Borough

City of Westminster

About:

The City of Westminster is a borough of London with city status. It is located west of the City of London and north of the River Thames, and forms part of Inner London.

Home of the UK government at the Palace of Westminster and London's famous West End, known as 'Theatreland', the borough contains more landmarks per square mile than anywhere else in the capital.

Trafalgar square, which is bordered by the National Gallery and dominated by Nelson's Column, is seen as the centre of London and acts as a hub for the rest of the borough.

Westminster is also officially the Queen's place of residence, with Buckingham Palace within it's boundaries, as well as being a centre for public recreation: the Royal Albert Hall, Lord's Cricket Ground, Hyde Park and Regent's Park (home of London Zoo) are all in the borough.

Westminster is home to some of world's most exclusive shopping and residential districts, including Covent Garden, Soho and Mayfair. In recent years Mayfair property prices have continued to soar with small apartments regularly selling for over £1 million.

Routes that go through City of Westminster:

Section 1 (Buckingham Palace to Little Venice)

Section 1 (Buckingham Palace to Little Venice)

Jubilee Walkway:

Section 1 (The Western Loop walk)

Section 5 (The Jubilee Loop walk)

Thames Path National Trail:

Section 2 (Albert Bridge to Tower Bridge)

Jubilee Greenway:

Section 1 (Buckingham Palace to Little Venice)

Section 2 (Little Venice to Camden)

Section 9 (Westminster Bridge to Buckingham Palace)

Jubilee Walkway:

Jubilee Walkway

Interesting places on or near the route:

Leicester Square
Victoria Embankment

Population:

181,286 which is 2.5% of the total London population (2001 Census)

Area:

22 square kilometres

Tube:

The borough is served by the Bakerloo, Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Jubilee, District, Northern, Piccadilly, Victoria and Central lines. Visit http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/ for more information.

Rail:

The borough is well connected by train with four mainline stations - Charing Cross, Marylebone, Paddington and Victoria - within its boundaries. Visit http://www.tfl.gov.uk/rail/ for more information.

Bus:

Westminster is served by a comprehensive network of bus routes. Visit http://www.tfl.gov.uk/buses/ for more information.

Green space:

The City of Westminster, a central London borough, in addition to the four Royal Parks within its boundaries, has many other open spaces; these include small gardens as well as larger areas of land. The Royal Parks in the borough are Hyde Park / Kensington Gardens, St. James Park, Green Park and Regents Park.

Local Authority:

Westminster City Council

Other Information:

Click here to download a free 6 track audio guide that covers Kensington Palace, Hyde Park, Buckingham Palace, 10 Downing Street, Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben.

Visit London Walks for audio guides of walks in Westminster. The Westminster to Buckingham Palace Walk, Legal London Walk and the Soho Walk all pass through the borough.

Visit the Totally London website to watch a short video (3 minutes) of part of the Jubilee Walkway from the London Eye to St Paul’s.