Brixton
Brixton is an area of South London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England.
Brixton is an area of South London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Brixton experienced a rapid rise in population during the 19th century as communications with central London improved.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do
- 01Brixton Academy
- 02Brockwell Lido
Outdoor swimming pool that's empty during cold days and has queues around the block whenever the sun is out.
- 03The Oval
- 04Stockwell Skate Park
Also ironically named Brixton Beach, this free skate park began in the 1970s.
From Wikivoyage: Brixton, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Where to eat
There are many different types of food available in Lambeth, from Caribbean to Eritrean and fish and chips to noodles. You will find most of the restaurants on Coldharbour Ln and Atlantic Rd. Here are a few noted establishments. Clapham High St has a good selection of restaurants.
- 01Asmara
386 Coldharbour Ln, Brixton, SW9 8LF (Facing the Dogstar),.
- 02Eco Pizza
- 03Gandhi's Restaurant
347 Kennington Rd, SE11 4QE (tube: Kennington NOR ), info@gandhis.co.uk.
- 04Ichiban Sushi
Great freshly prepared sushi and tofu dishes.
- 05Negril
Mon-Wed 10AM-6PM, Thu-Sat 10AM-10PM, Sun 10AM-6PM.
From Wikivoyage: Brixton, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Getting to Brixton
- Airports
- London Heathrow (LHR), 24 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 35 km · London Luton (LTN), 50 km
- Luton, Luton → Brixton51 km · quickest by road, 1h 45m · £5–7
- London, Essex → Brixton5 km · quickest by road, 26 min · £0.5
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Brixton167 km · quickest by road, 3h 23m · £18–23
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No local-transport research exists yet for Brixton
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Brixton. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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- Get inSouthern from the South East including Gatwick Airport (), Bognor Regis, Epsom and Portsmouth with ferries from and ().
- Get inAlso from Harwich (via A120, ferries from Hook of Holland, Netherlands).
- Get inFastest route from Fishguard (ferries from Rosslare, Ireland).
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Next door to Brixton
Brixton is 6 km from London, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.