Birdcage Walk, London

Birdcage Walk is a street in the City of Westminster, London. It runs in an east-west direction beginning at the intersection at Buckingham Gate to the junction with Horse Guards Road, where it continues as Great George Street.

For much of its length, St James's Park is located to the north of it, while to the south of Birdcage Walk are the back portion of the buildings facing Old Queen Street, Queen Anne's Gate and Petty France. At the western end of Birdcage Walk are the Wellington Barracks, where the Guards Museum is located.

Birdcage Walk got its name from the aviary that was located there during the reign of King James I. Storey's Gate nearby was named after Edward Storey, Keeper of the King's Birds. The name Storey's Gate originally referred to a physical gate at the eastern entrance to Birdcage Walk. Today, however, it is the name of a street leading south to Victoria Street and Westminster Abbey.

Map of Birdcage Walk, London

How to reach Birdcage Walk

Take the Circle Line or District Line to the St James's Park Tube Station on the Broadway and walk a short distance from there.

More streets in London

To explore more streets across the capital, visit our Streets in London page, where you'll find an interactive map and a growing list of all the streets we've documented so far.

Map of Streets in London

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