Vauxhall
is about 2 miles from Charing Cross, Westminster, generally accepted
as the place for measuring the distance to and from London. It
is an inner city area in the borough of Lambeth, south of the
river. If you are flying to/from London, London Heathrow airport
is about 7 miles from Vauxhall. Your nearest mainline rail link
to Vauxhall is Waterloo station and Vauxhall station, and it
is about 1 mile from Victoria Coach station. If you intend to
travel on the London Tube/Underground, please use the
Vauxhall Tube Station, Wandsworth
Road, LONDON, SW8 2LG. Victoria line.
Pimlico Station, 2 Bessborough
Street, LONDONS, SW1V 2PU. Victoria line.
RAILWAY STATION:
Vauxhall. South Lambeth Road,
London, SW8 1SS.
Visitor attractions and information - Vauxhall
The Brit Oval, Surrey County Cricket Club,
Kennington, London SE11 5SS. Tel : 08712 461100.
Lambeth
Palace, London SE1 7JU. Tel: 020 7898 1200. Lambeth Palace is
the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
It is located in Lambeth, on the south bank of the River Thames
a short distance upstream of the Palace of Westminster on the
opposite shore. Lambeth Palace is not open to the general public
though tours can be arranged by writing to the bookings department.
Florence Nightingale Museum, (on the site
of St Thomas' Hospital), 2 Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EW.
Tel: 020 7620 0374. As one of the most famous women in British
history it is not surprising that Florence Nightingale should
have a museum dedicated to her memory. The Florence Nightingale
Museum celebrates the woman who almost single-handedly created
the modern nursing profession in Britain following her experiences
during the Crimean War. She is famous for answering a call from
God and helping hundreds of soldiers during the Crimean War
even now she is referred to as the Lady of the Lamp because of
her night time walks tending to sick and wounded soldiers. Gain free entry to Florence
Nightingale Museum
and dozens of other London Attractions - with the London Pass.