Pimlico is a hidden bijou part of London; the flat has virtually no passing traffic yet it is walking distance from the vibrant and buzzing neighbourhood abundance of international cafes, restaurants and pubs - Indian, Spanish, Thai, Brazilian, Mexican, Turkish, Italian, English, Middle Eastern - all within a few minutes’ walk of the property. There are several supermarkets - none more than 5 minutes’ walk away, most within minutes. There are also numerous delicatessens and Tatchbrook Street Market serving freshly cooked take away luncheons (5 days a week); Fridays and Saturdays bring a butcher and fishmonger. This little market is just 2 minutes walk away. There are 3 cash ATM’s and a Post Office within 3 minutes’ walk.
TRANSPORT Links are outstanding. Choice of three tube lines (District, Circle and Victoria lines) within less than ten minutes walk. Also mainline trains from one of the largest London stations (Victoria), as well as Vauxhall (15 minutes walk). Coach services from Victoria Coach Station are but 12 minutes away.
UNDERGROUND/TUBE - Nearest Stations
•Victoria (Victoria line, District&Circle line) - 10 minutes' walk
•Pimlico (Victoria Line) - 4 minutes' walk
MAINLINE RAILWAY STATIONS
- Victoria – 9 minutes’ walk (trains to the South West and 30 minute train ride directly into Gatwick Airport)
- Vauxhall – 15 minutes’ walk (2 stops on the Victoria line from Victoria, 1 stop from Pimlico)
-Charing Cross – 30 minutes’ walk (3 stops on the D& C line from Victoria)
COACHES
Victoria Coach Station – 12 minutes’ walk (coaches to all airports as well as most major cities)
TAXIS
An endless stream of black taxis – day and night - can be found 1 minute away on Belgrave Road.
BICYCLES
Santander Cycle Hire … virtually outside plus 2 others in under 3 minutes’ walk
ON FOOT
River Thames - 5 minute's walk
Tate Britain - 10 minutes’ walk
Belgravia - 12 minutes’ walk
Westminster Abbey - 15 minutes’ walk
Buckingham Palace and St James' Park - 15 minutes’ walk
Chelsea, Sloane Square and the ever inviting Kings Road - 15 minutes’ walk
China Town - 30 minutes' walk
Knightsbridge, Harrods, Harvey Nichols - 20 minutes’ walk
Houses of Parliament and Big Ben - 20 minutes’ walk
Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, National Gallery& Portrait Gallery - 30 minutes’ walk
Leicester Square, Soho, China Town, Covent Garden - 30 minutes’ walk
Theatre district – 30 minutes’ walk
The Southbank (London Eye, National Theatre, British Film Institute, Queen Elizabeth Hall) - 30 minutes’ walk
Marble Arch, Oxford Street – 30 minutes’ walk