As you continue along the riverbank you enter the London Borough of Lambeth where you will find the London home of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lambeth Palace, and the new headquarters of MI5 the British Secret Service.
St.Pauls
Cathedral
South Bank Trail - PT96 11 Kilometres
| This route starts at the Tower
of London and, after crossing over Tower Bridge, follows the River Thames upstream
offering panoramic views of the City and Westminster. The South Bank of the Thames
at this point is in the London Borough of Southwark and it is here that you will find a
full size replica of Sir Francis Drakes Golden Hind and Shakespeare's Globe Theatre As you continue along the riverbank you enter the London Borough of Lambeth where you will find the London home of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lambeth Palace, and the new headquarters of MI5 the British Secret Service. |
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At this point you recross the
river over Vauxhall Bridge and then walk back downstream to the Houses of Parliament,
passing on the way the Tate Gallery. Next to the Houses of Parliament you will find
Westminster Abbey, where the coronation of England's Monarchs takes place and where many
of them were later buried. The route then continues along the riverbank, past Cleopatras needle, to the Temple Tube Station. Please note that the Temple Tube Station is closed on Sundays, the nearest alternatives are the Embankment and Blackfriars. |
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The Clock
Tower of the House of Parliament
Westminster
Abbey