Cardinal Place

This slickly impressive glass and metal building on the corner of Victoria Street and Bressenden Place opened in 2004, bringing a much needed burst of new life to what was a rather bleak part of Westminster as far as shopping was concerned. You’ll find Topshop, L’Occitane, Zara, North Face and Hawes & Curtis, and there’s a good range of eateries. The space also houses the sleekly designed 3,000sq ft SW1 Gallery (www.sw1gallery.co.uk). And if you want to exercise – or exorcise – your soul after an excess of consumption, cross the road and duck into the darkly mysterious interior of Westminster Cathedral.