Victoria And Westminster Hotels
Choose a Victoria and Westminster hotel to admire white stucco residences in Belgravia and swish Regency dwellings in Pimlico. Meet the misplaced pelicans in St James’s Park on the way to Trooping the Colour on the 18th-century Horse Guards Parade.
Victoria and Westminster neighbourhoods
If you are heading to London to see the Queen, the chances are that you will arrive at Victoria Station. Walk past the walled gardens of Buckingham Palace, a short stroll away along Buckingham Palace Road. The Victoria Memorial outside the palace points the way to chilled-out St James’s Park. The tree-lined paths are ashort cut to the London’s political heart around Westminster and Downing Street. Meet the river from your Westminster hotel at the Houses of Parliament for Thames strolls along Victoria Embankment. South of Victoria, Pimlico’s smart, Regency streets are a peaceful conservation area and home to Tate Britain. Embassy flags fly from the detached stucco mansions in Belgrave Square.
Shopping in Victoria and Westminster
South of Buckingham Palace, old-fashioned shops on Belgravia’s Elizabeth Street keep the rich and famous amused. Philip Treacy, the local milliner, creates hats for model customers like Naomi Campbell, while the Chocolate Society fashions sweets by hand. The rest of us can afford Thornton’s on nearby Victoria Street. Before you check in to your Victoria hotel, stock up on pampering treats at Body Shop and Lush in Victoria Place Shopping Centre.
Eating and drinking in Victoria and Westminster
Rub shoulders with hungry politicians at smart bars and restaurants, minutes from Downing Street and your Westminster hotel. Rare whiskies are served in the bright red Millbank Lounge. Indian fusion is popular at Buckingham Gate’s Quilon and the Cinnamon Club in the Old Westminster Library. Pimlico Road is home to the posh gastropub. The Orange serve cask ales and wood-fired pizzas.
Culture and nightlife in Victoria and Westminster
Paint the town red from your Victoria hotel, starting at the Victoria Palace Theatre. Walk past the Sicilian marble columns in the foyer and catch the resident West End musical Billy Elliot. Over on the cultural South Bank, the three stages at the Royal National Theatre present triple bills of plays, comedy and acoustic world music. Amble down Whitehall from yourWestminster hotelfor serious plays at the Art Deco, Grade II-listed Trafalgar Studios.
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