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Battersea Power Station
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Battersea Power Station

4.6 ·

Explore Battersea Power Station, London's iconic riverside landmark turned shopping destination. Wander through the preserved turbine halls and Control Room now filled with shops and restaurants, and soak up the industrial character alongside the buzzing Nine Elms riverside.

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Reasons to go

  • Its four white chimneys have been a Thames landmark since the 1930s, closed as a power plant in 1983 and left disused for decades before reopening in 2022.
  • Lift 109 takes visitors up inside one of the original chimneys via a glass elevator to a viewing platform over London.
  • The original turbine halls and Control Room have been preserved and repurposed as event and dining spaces, and the site has its own dedicated Northern line tube extension stop.
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Full description

Battersea Power Station's four white chimneys have loomed over the Thames since the 1930s, decades spent disused after the plant closed in 1983 before a major redevelopment reopened it in 2022 as shops, restaurants and homes, with the original Control Room turbine halls preserved as dramatic event and dining spaces. Reviewers with a 4.6 rating repeatedly describe the transformation as impressively done, praising both the industrial character retained inside and the wider Nine Elms riverside area that's grown up around it.

Its free entry and 75-minute suggested visit make it easy to browse casually, and it suits anyone curious about adaptive reuse or looking for a newer, less crowded alternative to the central London circuit.

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Address

Circus Rd W, Nine Elms, London SW11 8DD, UK · Nine Elms
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Hours

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

1h15

Best time

morning, lunchtime, afternoon, early evening or evening

Intensity

Moderate walking

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Good to know

  • Take the lift or the glass Lift 109 to a viewing platform inside one of the original chimneys for a different vantage point on the city
  • go in the early_evening to catch shops, riverside bars and the building lit up as dusk falls
  • the power station has its own Northern line tube extension stop, making it an easy standalone trip.
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Reviews

The whole area has been beautifully restored and redeveloped. It’s now such a wonderful area to walk around! The power station itself has a fabulous industrial yet modern feel and it’s so spacious that you don’t realise how busy it is! Plenty of nice shops and cafes/restaurants! Also a nice row of shops outside…

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Elisa Winstanley

2/5

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