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Denmark Hill

1 Camberwell Church 1 min From outside King’s College Hospital the exhibitions and artists featured in the walk down Denmark Hill in the direction gallery. It also houses No 67, an excellent of Camberwell, then turn right onto cafe and restaurant which opens for dinner Camberwell Church Street. After a few Wednesday to Saturday and for brunch minutes’ walk you’ll reach, unsurprisingly, at weekends. Occasionally it also features Camberwell Church! Its proper name is supper clubs, which chefs are invited St Giles, Camberwell and there’s been to cook at one off events. a church here since the 11th Century. 3 Lucas Gardens 9 min The current church was built in 1844 After all that culture a bit of green space and designed by Sir George Gilbert might be nice. Cross the road and start Scott. The original trancept windows walking in the direction you’ve just come were designed by William Morris though from, and you’ll shortly reach Lucas sadly they were destroyed in World War Gardens. They’re small, but very pleasant. Two. The east window was designed by Walk south through the park and exit the influential Victorian art critic John through the western gate by the children’s Ruskin (who, incidentally, taught art at play area onto Vestry Road. Continue the Working Men’s College, founded by to the end of the road and turn right into former King’s professor Frederick Denison McNeil Road. At the end of McNeil Road Maurice). The Crypt at St Giles – part cut through the footpath into Windsor of the original Anglo Saxon church – Walk, and continue to the end. now hosts a renowned jazz club. 4 Salvation Army Museum 13 min 2 South London Gallery 7 min As you reach Champion Park, facing Continue down Camberwell Church you is the William Booth College, home Street, as it turns into Peckham Road. of the Salvation Army Museum and Soon, on the left, you will come across Heritage Centre. It’s free to enter and the gem that is the South London Gallery. examines the history of the movement, This contemporary art gallery offers a its commitment to the socially rolling programme of free exhibitions, disadvantaged and its role in helping regular talks, live performance art and people in times of conflict and disaster. film screenings. The adjoining shop sells books, prints and other gifts relating to 5 Ruskin Park 14 min 6 Long Gallery 19 min Next continue down Champion Park in Exit Ruskin Park the way you entered, the direction of Denmark Hill, where you and walk down Denmark Hill back to come to Ruskin Park. As well as featuring the front of King’s College Hospital. If decorative flower beds, trees, ornamental you haven’t seen enough art by now, you and heritage features, and a bandstand, this may want to nip across the road into the park is also full of sports facilities including Maudsley Hospital’s Long Gallery, which a basketball court, tennis courts, rugby, often exhibits art created as therapy. Entry football, cricket and all weather pitches. is free.

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DENMARK HILL

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WINDSOR WALK

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