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Chelsea – Old and new
Chelsea – Old and new
Time: 1 hour
Sights include: Royal Hospital Chelsea,
the National Army Museum, Tite Street
and Duke of York Square/Saatchi Gallery.
This walk shows you some of
Chelsea’s historic sights and
takes you through to Duke of
York Square, a recently-built
development that has proved a
huge success.
Start at Sloane Square Tube station.
Cross over the road towards Hugo Boss.
Continue past Hugo Boss and walk up
to the traffic lights. At the traffic lights just
after Hugo Boss, turn left into Lower
Sloane Street.
Walk down Lower Sloane Street. Look
out for the dragon on top of the Pont
Street Dutch-style building at number 44.
q You can see the Sloane Club at number
52. Walk past the shops and the
Rose and Crown pub and continue
towards the trees at the end of Lower
Sloane Street. The Chelsea Barracks site
w (see Streets and Sights) is on the
other side of the road, next to Chelsea
Bridge Road.
Turn right into Royal Hospital Road
and cross over to walk on the left-hand
side of the street. The Royal Hospital
Chelsea s Margaret Thatcher Infirmary e
is on your left.
When you reach London Gate, turn
left to go into the grounds. There s a
painted statue of a Chelsea Pensioner on
a bench, and the caf , museum and
souvenir shop are on the left as you walk
down. The State Apartments are on the
right. Walk down to the trees at the end
and go through Garden Gate.
The peaceful Ranelagh Gardens r
[Sight: Ranelagh Gardens in Green
Spaces] are on the left, which you can
explore if you wish. When you want to
continue the walk, retrace your steps
back out of the grounds to Royal
Hospital Road.
Continue down Royal Hospital Road
and pause at Chapel Gate to see the
Royal Hospital Chelsea t from the
front. [Sight: Royal Hospital Chelsea.] If
you want to explore further, Light Horse
Court, Figure Court, College Court and
the Chapel are open Monday-Saturday
10am-12pm, and 2pm-4pm, and the
Great Hall is open Monday-Saturday
11am-12pm and 2pm-4pm. (For reception
and enquiries, go to Chelsea Gate,
further up Royal Hospital Road).
Continue along Royal Hospital Road.
After passing the Royal Hospital Chelsea,
you will see the National Army Museum
y on the left. [Sight: National Army
Museum in Museums.] Visit if you like,
and to continue the walk, return to Royal
Hospital Road.
Keep walking along Royal Hospital
Road and cross over Tite Street, which
we will return to later. You will see some
shops on your left, including Foxtrot
Oscar u (see Restaurants). Further
down Royal Hospital Road is Restaurant
Gordon Ramsay i (see Restaurants).
When you reach Swan Walk, you will see
a blue plaque with information about
Chelsea Physic Garden o [Sight:
Chelsea Physic Garden in Green
Spaces]. Turn left down Swan Walk and
the entrance to the garden is on the
right. Visit if you like, and return to Swan
Walk to continue the walk.
Continue down Swan Walk to Chelsea
Embankment [Sight: Chelsea
Embankment in Streets and Sights] and