An autumn walk from Clapham Junction to Victoria

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We took a little (5km) autumn stroll from Clapham Junction in south west London to Victoria in central London. The air was a little chilly with some light drizzle, but it ended up being quite a lovely walk, passing through Battersea Park, across Chelsea Embankment, through Pimlico and finishing the final stretch in Vicotria. 

The Arding & Hobbs building built in 1910 and designed by architect James Gibson, is a former department store and Grade II listed building.
The Arding & Hobbs building built in 1910 and designed by architect James Gibson, is a former department store and Grade II listed building. 


📹  Check out these and other attractions in our Clapham Junction to Victoria Autumn Walk video on our Skint Adventure YouTube channel. 

📸  See photos from this walk on our Skint Adventure Instagram account. 

Some graffiti on Chelsea Bridge that reads: Omar be mine.
Some graffiti on Chelsea Bridge

📍 Check out these key attractions on the route, in the video:

  • Clapham Junction Station
  • Falcon Estate
  • Shillington Park
  • Latchmere Leisure Centre
  • Battersea Park
  • Chelsea Bridge
  • Chelsea Embankment
  • Victoria Station


📖 FUN FACT: Each day more than 2,000 trains, over half of them stopping, pass through Clapham Junction station, more than through any other station in Europe. At peak times up to 200 trains per hour pass through of which 122 stop.


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