London Borough of Lambeth
Lambeth is a London borough in South London, England, which forms part of Inner London.
Lambeth is a London borough in South London, England, which forms part of Inner London. Its name was recorded in 1062 as Lambehitha and in 1255 as Lambeth. The geographical centre of London is at Frazier Street near Lambeth North tube station, though nearby Charing Cross on the other side of the Thames in the City of Westminster is traditionally considered the centre of London.
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Worth seeing in and around London Borough of Lambeth
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Tate Britain
Tate Britain, known from 1897 to 1932 as the National Gallery of British Art and from 1932 to 2000 as the Tate Gallery, is an art museum on Millbank in the City of Westminster in London, England. It is part of the Tate network of galleries in England, with Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives.
3.5 km · art museum on Millbank, Westminster, London, UK · Wikipedia - 02The Oval
The Oval, for sponsorship reasons named the Kia Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, located in the borough of Lambeth, in south London. The Oval has been the home ground of Surrey County Cricket Club since it was opened in 1845.
2.7 km · cricket ground in Kennington, South London · Wikipedia - 03Vauxhall Bridge
Vauxhall Bridge is a Grade II* listed steel and granite deck arch bridge in central London. It crosses the River Thames in a southeast–northwest direction between Vauxhall on the south bank and Pimlico on the north bank.
3.1 km · arch bridge in central London · Wikipedia - 04Battersea Power Station
Battersea Power Station is a preserved coal-fired power station located on the south bank of the River Thames in Nine Elms, Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It was built by the London Power Company to the design of Leonard Pearce, Engineer in Chief to the LPC, and CS Allott & Son Engineers.
2.8 km · decommissioned coal-fired power station in London, now in use as a premium shopping centre · Wikipedia - 05Dulwich Picture Gallery
Dulwich Picture Gallery is an art gallery in Dulwich, south London, and the oldest public art gallery in England. Opened in 1817 to a design by Regency architect Sir John Soane, it became a landmark in museum architecture through its innovative use of natural light.
2.9 km · art gallery in Dulwich, South London, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 06Chelsea Physic Garden
The Chelsea Physic Garden was established as the Apothecaries' Garden in London, England, in 1673 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries to grow plants to be used as medicines. This four-acre physic garden, the term here referring to the science of healing, is among the oldest botanical gardens in Britain, after the University of Oxford Botanic Garden.
4 km · botanical garden in London · Wikipedia - 07Battersea Park
Battersea Park is a 200-acre green space at Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth in London. It is situated on the south bank of the River Thames opposite Chelsea and was opened in 1858.
3.3 km · park in the Borough of Wandsworth, London, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08Chelsea Flower Show
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, formally known as the Great Spring Show, is a garden show held for five days in May by the Royal Horticultural Society in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in Chelsea, London. Held at Chelsea since 1912, the show is attended by members of the British royal family.
3.8 km · garden show held for five days in May · Wikipedia - 09Strata SE1
Strata SE1 is a 147-metre, 43-storey skyscraper at Elephant & Castle in the London Borough of Southwark with more than 1,000 residents living in its 408 flats. At the time of its construction, the building, designed by BFLS, was the tallest residential building in London and the first building in the world to have wind turbines integral to its original structure, although these no longer function.
3.9 km · building at Elephant and Castle in the London Borough of Southwark · Wikipedia - 10St George Wharf Tower
St George Wharf Tower, also known as the Vauxhall Tower, is a residential skyscraper in Vauxhall, London, and part of the St George Wharf development. At 181 metres tall with 50 storeys, it is the 20th-tallest building in London and was the tallest residential building in the United Kingdom on its completion.
2.8 km · skyscraper in Vauxhall, London · Wikipedia
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Getting to London Borough of Lambeth
- Airports
- London Heathrow (LHR), 23 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 35 km · London Luton (LTN), 49 km
- Stations
- Clapham Junction railway station, 3.5 km · Pimlico tube station, 3.3 km · Brixton tube station, 600 m · Kennington tube station, 3.3 km · Vauxhall tube station, 2.9 km
- Luton, Luton → London Borough of Lambeth51 km · quickest by road, 1h 48m · £5–7
- London, Essex → London Borough of Lambeth5 km · quickest by road, 30 min · £0.5–1
- Birmingham, West Midlands → London Borough of Lambeth167 km · quickest by road, 3h 26m · £18–24
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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 London Borough of Lambeth
London Borough of Lambeth is 5 km from London, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Brixtondistrict in the London Borough of Lambeth, South London, England400 m
- Batterseaarea of the London Borough of Wandsworth, England, UK3.2 km
- Lambethdistrict in Central London, England3.3 km
- Pimlicoarea of central London in the City of Westminster3.4 km
- Vauxhallarea in the London Borough of Lambeth, England3.3 km
- Kenningtonarea of London, mostly within the London Borough of Lambeth2.3 km