Lambeth guide

The London borough of Lambeth incorporates some 1,967 streets. Lambeth at its widest point is 10.7 miles by 5.2 miles in length.

Stretching from the South Bank of the Thames to the suburbs of Streatham and Norwood, Lambeth is bursting with exciting attractions. Brixton, one of the borough's most multi-cultural areas has a thriving shopping centre and market selling ethnic foods, household goods, jewellery and second-hand goods. Its thriving nightlife makes it the heart of London’s urban scene, and it also has the best live venue in London, the Carling Academy Brixton.    Another part of the borough, Kennington, is famous for the Oval cricket ground, where county and test cricket matches are played. Famous local figures include Charlie Chaplin who was born there in 1889.

These 1,967 streets are home to over 1983 LondonTown.com featured venues, which include 523 restaurants, 558 shops, 195 attractions, 263 clubs and pubs and 152 leisure venues.

	Street name	Nearby local services
	ABBESS CLOSE	Post Office 3 min SW   Haynes P B.D.S 5 min SW   Tulse Hill Railway Station 6 min SW   South London Bontanical Institute 6 min NW   The Laundry Service 7 min NW
	ABBEVILLE MANSIONS	Post Office Close by   Newtons Close by   Dexter's Close by   Starbucks 2 min NW   Pizza Express 2 min NW
	ABBEVILLE MEWS	Verso 84 Close by   Abbevilles Close by   Clapham Comedy Club Close by   100 Pub Close by   The Grey Goose (formerly Smoke Rooms) Close by
	ABBEVILLE ROAD	100 Pub 5 min NW   Clapham Comedy Club 5 min NW   The Grey Goose (formerly Smoke Rooms) 5 min NW   Abbevilles 5 min NW   Verso 84 5 min NW
	ABBEVILLE ROAD	Dexter's Close by   Post Office Close by   Starbucks Close by   Fifi Wilson Close by   Pizza Express Close by
	ABBOTS PARK	The Laundry Service 2 min NW   Post Office 9 min SW   South London Bontanical Institute 11 min W   Christchurch 11 min NW   Tulse Hill Railway Station 12 min SW
	ABBOTSWOOD ROAD	JACK STAMP'S BEER HOUSE 11 min SW   Tooting Bec Lido 11 min SW   The Holland Trinham 11 min SW   Holmes Place 11 min SW   Tooting Common 11 min SW
	ABEL HOUSE	Post Office Close by   Kurdish Cultural Centre (KCC) 4 min NW   South London Pacific 5 min NW   Kennington Park 5 min SW   Pizza Express 5 min NW
	ABERCAIRN ROAD	Streatham Common Railway Station 7 min NW   Post Office 8 min NW   Homebase 8 min SW   Post Office 10 min NW   Squats Gym 14 min NW
	ABERCAIRN ROAD	Homebase 11 min NW   Post Office 13 min NW   Streatham Common Railway Station 13 min NW   Post Office 14 min NW   Tatran Slovak Delicatessen 22 min NW
	ABERFOYLE ROAD	Streatham Common Railway Station 3 min NW   Post Office 4 min NW   Homebase 6 min SW   Tatran Slovak Delicatessen 12 min NW   The Earl Ferrers Pub 13 min NW
	ACLAND CRESCENT	Fox on the Hill 4 min NW   Ruskin Park 6 min NW   Post Office 8 min SW   Salvation Army International Heritage Centre 10 min NW   King's College London - Weston Education Centre 11 min NW
	ACRE LANE	Linzi Louise 2 min SW   Supertone Records, Videos & CDs 2 min SW   Opus Cafe 2 min SW   Upstairs Bar & Restaurant 2 min SW   Acres Bar 3 min W
	ADAM COURT	Soma Books 2 min NW   Little Apple 3 min W   Little Apple 3 min W   Rebus Tourist Guides 3 min NW   Brasserie Toulouse Lautrec 4 min NW
	ADARE WALK	The Wash House 6 min NW   Oxfam 6 min W   Streatham Fencing Club 6 min SW   Korona 7 min NW   Streatham Hill Railway Station 7 min NW
	ADARE WALK	Oxfam 5 min W   Streatham Fencing Club 5 min SW   Pizza Express 7 min NW   Korona 7 min NW   Pearl Dental Care 7 min NW
	ADDINGTON STREET	Eco Chariots Rickshaw Hire Close by   Rickshaw Hire Close by   BrakeAway Bike Tours Close by   Leake Street (Under Waterloo Station) Close by   PPA Annual Conference 2010 2 min SW
	ADELINA MEWS	Grafton Tennis & Squash Club 4 min SW   Post Office 5 min NW   The Crown & Sceptre 10 min W   Post Office 10 min NW   The Gallery 11 min NW
	ADVANCE ROAD	Hobby's 4 min NW   West Norwood Railway Station 6 min NW   St Luke's Church 6 min NW   South London Theatre Centre 6 min NW   West Norwood Cemetery 6 min NW
	AKERMAN ROAD	Michael Church (General Church of the New Jerusalem) 5 min SW   Kamera Obscura 8 min NW   Loughborough Hotel 9 min SW   Calvary Temple United Pentecostal Church 10 min NW   Flaxman Sports Centre 10 min SW