Overview

Eccleston Yards was the site of the former Eccleston Place Power Station. In 2018, it opened to the public. It is a cute courtyard with step free access, surrounded by a small selection of independent shops, restaurants and health and fitness centres. Please note my review is for the outside space only, if you want to visit any of the buildings please check directly with them regarding access.

Transport & Parking

Eccleston Yards is a hidden away, secret courtyard. It is one of those places you might walk by if you did not know it was there. However, it has a very central location as it is midway between Victoria Railway, Tube and Coach Stations. Victoria Tube Station is now fully step free, since new lifts were installed in 2018, it offers step free access between the street and Victoria line trains and the District and Circle line platforms. There are also several buses that stop on Buckingham Palace Road or at Victoria Railway Station and from there it is a few minutes level walk to Eccleston Yards.

Access

Eccleston Yards has two step free entrances. For both look for a gated archway, see photos. The gateways are wide open when the restaurants and shops are open. Then you walk along a short passageway which opens out into the courtyard. There are no cobblestones. The floor surface is concreate. ECCLESTON PLACE ENTRANCE This is the nearest entrance to all public transport option. Please note that at the Elizabeth Street end of the road is the arrivals garage for Victoria Coach Station, which is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. One side of the road has a couple of buildings at either end of the road, but most of it has a long wall running along it, which backs onto the gardens of the properties that front Buckingham Palace Road, and Eccleston Yards is on the opposite side. Entrance has a very slight slope up. EBURY STREET ENTRANCE The entrance is between numbers 115 and 117 Ebury Street, two terraced houses. Entrance is totally flat. COURTYARD AREA There is a large, attractive open courtyard surrounded by shops and restaurants. Around the edges each of the restaurants have their own al-fresco dining areas with free standing tables and chairs with back support. In the centre there is a couple of picnic style tables with benches attached and separate bench seats, all without back support or arms. In a couple of places there were some deckchairs, with Eccleston Yards written on it. There is also a drinking water dispenser. There is no covered areas in the courtyard if it rains, apart from going into the shops or restaurants. BUILDINGS I did not go inside any of the buildings, so unable to comment. However, I noticed that most had manual doors and step free access. There was only one place where I noticed steps leading up to a business.

Toilets

I did not see any public toilets. There is a choice of restaurants, which I did not visit, which may have accessible toilets. It is midway between Victoria Railway, Tube and Coach Stations. Both of which have accessible toilets.

Staff

NA - I didn't see any. However, the public outdoor space was very well maintained.

Anything else you wish to tell us?

In the summer months there are open air screenings of Wimbledon, etc, in the courtyard. The restaurants and shops in the Yards are in the mid-price range. This is an ideal location if you are looking for a small, fun, secret part of London to explore. Likewise it makes a lovely alternative to the Railway and Coach Station if you arrive too early and are waiting for your transport. I visited on a Monday afternoon in October, and the place was peaceful, it was not very busy and it was very pleasant to sit out. I would very happily come back here, particularly in the warmer weather.

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