Battersea and Canary Wharf to both host free outdoor lighting festivals

There will be free outdoor artistic lights displays on either side of London this month, as both Canary Wharf and Battersea Power Station put on shows to attract winter visitors.

Guided tours of Battersea Power Station’s 1950s control room

These are candidly not the cheapest tours in London right now, but there's a sort-of guided tour of the 1950s electricity control room inside Battersea Power Station on offer.

Vodafone switches on 4G across Battersea Power Station

Vodafone customers living, working, or visiting Battersea Power Station are now able to access 4G mobile data speeds and more reliable calls, following improvements being made across London’s newest riverside neighbourhood.

The chimney lift has opened at Battersea Power Station

London has gained a new rooftop viewing gallery, in the form of a glass elevator that rides up the inside one of Battersea Power Station's chimneys and pops out of the top for a peek around London.

Tickets for the Battersea Power Station lift are now on sale

Tickets to ride up the inside of a Battersea Power Station chimney, and pop out of the top for a view across London are now on sale.

Battersea Power Station to open with a lightning show

The refurbished Battersea Power Station is opening next month, with a couple of weekends of events, including a display by Arcadia  - the Lords of Lightning.

Battersea Power Station confirms its opening date

The refurbished interior of Battersea Power Station will open its doors to the public on Friday 14th October 2022, with the huge turbine halls having been converted into an indoor shopping centre.

Pre-booking for Battersea Power Station’s chimney lift visitor attraction

In a few months time, it will be possible to ride up the inside of a Battersea Power Station chimney, and pop out of the top for a view across London.

Battersea Power Station’s restored control room revealed

The first photos of the restored Control Room A at Battersea Power Station have been released, showing the long banks of dials and electromechanical switches that used to be a hive of activity when the power station was still active.

Unbuilt London: The Battersea Bullet train

In the late 1980s, there were plans to turn the empty hulk of Battersea Power Station into a huge theme park, and it was to come with its own high-speed rail link - the Battersea Bullet.

Battersea Power Station’s glass elevator to open next year

A glass elevator that will run up the inside of one of Battersea Power Station's chimneys before popping up out of the top for a view will open next year.

Battersea Power Station to start generating electricity again

Nearly 40 years after it closed down, Battersea Power Station is about to start generating electricity again.

Glass elevator for one of Battersea Power Station’s chimneys

A glass elevator has been announced that will take people to the top of one of Battersea Power Station's chimneys for views across central London.

Unbuilt London: Battersea Power Station’s football stadium

In the dim and distant past, when Battersea Power Station was more ruin than construction site, a proposal was shown off that would have seen the old building become a major football stadium.

Ballot for Battersea Power Station Fiery Illuminations

A large (possibly) art (maybe) event based around fire is taking place next month at Battersea Power Station.

Tours and Talks around Battersea Power Station

Nine Elms on the South Bank is hosting a series of events throughout June as part of London Festival of Architecture (LFA).

Battersea Power Station Tours – Extended

I went on one of the recent tours of Battersea Power Station, and while you are not allowed inside the structure itself, it is worth a visit for a close up viewing of the building. Due to “popular demand”, the…