London: Strand and Embankment

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Starts

Charing Cross mainline station (map).

Ends

Embankment underground station (map).

Time

Approximately 1 hour 45 minutes.

Distance

2 kilometres.

Disabled access

A hilly walk. Avoid Watergate Walk. Instead, come back up Villiers Street, turn right on John Adam Street and right again on Buckingham Street. Pick up commentary outside No 14. Miss out the Queen's Chapel of the Savoy.

Route

Charing Cross Station, Villiers Street, Buckingham Street, John Adam Street, The Adelphi, Strand, The Savoy, Somerset House, Victoria Embankment.

Useful links

• Thistle Charing Cross Hotel
• Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts (RSA)
• Savoy Hotel
• Somerset House
• Savoy Tailors Guild

Special notes

• The route through Somerset House from Strand to Embankment is only open between 10.00am and 6.00pm.
• For information about the galleries in Somerset House, telephone 020 7845 4600.