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Horse Guards Road, usually just Horse Guards, is a road in the City of Westminster, London. It runs south from The Mall, down to Birdcage Walk.

To the west of the road is St James's Park and to the east are various government buildings, including the Old Admiralty Buildings, the Cabinet Office, Downing Street, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and HM Treasury. Also to the east is a large courtyard, Horse Guards Parade, where the annual Trooping of the Colour ceremony is held in the presence of the reigning monarch.

The road runs roughly parallel with Whitehall and The Mall.

Horse Guards is also a large building on Whitehall, at the eastern end of Horse Guards Parade. It was once the headquarters of the whole British Army and is now the headquarters of its London District. Horse Guards is always guarded by troopers of the Household Cavalry, both mounted and on foot.

The Royal Horse Guards was a Household Cavalry regiment of the British Army, now amalgamated into the Blues and RoyalsThe Blues and Royals are a British Army armoured regiment and are part of the Household Cavalry. The regiment was formed in 1969 from the merger of The Royal Horse Guards known as "The Blues" and The Royal Dragoons known as "The Royals". Since then, the n. There was also a titular regiment, the Horse Guards, which actually consisted of several independent troops: see Horse Guards RegimentThe Horse Guards Regiment was a regiment only in name: it actually consisted of several independent troops. While there were four major troops, another three were created at various times. The 5th and 6th Troops of Horse Guards were short-lived, and of li.