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Battersea Power Station & Nine Elms: Our Favourites

Sir Giles Gilbert Scott’s power station reborn: shops in the turbine halls, a lift up a chimney, riverside restaurants, new buildings by Gehry and Foster, and its own Tube station in Zone 1.

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  1. Cocktail barControl Room BBattersea
  2. River busUber Boat by Thames ClippersRiver Thames

Getting there and the back story

  1. Plan your trip

    Getting to Battersea Power Station: travel times to central London

    Battersea·In depth: getting there

    Tube, bus, river, bike or car: how long it takes from Battersea Power Station to central London.

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  2. The back story

    Battersea Power Station: from coal to Chimney Lift, the back story

    Battersea·In depth: shopping

    How a 1930s brick giant, silent for decades, became London’s most talked-about place to shop.

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  3. The back story

    Battersea Power Station: the concept behind the restoration

    Battersea·In depth: architecture

    Rebuilt chimneys, hand-made bricks, two turbine halls: the thinking behind a great restoration.

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What to see and do

  1. 109 metres up a chimney

    The Chimney Lift at Battersea Power Station

    Battersea·Viewpoint

    A glass lift rising 109 metres inside the north-west chimney, for views across London.

    Level 1, Turbine Hall A, Battersea Power Station, SW11 8BJExplore View on map

  2. Six acres on the Thames

    Power Station Park and the riverside walk

    Battersea·Riverside park

    Six acres of gardens and a riverside walk in front of the Power Station, open to everyone.

    Battersea Power Station, SW11 8BJExplore View on map

  3. Battersea Park logo

    A Victorian park by the river

    Battersea Park

    Battersea·Park

    A Victorian riverside park with a boating lake, a Peace Pagoda and a children’s zoo.

    Battersea Park, SW11 4NJExplore View on map

  4. 6 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027

    Glide at Battersea Power Station

    Battersea·Christmas ice rink

    London’s only riverside ice rink with a skate trail: three rinks and a 200-metre trail below the chimneys.

    Battersea Power Station, London SW11Explore WatchView on map

Shopping

  1. Shops in a 1930s landmark

    Shopping at Battersea Power Station

    Battersea·Shopping centre·£££

    Over 100 brands in the restored turbine halls, with a lift up a chimney and riverside dining.

    Battersea Power Station, SW11 8BJExplore View on map

  2. Battersea’s new high street

    Electric Boulevard

    Battersea·Pedestrian high street

    A traffic-free high street between Gehry and Foster buildings, from the tube to the Power Station.

    Electric Boulevard, SW11 8BJExplore View on map

Where to eat and drink

  1. Restaurants by the river

    Circus West Village and Arches Lane

    Battersea·Riverside dining

    Riverside terraces and railway arches lined with restaurants, beside the Power Station.

    Circus Road West, SW11 8EZExplore View on map

  2. Cocktails among the dials

    Control Room B

    Battersea·Cocktail bar

    An all-day cocktail bar in the Power Station’s 1950s control room, among the original dials.

    Turbine Hall B, Battersea Power Station, SW11 8BJExplore View on map

Where to stay

  1. Jaime Hayon’s art hotel

    art’otel London Battersea Power Station

    Battersea·Design hotel·££££

    Jaime Hayon’s 164-room art hotel on Electric Boulevard, with a rooftop pool by the chimneys.

    Electric Boulevard, SW11 8BJExplore View on map

The new neighbourhood

  1. Battersea Power Station logo

    Reopened 2022

    Battersea Power Station

    Battersea·Regeneration

    Scott’s listed power station, reopened in 2022 with shops, homes and a chimney lift.

    Circus Road West, SW11 8DDExplore View on map

  2. Phase 1 · open since 2017

    Circus West Village

    Battersea·Riverside homes

    The first phase of Battersea Power Station: 865 riverside homes above restaurants and shops.

    Circus Road West, SW11 8EZExplore View on map

  3. Phase 2 · completed 2021–22

    Switch House East and West

    Battersea·Homes in the Power Station

    Loft homes in the Power Station’s two switch houses, with original brick and steel inside.

    Circus Road West, SW11 8DDExplore View on map

  4. Gehry’s first UK homes

    Prospect Place

    Battersea·Homes by Gehry Partners

    Frank Gehry’s first homes in the UK: 308 apartments in rippling white towers.

    Electric Boulevard, SW11 8BJExplore View on map

  5. Foster + Partners · complete

    Battersea Roof Gardens

    Battersea·Homes by Foster + Partners

    Foster + Partners’ curving homes on Electric Boulevard, crowned by a 29,000 sq ft roof garden.

    Electric Boulevard, SW11 8BJExplore View on map

  6. Completed 2024

    50 Electric Boulevard

    Battersea·Offices by Foster + Partners

    Foster + Partners’ curved-glass workplace on Electric Boulevard, completed in 2024.

    50 Electric Boulevard, SW11 8BJExplore View on map

  7. Under construction · due 2030

    Prospect Place South and the next phases

    Battersea·Homes and shops by Gehry Partners

    Two new Gehry buildings to complete Electric Boulevard, and plans for the final 16 acres.

    Electric Boulevard, SW11 8BJExplore View on map

  8. Ongoing

    Nine Elms and the US Embassy

    Nine Elms·Regeneration

    The riverside between Vauxhall and Battersea, with new homes, the US Embassy and the Sky Pool.

    Nine Elms, SW11Explore View on map

By river

  1. Uber Boat by Thames Clippers logo

    The river bus

    Uber Boat by Thames Clippers

    River Thames·River bus·££

    Fast river buses calling at 24 piers from Putney to Barking, paid by contactless or Oyster.

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Questions and answers

How long does it take to get from Battersea Power Station to the West End?

On the Northern line, Leicester Square is about 11 minutes and Tottenham Court Road about 12, without changing, on TfL’s Journey Planner. Oxford Circus and Piccadilly Circus take about 16 to 18 minutes with one change.

How do I get from Battersea Power Station to Westminster?

By Underground it takes about 15 minutes, changing once at Embankment, on TfL’s Journey Planner. By bike it is about 17 minutes, and Uber Boats also run from Battersea Power Station Pier to Westminster.

Which buses stop at Battersea Power Station?

Routes 44, 137, 211 and 452 stop at Battersea Park / Chelsea Gate on Chelsea Bridge Road, and routes 156, 344 and 436 at the Battersea Power Station stop on Battersea Park Road.

Where should a taxi drop me at Battersea Power Station?

Ask for Pump House Lane, off Battersea Park Road, the vehicle entrance; security will direct the driver from there.

Is there parking at Battersea Power Station?

Yes: car parks off Pump House Lane and Circus Road West have more than 200 spaces, EV charging and a 2.2-metre height limit. They fill at weekends.

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