Embankment
Embankment is a transport stop in Westminster, Greater London, England. Embankment is situated nearby to Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges, as well as near the theater building Playhouse Theatre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Square and London Eye.
Leicester Square
Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.
London Eye
Ferris wheel
Photo: Khamtran, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The London Eye, originally the Millennium Wheel, is a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over three million visitors annually. London Eye is situated 1,400 feet south of Embankment.
London Charing Cross
Railway station
Photo: Joshua Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Charing Cross railway station is a central London railway terminus between the Strand and Hungerford Bridge in the City of Westminster. It is the terminus of the Southeastern Main Lines to Dover via Ashford and Hastings via Tunbridge Wells. London Charing Cross is situated 570 feet west of Embankment.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Covent Garden and South Bank.
Covent Garden
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Covent Garden is one of the main shopping and entertainment districts of London, and is hugely popular with visitors, who swarm to its shops, bars and restaurants, especially at weekends.
South Bank
Photo: Bloodholds, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The South Bank is on a sharp 90° bend of the Thames in central London and one of the city's cultural centres. It is a small area but it contains many artistic and creative sites, as well as an eclectic range of other attractions, boutique shopping and trendy food and drink places.
Whitehall
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Whitehall is a road and area in the City of Westminster, Central London, England. The road forms the first part of the A3212 road from Trafalgar Square to Chelsea.
Embankment
- Type: Transport stop
- Wheelchair access: yes
- Categories: passenger ship terminal and transportation
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.50699° or 51° 30′ 25″ northLongitude
-0.12133° or 0° 7′ 17″ westNetwork
London River ServicesOpen location code
9C3XGV4H+QFOpenStreetMap ID
node 701436249OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=ferry_terminalOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
“Embankment” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “エンバンクメント桟橋”
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