Battersea Park

This beautiful park is located at the south of the Thames, couple of miles from the marble arch with a great variety of trees. A wonderful winter garden is being built next to the Sun Gate.

After you stroll around and feel hungry,  there are couple of good places to eat :
La Gondola al Parco by the lake provides a calm view, while you savor nice italian cuisine and icecream.   

You might want to check out the Tea Terrace kiosk ( between the zoo and the fountains) – for fresh sandwiches.

How to reach there :

Victoria Station:
Get off at  Battersea Park station
another option is to  catch  “44 bus”.

Tube
Get off at Sloane Square and catch Bus # 452 or 137 or you may want to take a slow stroll through Sloane street and Chelsea Bridge road. The distance is approximately one kilometer.
Bus
The following Bus routes are near the park :
44, 19, 239, 319, 49,345, 452 137, 156 and  344

Visiting London – Transport from Airport (Heathrow LHR)

Visitors have a number of transport options for getting to various places from Heathrow. The common ones are tube, heathrow express, bus, heathrow connect, railair etc.  Here’s a link detailing various modes of transport from LHR and getting around London .

One Day – London Sightseeing Itinerary

Have only one day for sightseeing ?  no problem !  here’s an itinerary that you can easily cover in a day. 

• Buckingham Palace – Best seen from the surrounding parklands
• WhiteHall’s Cenotaph
• Downing Street – the Prime-Minister’s residence
• Parliament Square
• Big Ben
• Trafalgar Square – Nelson’s column
• National Gallery & National Portrait Gallery
• The British museum – one of the greatest collections of antiquities
• Shopping at the Oxford Street
• The Monument ( the great fire of 1666)
• St. Paul’s Cathedral
• Soho & Theatreland