; French boulangerie Poilâne; fashion designers Allegra Hicks and Donna Aida; and jewellery from Erickson Beamon.

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Philip Treacy designs the most exquisite hats for women and men and sells them from his shop on Elizabeth Street.

Cigar retailer Tom Tom can be found both sides of Elizabeth Street: their dedicated cigar shop is on the west side, and their coffee house sits where the east-side corner turns into Ebury Street. Number 63 is actually one of the few places in Britain that you can still smoke indoors – at least, if you want to taste a Tom Tom cigar.

South down Ebury Street and onto Pimlico Road, there’s Belgravia’s mouth-watering Daylesford Organics for organic food of all kinds. You can eat on the premises and learn to cook if you book a course. William Curley, a British pattissier chocolatier, has opened a new concept dessert bar here – a real treat for dessert lovers of all ages. And, if you’re in the neighbourhood on a Saturday morning, Pimlico Road Farmers’ Market pitches up at Orange Square, on the corner of Pimlico Road and Ebury Street. The London Farmers’ Market website describes it as ‘one of the most leafy and pleasant of all our market locations’.

Elsewhere in Pimlico, the streets cater for more specialist food outlets. You might even say that Pimlico serves up the biggest variety of shops in SW1. Start on Pimlico Street and move south east towards the river for big high street names and a variety of

independent stores that deal in goods from fine arts and antiques to rare European textiles and upholstery fabrics. The main market in Pimlico is in Tachbrook Street, where you can buy goods from fruit and vegetables to fresh fish and household items. Also on Tachbrook Street is Rippon Cheese Stores and its impressive selection of products from around the country and abroad. You will need Gastronomica for all things Italian, and Bonne Bouche is the local baked goods stop off!

For more information about places to shop in SW1 please visit our website.

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Voyages further afield It’s amazing how far you can go in just one hour from Victoria’s train and coach stations.

In around 60 minutes from Victoria train station, you could be sunning yourself on the Sussex south coast. Brighton is a fashionable and fun city with a mix of high street and oneoff shops, inexpensive places to eat, and a vibrant nightlife and gay scene. Hove is more residential with some good hotels, attractive avenues and neighbourhood bars and restaurants. A little further away are Bognor Regis and Worthing for more traditional seaside experiences, and Hastings with its deep fishing history.

Guildford, in Surrey, is just 40 minutes on the train. A historic county town, it has lots of beautiful buildings and gardens. The county of Surrey itself is steeped in history with stunning scenery, small market towns and villages, cobbled streets, twisting lanes, timber-framed buildings, castles and ruins.

The Orient Express also leaves from London Victoria. It’s the ultimate in romantic evening dining on the move.

London Victoria Coach Station is the hub of coach travel around Britain and also offers transport to European destinations. South and East from London is the county of Kent.

In a little over an hour from Victoria you could reach historic Canterbury, a stunning city with the oldest cathedral in England. Special guided trips by coach include Cathedral Day Tours taking in this and other historic cathedral sites in Southern England.

You also have access to the North Kent coast: Whitstable’s traditional charms, rich maritime history and local oysters; and Herne Bay’s brightly coloured beach huts, fish and chip shops and candyfloss sellers.

Also accessible from Victoria are Shakespeare’s Stratford on Avon, the Cotswolds and sights further afield like Stonehenge. The coach station also runs a regular shuttle bus to Oxford, well-known for its university – the oldest in the Englishspeaking world – Harry Potter-style college buildings and good shopping.

Of course, if you’re flying in and out from London Gatwick, London Victoria train station runs the Gatwick Express, a fast train that will get you either way in just 30 minutes.

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Practical information NHS Direct Call NHS Direct on 0845 4647 (24 hours) or visit www.nhs.uk

Tourist Information Victoria Station Forecourt London SW1V 1JT 020 7971 0027 Mon-Saturday 8am-7pm Sunday 8am-6pm

Pharmacies The nearest 24hr pharmacy is: ZaFash 233-235 Old Brompton Road SW5 OEA 020 7373 2798

Travel Information 0843 222 1234 24 hours a day tfl.gov.uk.

Police met.police.uk/ Belgravia Police Station A6 202-206 Buckingham Palace Rd SW1W 9SX 0300 123 1212 (24 hrs) Remember in an emergency or when there is a danger to life or a crime in progress always call 999 Passport Office C5 Globe House 89 Eccleston Sq. SW1V 1PN 0300 222 0000 Mon-Friday 7.45am-7pm Saturday 9.15am-3.15pm (appointments only) Post Offices postoffice.co.uk 1 Broadway SW1H 0AX 0845 722 3344

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167 Vauxhall Bridge Road E5 SW1V 2ST 0845 722 3344 121-125 Lupus Street SW1V 3EW 0845 722 3344

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The nearest pharmacies open 9am to midnight are: Bliss Pharmacy 5-6 Marble Arch W1H 7EL 020 7723 6116 Pharmacentre 149 Edgware Road W2 2HR 020 7723 2336 Sat Lav: Text TOILET to 80097. You will be texted the location and opening hours of your nearest public toilet. This is a Westminster City Council service.

Texts cost 25p plus your network standard rate.

Libraries Pimlico Library D4 Rampayne Street SW1V 2PU Victoria Library and Westminster Music Library B5 160 Buckingham Palace Road SW1W 9UD St James Library E3 62 Victoria Street SW1E 6QP Westminster Archive G2 10 St Ann’s Street SW1P 2DE Call 020 7641 1300 for Library opening times.

SW1 STREET MARKETS PIMLICO FARMERS MARKET Pimlico Road B6 at Mozart Square, also known as Orange Square (Saturdays 9am-1.30pm) lfm.org.uk STRUTTON GROUND SW1P 2HR Daily 9 am- 2pm

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Tachbrook Street SW1V 2JS (Monday to Saturdays 8am-6pm)

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OTHER LONDON markets Brick Lane Market Brick Lane E1 6PU www.visitbricklane.org Camden Town Market Camden Town NW1 camdenmarkets.org Columbia Rd. Flower Market 3 Ezra Street E2 7RH columbiaroad.info Spitalfields Market 65 Brushfield Street E1 6AA visitspitalfields.com

MAP 1 BELGRAVIA (page 23) MAP 2 VICTORIA (page 24) MAP 3 PIMLICO (page 26)

Apollo Victoria Theatre C3 17 Wilton Road SW1V 1LL Tickets 0844 826 8000 apollovictoria.co.uk Buckingham Palace C1 The Mall SW1A 1AA 020 7766 7300 royal.gov.uk royalcollection.org.uk Blewcoat School E2 23 Caxton Street SW1H 0PY 020 7222 2877 nationaltrust.org.uk/main/ w- blewcoat schoolgiftshop CHESLEA PHYSIC GARDEN 66 Royal Hospital Rd. SW3 4HS 020 7352 5646 chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk Churchill’s Cabinet War rooms museum G1 King Charles Street SW1A 2AQ 020 7930 6961 cwr.iwm.org.uk Downing Street H1 10 Downing Street SW1A 2AA Fax: 020 7925 0918 number10.gov.uk Houses of Parliament & Big Ben SW1A 0AA H1 parliament.uk Guards MUSEUM/Chapel Birdcage Walk SW1E 6HQ D1 020 7414 3228 guards-shop.com Horse guards Parade London, SW1A 2AX G1 www.army.mod.uk

A-Z : Visitor attractions BA London Eye Westminster Bridge Rd SE1 7JB 0870 990 8881 londoneye.com Methodist Central Hall SW1H 9NH G1 020 7654 3809 methodist- central-hall.org.uk

Science Museum Exhibition Road SW7 2DD. 0870 870 4868 sciencemuseum.org.uk Selfrdges 400 Oxford Street W1A 1AB 0800 123 400 selfridges.com

SUPREME COURT G1 Middlesex Guildhall Parliament Square SW1P 3BD 020 7960 1500/1900 supremecourt.gov.uk

ShAKESPEARE’S Globe 21 New Globe Walk Bankside London SE1 9DT 020 7401 9919 shakespeares-globe.org

National Gallery Trafalgar Square WC2 020 7747 2885 nationalgallery.org.uk

Shepherds Market Shepherd Market, W1J 7QP shepherdmarket.co.uk

National Portrait Gallery St Martin’s Place WC2H 0HE 020 7306 0055 npg.org.uk

Southbank Centre (For Festival Hall, QE Hall, Purcell Rooms and Hayward Gallery) London SE1 8XX 020 7921 0823 southbankcentre.co.uk

National Theatre South Bank SE1 9GY Tel: 020 7452 3000 nationaltheatre.org.uk

St John’s Smith Square Smith Square SW1P 3HA G3 020 7222 2168 sjss.org.uk

Royal Horticultural SOC. 80 Vincent Sq. SW1P 2PE F4 0845 260 5000 rhs.org.uk

St Martin-in-the Fields 6 St Martins Place WC2N 4JJ 020 7766 1100 stmartin-in-the -fields.org

RHS Chelsea Flower Show SW3 4SL A6 020 7649 1885 rhs.org.uk/shows-events

SW1 Gallery 2 Cardinal Gardens SW1 0207 963 4024 sw1gallery.co.uk

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Saatchi Gallery 98 Sloane Street SW1X 9 020 7823233 saatchi-gallery.co.uk

Tate Britain Millbank SW1P 4RG 020 7887 8888 tate.org.uk/britain

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A-Z : Places to Stay The Royal Hospital, Chelsea A6 29 Royal Avenue SW3 4QE 020 7881 5200 chelsea-pensioners.co.uk

Places to stay in SW1

The Queens Gallery C2 Buckingham Gate SW1A 1AA 020 7766 7300 royalcollection.org.uk

STAY IN VICTORIA

The Royal Mews SW1A 1AA 020 7766 7302 royalcollection.org.uk

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Victoria Palace Theatre Victoria Street SW1E 5EA C4 0844 248 5000 victoriapalacetheatre.co.uk Victoria Tower Gardens Abingdon Street SW1P 3 H2 Westminster Abbey G1 20 Dean’s Yard SW1P 3PA 020 7222 5152 westminster-abbey.org Westminster Banqueting House Whitehall SW1A 2ER 0844 482 777 hrp.org.uk/ BanquetingHouse

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Westminster Cathedral SW1P 1QW D3 020 7798 9055 westminstercathedral.org.uk

The following list is a snapshot of the hotels available in SW1. For more options visit insw1.com.

41 Buckingham Palace Road, SW1W 0PS C2 020 7300 0041 41hotel.com 51 Buckingham Gate D2 SW1E 6AF 020 7769 7766 51-buckinghamgate.com City Inn H5 30 John Islip Street SW1P 4DD 020 7630 1000 cityinn.com The Goring B3 Beeston Place SW1W 0JW 020 7396 9000 thegoring.com Grosvenor Hotel B4 101 Buckingham Palace Road, SW1W 0SJ 0871 376 9038 thistle.com Hesperia Hotel

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2 Bridge Place SW1V 1QA 0207 834 81 23 hesperia.com Jolly Hotel St. Ermins E2 2 Caxton St. SW1H 0QW 020 7222 7888

Park Plaza Hotel C4 239 Vauxhall Bridge Road, W1V 1EQ 020 7769 9930 parkplaza.com Rubens Hotel C2 39 Buckingham Palace Road, SW1W 0PS 020 7834 6600 rubenshotel.com Station Hotel C4 278-280 Vauxhall Bridge Road SW1V 1BB 020 7233 8825 victoriastationhotel.co.uk Thistle Westminster C3 49 Buckingham Palace Road, SW1W 0QT 0871 376 9039 thistle.com STAY IN PIMLICO Belgrave House A3 28-32 Belgrave Road SW1V 1RG 020 7828 1563 belgravehousehotel.com Best Western A3 85/89 Belgrave Road, Victoria, London, SW1V 2BQ 020 7828 9279 shfbjb cubjas.com

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A-Z :Eating out in SW1

Comfort Inn A3 10 St. George’s Drive SW1V 4BJ 020 7834 2988 comfortinn.com

The Lime Tree C4 135 Ebury Street SW1W 9RA 020 7730 8191 limetreehotel.co.uk

Colosseo E2 79 Victoria Street SW1H 0HW 020 7222 3871 colosseorestaurant.co.uk

Comfort Inn Victoria A3 18-24 Belgrave Rd SW1V 1QF 020 7233 6636 comfortinn.com

The Belgravia Hotel C4 118 Ebury Street SW1W 9QQ 020 7259 0050 belgraviahotel.com

Garfunkels C3 122 Victoria Street SW1E 5LA 020 7834 5124 garfunkels.co.uk

Dolphin House APARTMENTS C5 Chichester Street SW1V 3 020 7798 8000 dolphinsquare.co.uk

The Orange Public House and Hotel B6 37 Pimlico Road SW1W 8NE 020 7881 9844 theorange.co.uk

Ha HA BAR & GRILL D3 Cardinal Place SW1E 5AG 020 7821 1450 hahaonline.co.uk/victoria/

Hostelworld Limited Victoria Station Forecourt hostelworld.com

Noodle Noodle B3 16-18 Buckingham Palace Rd SW1W 0QP 020 7931 9911 noodle-noodle.co.uk

Luna Simone B3 47-49 Belgrave Rd. SW1V 2BB 020 7834 5897 lunasimonehotel.com

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Pizza Express C3 154 Victoria Street SW1E 5LB 020 7828 1477 pizzaexpress.com

Surtees Hotel A3 94 Warwick Way SW1V 1SB 020 7834 7163 surtees-hotel.co.uk

Ask C3 160- 162 Victoria St . SW1E 5LB 020 7630 8228 askcentral.co.uk

Pizza Express H5 25 Millbank London SW1P 4QP 020 7976 6214 pizzaexpress.com

Victor Hotel B3 51 Belgrave Road SW1V 2BB 020 7592 9853 victorhotel.co.uk

Bank Westminster D2 45 Buckingham Gate SW1E 6BS 0207 630 6644 bankrestaurants.com

Pizza Express E2 85 Victoria Street SW1H 0HW 020 7222 5270 pizzaexpress.com

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Bella Italia C3 152 Victoria St. SW1E 5LB 020 7828 7664 bellaitalia.co.uk

Pizza Hut E2 74 Victoria Street SW1E 6SQ 020 7821 5533 pizzahut.co.uk

Buckingham Balti House 42 Buckingham Palace Rd SW1W 0RE B3 020 7828 3444

Prezzo C4 22 Terminus Place SW1V 1GR 020 7233 9099 loveprezzo.co.uk

Grapevine Hotel A3 115-117 Warwick Way SW1V 4HT 020 7834 0134 grapevinehotel.com

B&B Belgravia C4 64-66 Ebury Street SW1W 9QD 020 7259 8570 bb-belgravia.com Ebury House Hotel C4 102 Ebury Street SW1W 9QD 020 7730 8031

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A-Z : Eating out in SW1 Quilon Restaurant and Bar D2 41 Buckingham Gate SW1E 6AF 020 7821 1899 quilon.co.uk The Cinnamon Club 30-32 Great Smith Street SW1P 3BU 020 7222 2555 cinnamonclub.com

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Tate Britain Restaurant Millbank SW1P 4RG H6 020 7887 8825 tate.org.uk THE Footstool G3 St. Johns Smith Sq. SW1P 3HA 020 7222 2779 sjss.org.uk Wasabi Near Grosvenor Hotel 020 7630 0311 www.wasabi.uk.com

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EATING OUT IN PIMLICO Blue Jade A3 44 Hugh Street SW1V 4EP 020 7828 0321 Chimes Restaurant B3 26 Churton Street SW1V 2LP 020 7821 7456 chimes-of-pimlico.co.uk gastronomica B2 45 Tachbrook St. SW1V 2LZ 020 7233 6656 gastronomica.myzen.co.uk Giraffe B2 120 Wilton Road SW1V 1JZ giraffe.net

Goya C4 34 Lupus Street SW1V 3EB 020 7976 5309 goyarestaurant.co.uk

Pimlico Traditional Fish and Chips A5 103 Lupus Street SW1V 3EN 020 7233 6874

Grumbles B3 35 Churton Street SW1V 2LT 020 7834 0149 grumblesrestaurant.co.uk

Pizza Express C4 46 Moreton Street SW1V 2PB 020 7592 9488 pizzaexpress.com

Kazan B3 93 Wilton Road SW1V 1DW 020 7233 7100 kazan-restaurant.com

Pizza Hut B5 113 Lupus Street SW1V 3EN 020 7976 5722 pizzahut.co.uk

Khallouk & Taylor D3 36 Moreton Street SW1V 2PD 020 7828 6966 khalloukandtaylor.com

The Seafresh B3 80-81 Wilton Road SW1V 1DL 020 7828 0747

Loco Mexicano B3 65 Wilton Road SW1V 1DE 020 7931 7325 Mekong B3 46 Churton Street SW1V 2LP 020 7630 9568 mekongrestaurant.co.uk Millbank Spice D4 35-39 Vauxhall Bridge Road SW1V 2RY 020 7630 1444 millbankspice.co.uk

Spicy World B2 1 Gillingham Street SW1V 1HN 020 7828 2878 The Vincent Rooms C2 76 Vincent Square SW1P 2PD 020 7802 8391 thevincentrooms.com Uno B3 1 Denbigh Street SW1V 2HF 020 7834 1001 unorestaurant.co.uk EATING OUT IN BELGRAVIA

Nando’s B3 107-108 Wilton Road SW1V 1DZ 020 7976 5719 nandos.co.uk

BOISDALES C4 15 Eccleston St.SW1W 9LX 020 7730 6922 boisdale.co.uk/belgravia

Noodle Noodle 312 Vauxhall Bridge Road SW1V 1AA 020 7630 1778 noodle-noodle.co.uk

Il Convivio C5 143 Ebury Street SW1W 9QN 020 7730 4099

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A-Z : Pubs & Bars

MAP 3 PIMLICO (page 26)

Ken Lo’s Memories of China 67 Ebury St. SW1W 0NZ C4 020 7730 7734 La Poule Au Pot B5 231 Ebury Street SW1W 8UT 020 7730 7763 Noura C2 16 Hobart Place SW1W 0HH 020 7235 9444 noura.co.uk The Mango Tree C2 46 Grosvenor Place SW1X 7EQ 020 7823 1888 mangotree.org.uk The Orange B6 37 Pimlico Road SW1W 8NE 020 7881 9844 theorange.co.uk Olivino 12 Lower Belgrave Street SW1W 0LJ 020 7730 9042 olivorestaurants.com

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Olivomare 10 Lower Belgrave Street SW1W 0LJ 020 7730 9022 olivorestaurants.com

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Santini Restaurant D2 29 Ebury Street SW1W 0NZ 020 7730 4094 santini-restaurant.com Thomas Cubitt C4 44 Elizabeth Street SW1W 9PA 020 7730 6060 thethomascubitt.co.uk

PUBLIC HOUSES AND BARS IN VICTORIA The Barley Mow F4 104 Horseferry Rd SW1P 2EE 020 7222 2330 markettaverns.co.uk/ The-Barley-Mow/index.html Morpeth Arms 58 Millbank SW1P 4RW 020 7834 6442

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The Speaker F3 46 Great Peter St. SW1P 2HA 020 7222 1749 Shakespeare Tavern C3 91-95 Buckingham Palace Road SW1W 0RP 020 7976 7602 punchpubs.co.uk The STAGE DOOR 3 Allington Street, London SW1E 5EB 0871 258 6351

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The Constitution B3 42 Churton Street SW1V 2LP 020 7834 3651 Jugged Hare 172 Vauxhall Bridge Road SW1V 1DX 020 8996 2000 fullers.co.uk

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Pride of Pimlico C4 85 Tachbrook St. SW1V 2QA 020 7834 3031 The Queen’s Arms B3 11 Warwick Way SW1V 1QT 020 7834 3313 thequeensarmspimlico. co.uk PUBLIC HOUSES AND BARS IN BELGRAVIA Horse and Groom C2 7 Groom Place SW1X 7BA 020 7235 6980

Strutton Arms E2 2 Strutton Ground SW1P 2HP 020 7222 7310

Plumbers Arms 14 Lower Belgrave Street SW1W 0LN 020 7730 4067

Willow Walk C4 Parnell House , 25 Wilton Road SW1V 1LW jdwetherspoon.co.uk

Rat & Parrot C4 4 Elizabeth Street SW1W 9RB 020 7976 7602 punchpubs.co.uk

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The Orange B6 37 Pimlico Road SW1W 8NE 020 7881 9844 theorange.co.uk

The Clarendon A4 52 Cambridge St. SW1V 4QQ 020 7834 5281 theclarendon.uk.com

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Thomas Cubitt C4 44 Elizabeth Street SW1W 9PA 020 7730 6060 thethomascubitt.co.uk

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Cardinal Place & House of Fraser CARDINAL PLACE 76-98 Victoria Street SW1E 5JD 020 7828 6139 cardinalplace.co.uk Café and restaurants: Wagamama Ha Ha La Tasca Costa Nando’s Zizzi Eat Shopping Marks & Spencer Edward Goodyear Accessorize Hawes and Curtis Molton Brown L’Occitane Thorntons Boots Hobbs Specssavers Goldsmiths Monsoon TopShop Jones Bootmaker Zara The North Face Cycle Surgery Runners Need

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HOUSE OF FRASER 101 Victoria Street SW1E 6QX hof.co.uk 0844 800 3762

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Fashion lines for men, women and children by brands including: Austin Reed Baby Gap Boxfresh Calvin Klein Cath Kidston Crombie Diesel Dior DKNY Elle Macpherson Emporio Armani

Firetrap Fossil Fred Perry French Connection Gant Gap Hugo Boss Jaeger Karen Millen Kurt Geiger Linea LK Bennett

Mango Marc by Marc Jacobs Mikey Office Paul Smith Pied a Terre Prada Pringle Pumpkin Patch Radley Ralph Lauren

Sloggi Simon Carter Sloggi Speedo Superdry Swarovski Ted Baker Timberland Umbro Warehouse Whistles Wonderbra

Home line brands including: Bodum Dyson Bosch Filofax Brabantia Gaggia Breville Jamie Oliver Brita Jigsaw Cath Kidston Kenwood Cuisinart KitchenAid Delonghi Krups Delsey Kylie Minogue Dualit Le Creuset

Magimix Mandarina Duck Miele Missoni Morphy Richards Muji Olympic Pantone

Pied a Terre Portmeirion Prestige Pyrex Russell Hobbs Samsonite Sanderson Tefal Wedgwood

Beauty brands including: Acqua Di Chloe Parma Clarins Agent Clinique Provocateur D&G Banana Davidoff Republic Elizabeth Burberry Arden Bvlgari Estée Lauder Carolina Fake Bake Herrera Givenchy Cartier Gucci Chanel Guerlain

Hermes Issey Miyake Juicy Couture Kenzo La Perla Marc Jacobs Michael Kors Nina Ricci Ralph Lauren Sean John Stella McCartney

Tommy Hilfiger Valentino Van Cleef & Arpels Vera Wang Versace Viktor & Rolf Vivienne Westwood Yves Saint Laurent

Shopping at Victoria Station Victoria Station C4 and Victoria Place Shopping Centre B4 115 Buckingham Palace Road SW1W 9SJ victoriaplaceshopping.com Fashion & Accessories Accessorise Ann Summers Retail Bra Stop Claire’s Accessories Dorothy Perkins Knickerbox Lydcare Ltd New Look Next Swatch Store Tie Rack Argentis H Samuel Signet Trading Ltd Health and Beauty Boots The Chemist SuperdCuts Toni & Guy Lush Retail Medicentre Revital Health Place

Superdrug The Body Shop The Perfume Shop David Clulow Opticians Mbs (Mountainboards) Food Shopping Whistlestop Jardin De Paris Kiosk Casey Jones Kiosk The Iron Duke Kiosk Cafe Ritazza Kiosk Souper Douper Kiosk The Mash Tun Kiosk Victoria Wine Kiosk Cafe Ritazza Kiosk Mobile Phones 3 Retail Orange The Orange Shop Carphone Warehouse Vodafone

Newsagents, Music & Booksellers Clinton Cards Paperchase Scribbler Holding Limited Victoria News WH Smith Ltd HMV Shoe Repairs & Key Cutting Colonnade Walk Shoe Repairs Timpsons Eating Out Benjys Burger King Café Ritazza Cafe Rouge Café Nero Calabria Bar

Costa Coffee Deep Pan Pizza Co Garfunkel’s Ixxy’s Bagels KFC Krispy Kreme Macdonalds Millie’s Cookies Oporto Uk Ltd Pret A Manger Starbucks Café Subway Subway Sweet Express Wasabi Yo! Sushi Zumo Juice Bar Public House/Bar Bonapartes J D Wetherspoon Molly O’Grady’s The Iron Duke

THE COLONNADES B5 Buckingham Palace Road Fashion & Accessories Communique Mobile Phones GSM Ola-La Ltd

Hair and Beauty Andreas Gents hairdressers Bespoke Hair Solutions

Dry Cleaners Knights Dry Cleaners Universal Exchange

Eating Out Café Rapallo Coffee & Bake Grand Café Food & Drink

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Fashion shopping inSW1 Fashion in VICTORIA Clarks Shoes D3 149-151 Victoria St. SW1E 5NH 0845 602 8169 clarks.com French Kiss F3 17 Strutton Ground SW1P 2HY 020 7799 2651 George & Son Tailors F4 118 Horseferry Road SW1P 2EF 020 7799 3232 Lipman & Sons 3 Broadway SW1H 0AZ 020 7222 7778 lipmanandsons.co.uk Menswear

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Moss Bros D3 165 Victoria Street SW1E 5NA 0844 847 9263 mossbros.co.uk Muriel D3 164 Victoria Street SW1E 5LB 020 7630 1476 Pamir Tailor G4 38 Page Street SW1P 4EN 020 7976 6690 Redwood & Feller E5 89 Rochester Row SW1P 1LJ 020 7828 9519 redwoodandfeller.co.uk Tailor Risky C3 120 Victoria Street SW1E 5LA 020 7828 2470

Run & Become -Become& Run E2 42 Palmer Street SW1H 0PH 020 7222 1314 runandbecome.com Shoe shop Sew E3 21 Artillery Row SW1P 1RH 020 7222 2090 sewandgo.co.uk Shoe Masters E2 75 Victoria Street SW1H 0HW 020 7222 1090 shoemaster.co.uk T M Lewin & Sons Ltd D3 11 Kingsgate Parade Victoria Street SW1E 6SH 020-7821 0504 tmlewin.co.uk Shirtmakers for men & women Tailors F4 118 Horseferry Road SW1P 2EF 020 7799 3232 Tailors and alterations FASHION in PIMLICO Gertrude Fashions B3 69 Wilton Road SW1V 1DL 020 7834 6933 Mediterranean style for women James Of London B3 32 Upper Tachbrook St. SW1V 1SW 020 7630 6596 jamesoflondon.com Tailors Le Monde B3 79 Wilton Road SW1V 1DL 020 7828 4928 Hats for men

Making Waves B4 95 Charlwood Street SW1V 4PB 020 7834 7914 makingwaves.co.uk Pantaloons B5 119 Lupus Street SW1V 3EN 020 7630 8330 pantaloons.co.uk Fancy dress costume hire Ulrich Engler c4 47 Moreton Street SW1V 2NY 020 7834 8659 ulrichengler.com Couture designer Volpe B3 30 Denbigh Street SW1V 2ER 020 7821 0002 volpe.ltd.uk Menswear and accessories FASHION in BELGRAVIA A H Lifestyle C4 42 Elizabeth Street SW1W 9NZ 020 7730 3275 allegrahicks.com Byblos C3 18 Eccleston Street SW1W 9LT 020 7730 4545 byblos.co.uk Cleo B C4 147 Ebury Street SW1W 9QN 020 7824 8666 cleob.com Donna Ida C4 40 Elizabeth Street SW1W 9NZ 020 7730 6366 donnaida.com

MAP 1 BELGRAVIA (page 23) MAP 2 VICTORIA (page 24) MAP 3 PIMLICO (page 26)

LE SENTEURS C4 71 Elizabeth Street SW1W 9PJ 020 7730 2322 shop.lessenteurs.com The Specialist Perfumery Lucien Pellat-Finet C4 51 Elizabeth Street SW1W 9PP lucienpellat-finet.com Cashmere shop Papillon4children C4 43 Elizabeth Street SW1W 9PP 020 7730 6690 papillon4children.com Footwear,Shoes for boys and girls in all shapes and sizes Phillip Treacy Ltd C4 69 Elizabeth Street SW1W 9BJ 020 7738 8080 philiptreacy.co.uk Couture hat design Sandales Limited C4 44 Elizabeth Street SW1W 9PA Shoe store Specialist Food Shops in VICTORIA Capsicumdeli F4 112 Horseferry Road SW1P 2EF 020 7799 2758 Delicatessen Greens Foods F3 13 Strutton Ground SW1P 2HY 020 7222 4588 Health food shop Leonidas F2 37 Victoria Street SW1H OED 020 7222 5399

leonidasbelgianchocolates.co.uk

Belgian Chocolate

Food shopping inSW1 Westminster Grocery F5 12 Vincent Street SW1P 4HB 020 7834 1675 SPECIALIST Food SHOPS in PIMLICO Deli Delizie D’Italia B4 70 Lupus Street SW1V 3EJ 020 7834 1471

Rippon Cheese Store B3 26 Upper Tachbrook Street W1V 1SW 020 7931 0628 ripponcheese.com View, taste and discuss cheeses with knowledgeable staff.

SPECIALIST Food SHOPS in Belgravia

Delicias de Portugal B3 43 Warwick Way SW1V 1QS 020 7630 5597 deliciasdeportugal.com

BAKER AND SPICE B4 54-56 Elizabeth St. SW1W 9PB 020 7730 3033 bakerandspice.uk.com

Freemans Butchers B5 17 Lupus Street SW1V 3EN 020 7821 1414

DAYLESFORD ORGANIC B6 44b Pimlico Road SW1W 8LP 020 7881 8060 daylesfordorganic.com Specialising in what is organic, fresh, seasonal and local.

GASTRONOMICA B3 45 Tachbrook Street SW1V 2LZ 020 7233 6656 gastronomica.myzen.co.uk Khallouk & Taylor D3 36 Moreton Street SW1V 2PD 020 7828 6966 khalloukandtaylor.com La Prestigiosa 44 Vauxhall Bridge Road SW1V 2RX 020 7630 0711

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Manolo’s B5 129 Lupus Street SW1V 3EN 020 7834 6415 Greengrocer Patisserie Valerie B2 55 Wilton Road SW1V 1DE 020 7828 4153 patisserie-valerie.co.uk

jeroboams B4 50-52 Elizabeth St. SW1W 9PB 020 7730 8108 jeroboams.co.uk La Poilane

C4 46 Elizabeth Street SW1W 9NZ 020 7808 4910 poilane.fr William Curley Belgravia 198 Ebury St. SW1W 8UN B5 020 7730 5522 williamcurley.co.uk Producers of chocolate and confectionary products. Their store in Belgravia contains one of London’s first ever dessert bars serving up pudding heaven and takeaway treats.

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Art, antiques & interior design in VICTORIA

In BELGRAVIA

Long & Ryle G6 4 John Islip Street SW1P 4PX 020 7834 1434 longandryle.com

AMMONITE 2000 B6 77 Pimlico Rd. SW1W 8PH 020 7881 0592 ammonite2000.com

Orel Art London E3 7 Howick Place SW1P 1BB 020 7630 9585 orelart.com

Anthony Outred B6 72 Pimlico Rd. SW1W 8LS 020 7730 7948 outred.co.uk

The Royal Collection C2 Ticket Sales and Information The Official Residences of The Queen Queens Gallery and Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace Road London SW1A 1AA 020 7766 7301 royalcollection.org.uk

Appley Hoare B6 22 Pimlico Road SW1W 8LJ 020 7730 7070 appleyhoare.com

Tate Britain Millbank SW1P 4RG 020 7887 8888 tate.org.uk

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in PIMLICO Gallery 41 C4 41 Moreton Street SW1V 2NY 020 7932 0033 Peta Smyth Antique Textiles C4 42 Moreton Street SW1V 2PB 020 7630 9898 Pimlico Gallery C4 39 Moreton Street SW1V 2NY 020 7976 6200

Arthur Brett & Sons B6 103 Pimlico Road SW1W 8PH 020 7730 7304 arthur-brett.com Blenheim Carpets B6 41 Pimlico Road SW1W 8NE 020 7823 6333 blenheim-carpets.com Bob Lawrence Gallery 84 Pimlico Rd. SW1W 8PL B6 020 7730 5900 boblawrencegallery.com

Ciancimino B6 85 Pimlico Rd. SW1W 8PH 020 7730 9950 ciancimino.com Daylesford Organic The Garden B6 30 Pimlico Rd. SW1W 8LJ 020 7730 2943 daylesfordorganic.com Ebury Trading B6 7 Ebury Bridge Rd SW1W 8QX 020 78810881 eburytrading.com Gallery 25 B6 26 Pimlico Rd. SW1W 8LJ 020 7730 7516 gallery25.co.uk Gauntlett Gallery B6 90-92 Pimlico Rd. SW1W 8PL 020 7824 8000 gauntletgallery.com Gordon Watson B6 28 Pimlico Rd. SW1W 8LJ 020 7259 0555 gordonwatson.co.uk

Christopher Butterworth 71 Pimlico Rd SW1W 8NE B6 020 7823 4554

Hilary Batstone Antiques B6 8 Holbein Place SW1W 8NL 020 7730 5335 hilarybatstone.com

Christopher Hodsoll B6 89-91 Pimlico Rd. SW1W 8PH 020 7730 3370 hodsoll.com

Howe London B6 93 Pimlico Rd. SW1W 8PH 020 7730 7987 howelondon.com

Collection Pierre B6 46 Bourne Street SW1W 8JD 0207 730 9020 collectionpierre.com

Humphrey – Carrasco 43 Pimlico Rd. SW1W 8NE B6 020 7730 9911

MAP 1 BELGRAVIA (page 23) MAP 2 VICTORIA (page 24) MAP 3 PIMLICO (page 26)

Islamic Art Consultants 17 Eccleston St. SW1W 9LX C4 020 7730 9382 Joanna Wood B6 48A Pimlico Rd. SW1W 8LP 020 7730 5064 joannawood.com Ebury Galleries B5 200 Ebury Street SW1W 8UN 020 7730 8999 johnadamsfineart.com Tobin Jefferson 227 Ebury Street London SW1W 8UT 020 7730 6161 tobin-jefferson.com Antique dealer / Gallery

B5

Joss Graham Oriental Textiles C3 10 Eccleston Street SW1W 9LT 020 7730 4370 jossgraham.com Julian Simon Fine Art 70 Pimlico Rd. SW1W 8LS B6 020 7730 8673 19thcenturypaintings.com Lamberty B6 46 Pimlico Rd. SW1W 8LP 020 7823 5115 lamberty.co.uk Leonie Brown B6 2 St Barnabus Street SW1 8PE 0207 730 4433 leoniebrown.co.uk Linley B6 60 Pimlico Rd. SW1W 8LP 020 7730 7300 davidlinley.com

Lloyd Loom of Spalding 20 Pimlico Rd. SW1W 8LJ B6 0207 730 6574 lloydloom.com Mark Ransom B6 62-64 Pimlico Rd. SW1W 8LS 020 7259 0220 markransom.co.uk Nicholas Gifford-Mead 68 Pimlico Rd. SW1W 8LS B6 020 7730 6233 nicholasgiffordmead.co.uk Nicholas Haslam B6 12-14 Holbein Place SW1W 8NL 020 7730 8623 nicholashaslam.com Nicholas Haslam B6 202 Ebury Street SW1W 8UN 020 7730 0445 nicholashaslam.com Odyssey Fine Arts B6 24 Holbein Place SW1W 8NL 020 7730 9942 odysseyart.co.uk Patrick Jefferson B5 227 Ebury Street SW1W 8UT 020 7730 6161 patrickjefferson.com Plus One Gallery B6 89-91 Pimlico Rd. SW1W 8PH 02077307656 plusonegallery.com Promemoria B6 99 Pimlico Rd. SW1W 8PH 020 7730 2514 promemoria.com

Ramsay Prints B6 69 Pimlico Rd. SW1W 8NE 020 7730 6776 Rogier Lamps B6 20A Pimlico Rd. SW1W 8LJ 020 7823 4780 lauriancerogier.com Rose Uniacke B6 76-78 Pimlico Rd. SW1W 8PL 020 7730 7050 roseuniacke.com Ross Hamilton Antique 95 Pimlico Rd. SW1W 8PH B6 020 7730 3015 lapada.co.uk/rosshamilton Sebastian D’Orsai C3 77 Elizabeth Street SW1W 9PJ 0207 730 8366 sebastiandorsai.com Soane B6 50 Pimlico Road SW1W 8LP 020 7730 6400 soane.co.uk Ultimate Kitchens B6 107 Pimlico Rd. SW1W 8PH 020 7730 7927 Westenholz Antiques B6 80-82 Pimlico Rd. SW1W 8PL 020 7824 8090 westenholz.co.uk

MAP 1 BELGRAVIA (page 23) MAP 2 VICTORIA (page 24)

Health & Leisure

MAP 3 PIMLICO (page 26)

HEALTH & LEISURE in VICTORIA Action Bikes F2 19 Dacre Street SW1H 0DJ 020 7799 2233 actionbikes.co.uk Bannatynes 4 Millbank SW1P 3JA 020 7233 3579 bannatyne.co.uk

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Blacks C2 27 Buckingham Palace Road SW1W 0PP 020 7834 6007 Blakes outdoor wear; walking, adventure and camping Dial A Bike F3 30 Strutton Ground SW1P 2HR 020 7233 4224 dial-a-bike.co.uk Dolphin’s Boutique E2 9 & 11 Broadway SW1H 0AZ 020 7222 1828 Pharmacy Evans Cycles C4 320 Vauxhall Bridge Road SW1V 1AA 020 7976 6298 evanscycles.com Fitness First D2 20 Palace Street SW1E 5BA 020 7931 8011 fitnessfirst.co.uk Fitness First C3 136 Victoria Street SW1E 5LD 020 7828 8221 fitnessfirst.co.uk

LA Fitness Portland House 19 Stag Place SW1E 5BH 020 7233 8444 lafitness.co.uk

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Lifestyles Leisure C4 2 Bridge Place SW1V 1QA 020 7802 8501 Star Pharmacy F3 33 Strutton Ground SW1P 2HY 020 7222 1589 Victoria Pharmacy F4 58 Horseferry Road SW1P 2AF 020 7222 5793 HEALTH & LEISURE in PIMLICO Dolphin Fitness Club C5 Dolphin Square SW1V 3LX 020 7798 8686 dolphinfitnessclub.co.uk Gees Chemist B3 27-29 Warwick Way SW1V 1QT 020 7834 6050 Jade Pharmacy C5 5 The Arcade, Dolphin Square SW1V 3LX 020 7828 0019 Paxall Chemists B4 91 Charlwood Street SW1V 4PD 020 7834 8860 Portman’s Pharmacy C4 93-95 Tachbrook Street SW1V 2QA 020 7834 2816 portmanspharmacy.com

Queen Mother Sports Centre B2 223 Vauxhall Bridge Road SW1V 1EL 020 7630 5522 www.nuffieldhealth.com Run by Nuffield Health on behalf of Westminster City Council.

Activities for adults, kids, families, school groups and clubs S S Basra Pharmacy B3 24 Upper Tachbrook Street SW1V 1SW 020 7834 6182 Simmonds Chemist B5 105 Lupus Street SW1V 3EN 020 7834 7050 Tachbrook Tropicals 244 Vauxhall Bridge Road B2 London SW1V 1AU 020 7834 5179 Aquarium Warwick Pharmacy B3 34-36 Warwick Way London SW1V 1RY 020 7834 4721 HEALTH & LEISURE in BELGRAVIA Keencare Ltd D3 6 Lower Belgrave St. SW1W 0LJ 020 7730 8747 Pharmacy Mungo And Maud C4 79 Elizabeth Street London SW1W 9PJ 020 7022 1208 mungoandmaud.com Vets

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