Chelsea Physic Garden

The Chelsea Physic Garden was established as the Apothecaries' Garden in London, England, in 1673 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries to grow plants to be used as medicines.
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  • Access is restricted and requires permission.
  • Opening hours: 9:30 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Garden
  • Description: botanical garden in London
  • Address: 66 Royal Hospital Road, London

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Army Museum and Albert Bridge.

Museum
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The is the national home of the history and heritage of the Army. Through permanent galleries, special exhibitions, collections and programmes, the museum explores how soldiers have shaped our world and lives, from the British Civil Wars to the Army's role today. is situated 720 feet northeast of Chelsea Physic Garden.

Bridge
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is a road bridge over the connecting on the north bank to on the south. Designed and built by Rowland Mason Ordish in 1873 as an Ordish–Lefeuvre system modified cable-stayed bridge, it proved to be structurally unsound, so between 1884 and 1887 Sir Joseph Bazalgette incorporated some of the design elements of a suspension bridge. is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Chelsea Physic Garden.

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The is an old soldiers' retirement home and nursing home for some 300 veterans of the British Army. Founded as an almshouse — the ancient sense of the word "hospital" — by King Charles II in 1682, it is a 66-acre site located on Royal Hospital Road in . is situated 1,500 feet northeast of Chelsea Physic Garden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chelsea and Sutton Dwellings.

Suburb
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is an area in , England, due south-west of by approximately 2.5 miles. It lies on the north bank of the and for postal purposes is part of the south-western postal area.

Neighborhood
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, also known as the Sutton Estate, are a series of 14 residential buildings in , United Kingdom.

Neighborhood
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World's End is a district of , lying at the western end of the King's Road. Once a Victorian slum area, council housing was built here in the 20th century, including the brutalist architecture World's End estate.

Chelsea Physic Garden

Latitude
51.48465° or 51° 29′ 5″ north
Longitude
-0.16216° or 0° 9′ 44″ west
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Western Panjabi—“Chelsea Physic Garden” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Chelsea Physic Garden”
  • Catalan: “jardí botànic de Chelsea”
  • Catalan: “Jardí botànic de Chelsea”
  • Chinese: “1”
  • Chinese: “切爾西草藥園”
  • Chinese: “切爾西藥草園”
  • Dutch: “Apothecaries‘ Garden”
  • Dutch: “Chelsea Physic Garden”
  • Dutch: “Physic Garden”
  • Esperanto: “Ĉelsia Botanika Ĝardeno”
  • Finnish: “Chelsea Physic Garden”
  • French: “Chelsea Physic Garden”
  • French: “jardin botanique de Chelsea”
  • French: “Jardin botanique de Chelsea”
  • German: “Chelsea Physic Garden”
  • Italian: “Chelsea Physic Garden”
  • Japanese: “チェルシー薬草園”
  • Latin: “Hortus Apothecariorum (Chelsea)”
  • Latin: “Hortus Botanicus Chelseyanus”
  • Macedonian: “Челсиска лекарска градина”
  • Persian: “باغ پزشکی چلسی”
  • Piemontese: “Chelsea Physic Garden”
  • Polish: “Chelsea Physic Garden”
  • Portuguese: “Chelsea physic garden”
  • Portuguese: “Chelsea Physic Garden”
  • Russian: “Аптекарский сад Челси”
  • Spanish: “Chelsea Physic Garden”
  • Spanish: “Jardín botánico de Chelsea”
  • Spanish: “Jardín Físico de Chelsea”
  • Spanish: “Jardín Medicinal de Chelsea”
  • Swedish: “Chelsea Physic Garden”
  • Turkish: “Chelsea Botanik Bahçesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Аптекарський сад Челсі”
  • Ukrainian: “Ботанічний сад Челсі”
  • Western Panjabi: “چیلسی فزک پھلواری”

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