you emerge from the front of the station. look to the two o'clock position, which is the start of Victoria Street. There is only one pub, The Albert, in the area. It's on the corner of Victoria Street and Buckingham Gate. As an alternative to The Albert, there is a superb Indian restaurant called Quilon in Buckingham Gate, although it is a bit pricey. But they offer a large range of unusual bottled beers. Leaving The Albert on your left, turn into the next road on the right (off Victoria Street). That's Strutton Ground, and I believe there are some cafes there. It leads directly to Horseferry Road. Walking in London That restaurant sounds interesting and you are right (of course) I did mean Horseferry Road, but there are two entrances (I think) to the building I want to go to - the other is Marsham Street - I mixed the suffixes up Walking in London We ate in the New Hilton (which was known as the 'Hesperia') just next to Victoria Rail station when I regularly stayed there and then went to the meeting. After that we left and had a couple of ciders and some spitfire beer in a pub only about 200 yards away from the Starbucks on Horseferry road. Walking in London I'm with JP on this one Angus, a good old fashioned street map for the rough idea of you are and where things are, then the phone just to make sure you get these