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Cleopatra's Needle – Blackfriars Station and Bridge loop from City Thameslink

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United Kingdom

England

Greater London

Cleopatra's Needle – Blackfriars Station and Bridge loop from City Thameslink

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Cleopatra's Needle – Blackfriars Station and Bridge loop from City Thameslink

01:06

4.20km

30m

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

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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633 m

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 …

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2.10 km

Robert Burns Statue

Highlight • Historical Site

There is a copy in Central Park N.Y.

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2.31 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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2.43 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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2.54 km

Institution of Engineering and Technology, Savoy Place

Highlight • Monument

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is a multidisciplinary professional engineering institution. The IET was formed in 2006 from two separate institutions: the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), dating …

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3.03 km

Statue of John Stuart Mill, Victoria Embankment

Highlight • Monument

This bronze statue by Thomas Woolner depicts philosopher John Stuart Mill in a characteristically intense pose, leaning forward with one hand on his knee and the other resting on what …

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3.10 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. …

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3.68 km

Blackfriars Station and Bridge

Highlight • Monument

4.20 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.14 km

1.70 km

135 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.83 km

1.11 km

109 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 22 June

33°C

17°C

12 %

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Cleopatra's Needle – Blackfriars Station and Bridge loop from City Thameslink

Taxi! Statue by J. Seward Johnson Jr.

Robert Burns Statue

Cleopatra's Needle

Statue of Robert Burns, Victoria Embankment Gardens

Institution of Engineering and Technology, Savoy Place

Statue of John Stuart Mill, Victoria Embankment

City of London Boundary Dragon — Victoria Embankment

Blackfriars Station and Bridge

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