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Battersea Power Station and Nine Elms - Walking Tour

Tour

Wednesday 12 November 2025
10:30 - 12:30

From £14.00 (Excl. VAT)

Discover the iconic Battersea Power Station and the surrounding area – the winner of the New London Awards 2023.
The conservation and development of Battersea Power Station - an internationally renowned landmark - saw the 42 acre former industrial brownfield site become a community of homes, shops, cafes and over 19 acres of public space. 
 
The walk begins at Nine Elms and takes in Embassy Gardens with its famous sky pool - the world’s first "floating" swimming pool – then heads to the US Embassy - a cubed fortress of security and sustainability- and ends at the iconic Grade II* listed power station (WilkinsonEyre) and the surrounding public realm and riverside walks.
 
Along the journey we explore several mixed use and residential developments, Prospect Place Playground - a unique place of play inspired by the power stations iconic chimneys and brickwork patterns and the connecting linear park by Gort Scott, Allies and Morrison, Morris + Company and Rogers Stick Harbour + Partners). 
 
Duration: 2 hours approx. 

From £14.00 (Excl. VAT)


meeting point

Nine Elms Tube Station entrance

Blue Badge guide

Access

The route is step-free, although some pavements may be uneven.  There are lifts available in the Power Station. If you have access requirements, please let us know what these are and how we can best accommodate these by emailing events@nla.london.