Victoria Embankment Gardens

Victoria Embankment Gardens: Great wide walk along the river with full, open gardens. The splash of colors is a nice break from the surrounding city. Near Tate Modern. Enjoy the getaway!
Pier:This depot is the pier for the River Bus/​Taxi that transports you along the river to various sites avoiding London traffic and crowds. This is a great and inexpensive way to travel to the Eye, Tower of London and other tourist sites. Along the way, the boat guide gives you an audio overview and you have great views of the bridges on the Thames. The Oyster Card allows discounts and the London pass includes one trip with the pass. A fun and different way to see the city!

Ein kleiner Park entlang der Victoria Embankment Pier… Wer etwas Ruhe vom Verkehr braucht, aus seinen Reisebus wartet und das lieber im Grün machen möchte als auf der Betonwüste der Bushaltepunkte, kann es also direkt daneben im kleinen Park machen.
Bänke, Wiesen und ein kleines Café laden zum Verweilen ein.

Such a beautiful, quiet park in the middle of a busy city. It is a great escape if you just want a break from a hectic day.

Very lucky to have this right behind my work building, it’s a great place to spend a sunny lunch break. The gardens are really well kept and it always looks pretty.
It gets very busy during lunch hours but there’s always a patch of grass to sit on.

Beautifully kept. great for a picnic or just a quick break when walking around the crowded streets.

Another place for which I neglected to write a review after we visited in ⁷⁄₁₁. The gardens are a pleasant refuge — filled with some nice statuary — and not overly-​crowded on a weekday. As others have mentioned, seating isn’t very plentiful.

Nice place to relax in the midst of busy London. You can bring your food from nearby restaurants, sit on a bench or the grass, and enjoy!

Great place to sit and have lunch in the sun. Limited seating but sufficient. During the summer the band stand normally has something on.

These gardens are a beautiful, tranquil place to be when the sun’s out as I discovered a few months ago. You feel like you’ve chanced upon a right little hidden gem in Central London that feels almost as if you’re in a village somewhere in the English countryside!
Benches are few and far between so make sure you nab one at the first opportunity and ensure you observe the keep off the grass signs before you feel the wrath of the wardens who when we were there and heard them, were really quite agressive and rude to people.
The Gardens are ideally located off the (Victoria side of) Embankment and right behind the Embankment tube station and a stone’s throw from Charing Cross station too. Perfect for a break from crazy sightseeing and general London madness.

Victoria Embankment Gardens are a little oasis in amongst the hurly burly of the tourist land of Westminster and Trafalgar Square.
All around, you will find people hurrying, scurrying, pointing, searching on maps, taking photographs, scoffing, keeping families together and a thousand other things. There will be the rumble of trains leaving Charing Cross Station to cross Hungerford Bridge
However, with its high hedges, you can almost feel the calm descend upon you as you step into the gardens. A shame that officially you’re not allowed to sti on the grass but I suppose it wouldn’t survive for long with the number of people in the area. There are some benches around, so you can grab a seat if you can find a space
Once refuelled, pop back out through the gates for more mayhem, be that free paintings at the National Gallery on Trafalgar Square, a show in the West End, some retail therapy in Covent Garden, some culture at the South Bank, a peek at Big Ben or a ride on the London Eye

Perfect spot for meeting grandparents arriving at Charing Cross Station. Toilets (50p a go) and a fairly basic café available. Lovely in summer to escape the local bustle but a little bleak in Autumn.

Tourists and suits all converge here, in this bit of grass, to get away from the craziness of their days. Not many places to really sit comfortably, but if you look carefully you’ll find a bench or a low wall where you can perch for a rest or to eat your packed lunch. If you didn’t bring lunch, several great spots are nearby and would be happy to exchange something yummy for some colorful bits of paper.
You’re not supposed to walk or sit on the grass, but people still do. Just do it where there isn’t a sign telling you.
Please don’t feed the pigeons. They’re skyrats.

Suits are drawn to this little oasis of green calm like a fly to a nice fresh poop. Come one o’clock you’ll need eyes like a hawk to search out a free bench. Most people share so you’ll normally find somewhere to perch. There really isn’t anywhere else to sit in comfort to eat your packed lunch in the locale, but be mindful not to sit or stand on the grass — that isn’t allowed.
You absolutely would not come here for a special ‘London Parks’ peruse, but for a lunch time hang out, its the only bit of man made nature in the vicinity It is tailored made for sitting quietly with a book or sandwich.

4.5 stars on the meta-​scale…
So the Embankment Gardens are kind-​of-​semi-​hidden away on the Embankment between Temple and Embankment tube stations… but it is an oasis of calm on a beautiful day like today, a little distance away from the traffic roaring down the Embankment, and a pleasant green space to enjoy an afternoon, just to wander through or sit and relax.
During the week (as Glen S mentioned), it might well be a different story, but at the weekend, it seems like a very good place to visit.

Are people always jogging along here? For a time I thought I needed to adjust my lifestyle in accordance with the track-​suited types who can be seen any day of the week at lunchtime around here, marring the landscape with their tight arses and judging faces. That’s unfair. But really. Does jogging make you superior? I drink more than I ought to, I know. And I like a good run about town, I do. All the same, does this self important London jogging phase really contribute anything? Having lived in France during the last federal election I find the whole thing sinister, connected to a collective Euro desire to not only align itself with America but to become it, at the basest level, a level of which not even the most ignorant American backpacker would approve. Alas. If you like tidal rivers it’s stellar. If you like brutalist architecture you’re in luck. I’m a good salesman, right?

A lovely little place to eat your lunch
right near embankment station! lots of nice flowers and grass in the middle of london
the small park is always full of people in suits sitting reading, talking and eating a wonderful place to relax on a nice day, el fresco or people watching.

These gardens are right next to Embankment station and are one of my favourites in London. They are quite small, but hey, small is cozy. What I love about it is the variety of tulips when spring comes. It blooms with a stunning variety of colours and shapes, so lovely. It’s specially perfect for a quick break from the buzz of this area.

I discovered this garden years ago by accident when I was lost and bored. It is that garden on the way from Charing Cross station to Embankment station that you always miss because you are in a hurry and too busy to notice the green.
Not a huge space I would say but very peaceful and could be the best space to chill out for a wee break. There are lots of shops on Villiers Street that you can buy food and step in this garden for a munch… mind you, pigeons are all over the place.
I’ve come across to hear a jazz band performing inside the garden twice already, not quite sure if it’s a regular event or random showcase but it’s nice and free to consume.
It looks lovely and makes you feel like home due to the size of 4.5 hectares. Grab a bench if you’d like to sit properly, lie down on the lawn if you’d like to touch the nature. If it’s too hot in the summer, you can always sit in the shades in some corners.
Note: No access for cyclists but good access for wheelchairs.