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Riverside Walk - Vauxhall Bridge to Battersea Power Station

Riverside Walk, Vauxhall, London, SW8 2LE

Access Guide

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Area Overview

  • The start point for this guide is Vauxhall Bridge.
  • The end point for this guide is Battersea Power Station.
  • The average walking time between the start and end points is 30 minutes.
  • This guide covers the Riverside Walk, Nine Elms Lane, Pump House Lane and Circus Road East.
  • Points of interest in this area include: Vauxhall Bridge, Riverside Gardens, St George's Wharf, Nine Elms Pavilion and Battersea Power Station.
  • Public transport facilities near the start point include: bus stops.
  • Public transport facilities near the end point include: a bus stop and an underground/overground station.

About the Start Point (Vauxhall Bridge)

Streets and Roads (Riverside Walk - Nine Elms Lane - Pump House Lane)

  • Most of the streets and roads have streetlighting at regular intervals.
  • The footpaths include the following surfaces: tarmac, block paving and paving slabs.
  • Some of the streets and roads contain steep gradients and uneven surfaces.
  • These are located from Vauxhall Bridge to the Riverside Walk and on the final stretch of the Riverside Walk after Nine Elms Pavilion.
    There are uneven surfaces on Nine Elms Lane after you exit the Riverside Walk.
  • There are directional signposts of the following type: waymarker.
  • The majority of the footpaths are at least 180cm wide.
  • Street furniture in this area includes: benches, street lamps, litter bins, a bicycle rack, a bus shelter, bollards with high visual contrast with the paving or a visual band, planters and trees.
  • Other obstructions on the footpath include: café tables and chairs and temporary footpath works.
  • Seating is at regular intervals of more than 50m along the main street.
  • There is not a taxi rank available.
  • There are no toilets in this area.

Crossing Points (Cringle Street - Pump House Lane)

  • The following types of crossing points are used in this area: Zebra crossing, Pelican crossing and unmarked crossing (without controls or markings).
  • The control box for the pelican crossing at Cringle Street has a rotating cone.
  • The pelican crossing at Cringle Street does not have audible signals.
  • Busy traffic enters Kirtling Street from the main street.
  • Busy traffic exits to the main street from Cringle Street.

About the End Point (Battersea Power Station)

  • On street Blue Badge parking is not available.
  • On street standard parking is not available.
  • There is a public car park within approximately 200m.
  • The public car park is located on Pump House Lane.
  • The name of the car park is Battersea Power Station Car Park.
  • There is a clearly marked drop-off point.
  • The drop-off point is located on Pump House Lane.
  • There is tactile paving on dropped kerbs at the drop-off point.
  • There is not a taxi rank available.
  • There is a bus stop within approximately 150m of the end point.
  • The nearest train station is Battersea Park Station.
  • The nearest underground/overground station is Battersea Power Station.
  • For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Google Maps (opens new tab).
  • Public facilities in this area include: a Changing Places facility, toilets with adaptations for disabled people, standard toilets and baby changing facilities. There may be a charge to access these facilities.