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Cleopatra's Needle – Golden Jubilee Bridges loop from Waterloo

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Cleopatra's Needle – Golden Jubilee Bridges loop from Waterloo

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Cleopatra's Needle – Golden Jubilee Bridges loop from Waterloo

01:09

4.45km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 2, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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1.11 km

View of St. Paul's Cathedral and the City of London Skyline from the South Bank

Highlight • River

Between Waterloo Bridge and Blackfriars Bridge there is a small "bend" in the development on the south bank of the Thames, from which you have a wonderful view of the eastern city center: Sion Hall, St. Paul's Cathedral and various company headquarters in historic buildings on the left, in the new skyline of the Financial District, which has grown rapidly in the 21st century, on the right. Many of the office buildings have either official names or nicknames based on their shape, e.g. The Scalpel, the Walkie-Talkie (20 Fenchurch Street), the Cheesegrater (Leadenhall Building). 22 Bishopsgate is the tallest building in the United Kingdom after The Shard. Numerous other striking skyscrapers are to be built by 2030.

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1.34 km

View of the London skyline from Oxo Tower Wharf

Highlight • Viewpoint

The building was originally constructed as a power station to supply electricity to the Royal Mail post office, built towards the end of the 19th century. It was subsequently acquired by the Liebig Extract of Meat Company in the 1920s, manufacturers of Oxo beef stock cubes, for conversion into a cold store.[1][2]

The building was largely rebuilt to an Art Deco design by company architect Albert Moore between 1928 and 1929. Much of the original power station was demolished, but the river facing facade was retained and extended. The Liebig Extract of Meat Company wanted to include a tower featuring illuminated signs advertising the name of their product. When permission for the advertisements was refused, the tower was built with four sets of three vertically-aligned windows, each of which "coincidentally" happened to be in the shapes of a circle, a cross and a circle. This was significant because skyline advertising was banned at the time along Southbank.[3]

Despite these windows being the building's architectural focal point, there is no general public access to the tower which is restricted to maintenance tradesmen.

(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxo_Tower)

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2.06 km

Taxi! Statue by J. Seward Johnson Jr.

Highlight • Structure

This unusual bronze statue titled "Taxi!" by J. Seward Johnson Jr. depicts a frustrated businessman eternally attempting to hail a cab on John Carpenter Street near Blackfriars station in London since 2014. Originally created in 1983 and previously displayed in New York with full color painting, the sculpture now stands in London with only its white shirt retaining color, while the once-realistic figure continues his endless wait for a ride that will never come.

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2.51 km

City of London Boundary Dragon — Victoria Embankment

Highlight • Monument

On the seal of 1381 two lions were shown supporting the arms. However, by 1609 the present supporters, two silver dragons bearing red crosses upon their wings, had been adopted. The dragons were probably suggested by the legend of Saint George and the Dragon.

(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_City_of_London)

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3.05 km

View of the London Eye and River Thames from Waterloo Bridge

Highlight • River

The view from Waterloo Bridge is probably one of the best, both by day and night.
londonist.com/london/history/secrets-of-waterloo-bridge

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3.28 km

Statue of Robert Burns, Victoria Embankment Gardens

Highlight • Monument

Great spot for a spot of sunbathing or reading the paper away from the hustle and bustle. Check out the statue of Robert Burns , Scotland's most famous bard.

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3.40 km

Cleopatra's Needle

Highlight • Historical Site

The sphinxes guarding the needle are actually facing the wrong way, Queen Victoria liked them better this way.

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3.79 km

Golden Jubilee Bridges

Highlight • Bridge

Until 1999 Hungerford Bridge only had a narrow walkway on one side of the railway. As it was dilapidated and had a reputation of being dangerous it was replaced by the Golden Jubilee Bridges on either side of the railway bridge.

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4.45 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.05 km

1.15 km

116 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.15 km

967 m

231 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 20 May

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Cleopatra's Needle – Golden Jubilee Bridges loop from Waterloo

View of St. Paul's Cathedral and the City of London Skyline from the South Bank

View of the London skyline from Oxo Tower Wharf

Taxi! Statue by J. Seward Johnson Jr.

City of London Boundary Dragon — Victoria Embankment

View of the London Eye and River Thames from Waterloo Bridge

Statue of Robert Burns, Victoria Embankment Gardens

Cleopatra's Needle

Golden Jubilee Bridges

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