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Kennington
Area of London, mostly within the London Borough of Lambeth

Kennington

Kennington is a district in South London, England.

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It is mainly within the London Borough of Lambeth, running along the boundary with the London Borough of Southwark, a boundary which can be discerned from the early medieval period between the Lambeth and St George's parishes of those boroughs respectively. It is located 1.4 miles (2.3 km) south of Charing Cross in Inner London and is identified as a local centre in the London Plan. It was a royal manor in the parish of St Mary, Lambeth in the county of Surrey and was the administrative centre of the parish from 1853. Proximity to central London was key to the development of the area as a residential suburb and it was incorporated into the metropolitan area of London in 1855.

Get in

Getting to Kennington

Lambeth is served by the following Tube stations on the Northern ( NOR ) and Victoria ( VIC ) lines: Brixton (Zone 2) VIC Clapham Common (Zone 2) NOR Clapham North (Zone 2) NOR Kennington (Zone 2) NOR Nine Elms (Zone 1) NOR Oval (Zone 2) NOR Stockwell (Zone 2) NOR VIC Vauxhall (Zone 1 & 2) VIC The district is served by the following National Rail stations: Brixton (a three-minute walk from the Tube station) Clapham…

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Brixton Academy
  2. 02
    Brockwell Lido

    Outdoor swimming pool that's empty during cold days and has queues around the block whenever the sun is out.

  3. 03
    The Oval
  4. 04
    Stockwell Skate Park

    Also ironically named Brixton Beach, this free skate park began in the 1970s.

Eat

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.

  1. 01
    Asmara

    386 Coldharbour Ln, Brixton, SW9 8LF (Facing the Dogstar),.

  2. 02
    Eco Pizza
  3. 03
    Gandhi's Restaurant

    347 Kennington Rd, SE11 4QE (tube: Kennington NOR ), info@gandhis.co.uk.

  4. 04
    Ichiban Sushi

    Great freshly prepared sushi and tofu dishes.

  5. 05
    Negril

    Mon-Wed 10AM-6PM, Thu-Sat 10AM-10PM, Sun 10AM-6PM.

How locals move

Getting around Kennington the local way

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  • Get inAlso from Harwich (via A120, ferries from Hook of Holland, Netherlands).
  • Get inFastest route from Fishguard (ferries from Rosslare, Ireland).
  • Get aroundBy boat: Both commuter ferries run by TfL and pleasure cruises ply along the River Thames.
  • Get aroundOyster is also not accepted on long-distance coaches, tour buses, or charter buses.
  • Get aroundThe London cable car (branded for sponsorship reasons as IFS Cloud Cable Car; formerly Emirates Air Line) is a cable car that runs across the River Thames in east London giving panoramic views of the surrounding area and beyond.

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