Shopping, restaurants and family fun at Battersea Power Station As an architect, I was blown away by the architecture and the sheer size of this mixed-use master planning. We visited in the week between Christmas and New Years: shopping mall, restaurants, ice skating and carnival games. While the ice skating rink was packed and took a little while to get skating, it was still a great time. There's a chimney lift experience we missed, maybe next time. read more

Battersea Power Station - Landmarks & Historical Buildings Near Me - London, XGL

There's a new energy at this converted power station. In the past Battersea Power Station supplied a fifth of London's electricity. In 1975 Battersea A was decommissioned and Battersea B shut down three years later. Today, Battersea is an entertainment district that includes high end shops like Abercrombie Fitch, Tommy Hilfiger, Swarovski. Rolex and others. It also have several restaurants, coffee shops, juice bars, dessert spots, a brewery, a theater, a ping pong experience called Bounce as well as a play area for kid. It reminds me of the indoor American malls but much more updated. The inside is very spacious, and fun to walk around in. If you are with a multi-age group there is something for everyone. Some of my favorites were the brewery, Nando's restaurant, the Lego store and the Marks and Spencer Food Hall. I also thought it was cool that they had apartments for rent and sale right next door. If I lived in London, I would want to live in the Battersea Power Station area. This area has it all, and as a tourist it is always fun to visit because there is so much to do, and there are events going on all the time. read more

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A big mall in a big old building. Very fancy. My fella's cousin brought us here to walk around and...I don't know, show off? I have to be honest, I just did not care. We walked quite a long ways, in the cold and rain with luggage from a few days away from London and still had at least 90 minutes on a train to get back to where we were staying just to walk around a big fancy mall in a big old building. It was exactly what I expected it to be, and I just wasn't interested in checking it out. Maybe on a different day, with less luggage and less walking all over creation, or perhaps if I was a person who enjoyed mall shopping...I might have had a better time. I am sure this is a big draw for many other people. Just not for me. read more

Battersea Power Station - Landmarks & Historical Buildings Near Me - London, XGL

Lovely upmarket mall, feeling very nice and festive at the moment. A mixture of sportswear, luxury brands and multiple restaurants and coffee shops. The outside area is lit up beautifully at night too. I wish there were just a couple more gift type shops but otherwise a nice selection. Really nice shopping centre to wander around after visiting Battersea Park. read more

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Battersea Power Station is such a cool and exciting part of London, the history of the Grade II listed building dates back to its opening in 1933 and is a decommissioned coal-fired power station. It is located in Nine Elms, London, on the south bank of the River Thames. In 2022, the Power Station re-opened to the public after a 40-year gap, which became the first time people were able to go inside and explore the building, Towards the end of 2022, Battersea Power Station re-opened and converted into a shopping centre with shops, restaurants and leisure facilities. Brands located here include an Apple Store (they also have their UK HQ here), Dishoom, Marks and Spencer, Oseyo, Starbucks and many others. Despite being one of the city's iconic landmarks and the history of the place, it feels modern and exciting and doesn't have a huge touristy vibe. It feels like one of the places to be, and the shopping experience and walking through were pleasant and far from the hectic nature like Oxford Street and both Westfields can become. The tube station, Battersea Power Station, on the Northern Line, which opened for this regeneration project, is the only station on the London Underground network to feature "Station" in its' name, so it is easy to get here through the tube and bus services. The interior is stunning and modern. I visited in the run-up to Christmas, and they certainly went all out with the decorations. I like Battersea Power Station. It is slowly becoming one of my favourite areas of London, and it's such a unique place to shop or grab a bite to eat or a drink, it's obvious a lot of time, attention, and money has gone into making it an iconic attraction for tourists and locals in London again. 5* read more

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The Battersea Power Station was redeveloped in recent years, along with the surrounding areas, to include housing, shopping, restaurants, offices, etc. This is the culmination of the redevelopment. Having the new US Embassy in Battersea helps too. It's pretty cool when you're inside. You're in what is effectively an open air mall with tons of space which is fairly rare in London. Plenty of food options as well, which can make this place a nice spot to hangout during the weekends and even weekdays. It's worth checking out if you have some time. read more

The iconic Battersea Power Station lives on as a wonderful and beautifully decorated shopping mall. The developers did a great job keeping the historical elements while paying respect to modernism and the station's art deco history. I enjoyed the high end shops and dining options in the area while embracing the history of the location. The station for the Tube is really close to the mall too. read more

Battersea Power Station - Landmarks & Historical Buildings Near Me - London, XGL

This is a really cool spot, instantly recognizable to Pink Floyd fans and hard to miss by all others due to its towering stature. They have converted the interior into a cool mall space and the surrounding area is full of shops, restaurants, seating and open areas, etc. This is a cool place to come spend a few hours exploring and a great place to hop on the Uber Boat to head up river. read more

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Nice state of the art mall. Huge with tons of stores and eateries. Spacious and warm. We went during the week and there was a good crowd. Modern mall made from an old power plant. read more

Battersea Power Station - Mall - Landmarks & Historical Buildings Near Me - London, XGL

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This is a really cool new spot. An old power station converted to a mall by a Malaysian investment group and 700+ new homes, river walk and park space surrounding it. They've kept the old industrial look inside, which makes it quite unique looking. Retail a bit more on the exclusive side. It's a new mall space, so still a lot of retail spaces available for rent. It's a short walk from the Battersea power station tube, which is also newly built. The apartment buildings opposite the power station have a really cool design. Lots of restaurants outside the mall and a few dining options inside as well. read more

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Had a local guide send us in the direction of Battersea PS. Really glad he did! It's really great to see what they've done with the area, especially converting such an incredible structure into what it is today! Provides shopping for those interested, along with a really neat perspective to those more interested in what it used to be. Shopping + history on display! Highly recommend checking it out! read more

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Pay car park very close. Nice place but the Park is better and cheaper! Normal upscale shopping center at a cool site. read more

When you're walking in the area of Chelsea Bridge or Battersea Park, this building captures your eye -it's massive and impressive and it doesn't go unnoticed. Once used as a source for energy, now it is considered just a defunct power station, yet its image became iconic over the time -being pictured on music album covers (such as Pink Floyd's Animals) and being the filming set for movies (A.Hitchcock's Sabotage; the last Batman movie -The Dark Knight etc.). Looking at it I saw its dark silence of desolation ... A structure which seems to be wondering about what the future will bring -survival, rebirth or demolition. Everybody who cares can have a word about its fate -consultation lines are open. Visit http://www.batterseapowerstation.com . read more

Arriving in London for the first time I found this building the most recognisable for me. More than Big Ben - Tower Bridge or Buckingham Palace. I have always referred to it as The Pink Floyd building. It is an extroadinary structure. It's equally beautiful and ugly; powerful and useless. It's a wonderful modernist sculputre which accompanies the Tate Modern down the river and provides contrasting relief from the neo gothic and neo classic monsters on the north bank. Buildings of the people rather than the gentry. I hope they develop it tastefully. read more

I was extremely lucky enough to go on a walking tour of this on the 4th July. It's much more massive and impressive than it looks when you get in the grounds and I'm looking forward to the proposals for regenerating it. The developer appear to be doing a good job with plans for a new Tube station there, housing, entertainment, shopping and an even larger EcoDome - think Eden Project - but that will importantly mean that it can start producing power again - but "clean, green, power". The link that andeecy had given has all the plans and I have a fuller review with more pictures here http://london-underground.blogspot.com/2008/07/battersea-power-station-tour-tube-plans.html Overall it's an incredible building and words can hardly do it justice really and I'm pleased that such an icon image of London looks like it will remain well into the next century. read more

It is indeed an amazing building and should defintly stay functional or not. The sheer scale and size and of the structure alone is enough to warrant its place as a local landmark and it will be a great blow to the surrounding areas culture if it is destroyed or converted into a different building type. read more

What an amazing structure. For years and years I've seen this from afar but not actually been down to look at it. But I managed to get down here the other day for the London Freeze winter sports/music festival (which was absolutely AWFUL by the way!! whoever organised that should be slapped round the face with a wet kipper) But the structure of this iconic building just blew me away. I really hope someone finishes the rennovation at some point, whatever it's going to be. London needs its favourite power station back to its former glory. read more

One of the most commentable buildings in London . I've seen it used as a film location in Children of Men and Richard the 3rd . They didn't prepare me for how impressive it would look in real life . I don't know if its just me but I have NEVER seen anywhere that looks so spooky and scary . And I like horror movies . I would hate to see this place go from the London cityscape , I know it isn't working anymore but there is nowhere else quite like it . read more

Battersea Power Station - Landmarks & Historical Buildings Near Me - London, XGL

I use to jog pass this every morning and don't see what so amazing about the building, the four chimney seem a bit pointless,there is a massive amount of land here i'm sure they could make more use of this if they knock it all down and start something from scratch, the sooner the better. read more

i was brought up not even 5 minutes away from this, battersea power station is a landmark in london years ago it was going to be turned into a large shopping complex or something like alton towers but it still remains the same read more