Guidebook for Greater London
Food Scene
Costa Coffee
16 Balham HillStandard chain coffee shop.
Daily Goods
36 Camberwell Church StHipster coffee shop, good coffee and baked goods
'Posh' pub food - British menu, set in a pub on the main road (£££)
108 locals recommend
The Camberwell Arms
65 Camberwell Church St'Posh' pub food - British menu, set in a pub on the main road (£££)
Maloko
60 Camberwell Church StFun and quirky African pancakes / savoury galettes, excellent value (£)
Semi-formal British menu, set in a nice pub, just off the main road (££££).
87 locals recommend
The Crooked Well
16 Grove LnSemi-formal British menu, set in a nice pub, just off the main road (££££).
FM Mangal
54 Camberwell Church StTurkish food, popular and inexpensive (££)
Silk Road
47 Camberwell Church StHighly rated Chinese restaurant, very popular (££)
Ethiopian dining! flat bread pancakes you eat with hands... with lots of fillings that you eat with the pancakes. inexpensive .. unusual !
53 locals recommend
Zeret Kitchen
216-218 Camberwell RdEthiopian dining! flat bread pancakes you eat with hands... with lots of fillings that you eat with the pancakes. inexpensive .. unusual !
Drinks & Nightlife
Bussey Building
Bar and nightclub.
Cool bar on top of a Multi-Storey Car Park. Great views over London.
257 locals recommend
Frank's Cafe
95A Rye LnCool bar on top of a Multi-Storey Car Park. Great views over London.
There is a great live Jazz night in the crypt of this church on Friday nights. See www.jazzlive.co.uk for more info.
St Giles Church station
There is a great live Jazz night in the crypt of this church on Friday nights. See www.jazzlive.co.uk for more info.
Kind of a mini-Brixton that hasn't quite gentrified as much yet, can get there in 7min Uber or about 15-20min by bus.
49 locals recommend
Peckham
Kind of a mini-Brixton that hasn't quite gentrified as much yet, can get there in 7min Uber or about 15-20min by bus.
Huge nightlife and selection of pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants. A 7min Uber is your best bet, bus takes much longer. Or take bus to Vauxhall and Victoria line (underground) from Vauxhall, maybe 25-30min.
492 locals recommend
Brixton Village Market
Unit 74 Coldharbour LnHuge nightlife and selection of pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants. A 7min Uber is your best bet, bus takes much longer. Or take bus to Vauxhall and Victoria line (underground) from Vauxhall, maybe 25-30min.
A pub with a relatively contemporary feel, lively and friendly. More of a local work crowd in the evenings & always shows the big sports games. Does reasonable pub food too.
51 locals recommend
The Kennington
60 Camberwell New RdA pub with a relatively contemporary feel, lively and friendly. More of a local work crowd in the evenings & always shows the big sports games. Does reasonable pub food too.
Excellent selection of independent craft beers - lagers, ales, ciders etc. Young / student vibe and usually quite busy!
99 locals recommend
Stormbird
25 Camberwell Church StExcellent selection of independent craft beers - lagers, ales, ciders etc. Young / student vibe and usually quite busy!
Parks & Nature
Peckham Rye Station (Stop U)
Large park with common area and gardens.
Myatt's Fields Park
12 Calais StQuiet public park just up the road from the house
Camberwell Green
Local park.
Arts & Culture
Imperial War Museum (Stop N)
South London Gallery
65 Peckham RdEssentials
PureGym London Camberwell New Road
Unit 52 Camberwell New RdBarclays Bank
188 Clapham High StNatWest
70 Denmark HillLloyds Bank
112-114 Kensington High StSuperdrug
Unit 4 Camberwell GreenPharmacy and toiletries.
Large hospital, very close by. Has an accident and emergency (A&E) department.
30 locals recommend
King's College Hospital
Denmark HillLarge hospital, very close by. Has an accident and emergency (A&E) department.
Turkish Supermarket. Sells normal groceries as well as some specific turkish produce.
20 locals recommend
TFC Camberwell
303 Camberwell New RdTurkish Supermarket. Sells normal groceries as well as some specific turkish produce.
Co-op Food - Camberwell New Road
177-183 Camberwell New RdTESCO Express
275-277 Battersea Park RdEntertainment & Activities
The Oval
Kennington OvalLarge, famous, Cricket ground.
Very cheap, independent cinema. A little rough around the edges, but £5 tickets for all films!
213 locals recommend
Peckhamplex
95A Rye LnVery cheap, independent cinema. A little rough around the edges, but £5 tickets for all films!
Getting Around
Medlar Street
Medlar StreetA useful local bus stop.
Paddington Station
Praed StreetLiverpool Street Station
St Pancras International station
Euston RoadVictoria Station
15 Victoria StreetLondon Vauxhall Bus Stn station
Many more buses to other locations go from the bus stops round the corner near Camberwell Green.
41 locals recommend
Camberwell Green
Many more buses to other locations go from the bus stops round the corner near Camberwell Green.
County Grove (Stop F) station
Our nearest bus stop. 185, 436 and 36 go from here
Overground trains into central London or further afield. 10 minute walk from the house.
11 locals recommend
Denmark Hill
Denmark HillOverground trains into central London or further afield. 10 minute walk from the house.
Nearest tube station. On the Northern (black) line. You can take the 185, 36 or 436 buses to the house from here, or possibly walk.
64 locals recommend
Oval station
310 Kennington Park RdNearest tube station. On the Northern (black) line. You can take the 185, 36 or 436 buses to the house from here, or possibly walk.