Around and about Lambeth
Take Exit 1 from Vauxhall tube and continue ahead for 110yds (101m), turn left following a Thames Path sign. Turn right on the Riverside Walk and continue as the path later joins the Albert Embankment with a view of the London Eye in the distance. Pass the green-tinted glass of the MI6 building and at the next bridge, Lambeth Bridge, follow the underpass to the right of the steps leading up to the bridge and, once through to the other side, you’ll catch a glimpse of the Houses of Parliament on the opposite bank.
A few steps further on, turn right, opposite the steps to Thames Cruises, and cross the road to St Mary-at-Lambeth Church. To your left is the entrance to the Archbishop of Canterbury’s London pad, Lambeth Palace. Continue through the churchyard and keen gardeners might like to take a slight detour to visit the church in more detail since it is home to The Garden Museum (admission charge). Back at the entrance gates to the churchyard, turn left and follow the wall to St Mary’s Gardens with its central water fountain and turn left along Lambeth Road.
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