US Embassy London

The US Embassy in London moved from its previous location in Grosvenor Square, Westminster to south of the River Thames in Nine Elms, Wandsworth.

US Embassy in London

Design

The embassy officially opened and raised the Stars and Stripes in January 2018.

The striking design of the new embassy is by the US firm of KieranTimberlake. By US law embassies have to be designed by US companies with government security clearances. The spacious grounds contain a pond and a garden stocked with plants both found on the prairies of North America and the original wetlands of the River Thames.

The US ambassador’s residence in London is Winfield House on the western edge of Regent’s Park. The mansion’s 12 acre (4.9 ha) grounds are the second-largest privately owned garden in London after the garden at Buckingham Palace. The house was commissioned by the much-married American heiress Barbara Hutton (1912-1979), who led a rather sad existence during her lifetime. US Presidents stay here on their state visits to the UK.

Striking exterior of the embassy

Access – Getting There

U.S. Embassy London
33 Nine Elms Lane
London, SW11 7US
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 7499 9000

Front of the embassy building

At present, the nearest tube station is Vauxhall on the Victoria Line an 11-minute walk away. There is a bus stop outside the embassy. Various buses stop here including the 344 from Clapham Junction. Vauxhall Bus Station is a major bus terminus with numerous buses heading out all over London.

There are American consulates general in both Belfast in Northern Ireland and Edinburgh in Scotland, a Welsh Affairs Office in Cardiff, Wales, and a contact centre in Glasgow.

Embassy landscape

Nearby

The new building is within walking distance of Battersea Park, Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, Albert Bridge, the London Peace Pagoda, Battersea Power Station. Damien Hirst’s Newport Street Gallery is a short bus journey east.