Between Vauxhall and Battersea, Elms of the Nile It is the coolest emerging district in London. A district born from an ambitious recovery and remodeling project, in the heart of the city, not far from the main tourist attractions of the capital.
The Palace of Westminster, Sloane Square, Tate Britain, Battersea Park - everything can be reached on foot, by Nile Elms. The new London Borough â enclosed between Lambeth Bridge to the north and Chelsea Bridge to the south â encompasses the Albert Embankment (part of the south bank of the Thames), part of the Vauxhall district and much of Battersea. In fact, it's the largest area of ââcentral London to ever undergo redevelopment (to be clear, the entire Principality of Monaco is smaller).
Here you will find, for example, the Battersea Power Station, a thermoelectric plant dated 1933 that, closed fifty years later, remains today the largest brick building in Europe. And it is also this enormous building with finely decorated interiors, which today has lakes and tree-lined avenues, that has attracted the attention of companies and private investors: the works that will turn the plant into a exclusive complex of apartments, lofts, art galleries, boutiques and restaurants. And Apple will establish its London headquarters here.
In fact, more than isolated places, Nile Elms is made up of atmosphere: you can breathe a unique air in this area south of the Thames, and getting lost on foot through the streets of the neighborhood is the best option. Only then can we see all the renovation projects that are currently underway and imagine how the face of this area will soon change. And only then will you be able to discover authentic gems off the traditional tourist routes.
Between cool clubs and art galleries, within Nile Elms you can see historic places like the peace pagoda (splendid Buddhist temple) or very modern, like that one Newport Street Gallery wanted for Damien Hirst: With free admission, the artist exhibits his more than 3000 works here, with always different temporary exhibitions. Then there are the parks, with Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, Pedlar's Park and Vauxhall Park forming a network of green spaces called to connect the new Nine Elms Park with Battersea Park. And the streets: To immerse yourself in the past, simply walk along Old Paradise Street or Black Prince Road.
As redevelopment projects advance, so do public works: The Northern Line Extension will be inaugurated in 2020, which will allow you to reach Nine Elms from the City of London (the "borough" that occupies the oldest part of the city) and the West End in a quarter of an hour.
