Brixton to Central London Walk

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We took advantage of the cooler summer weather to take a nice weekend walk from Brixton to Central London and saw some beautiful sights along the way. The current global pandemic has had a significant impact on our usual busy city of London, which meant that even the usual tourist spots were unusually quiet and uncrowded for a Saturday afternoon.

The Stay In Peace / Come In Love Mural spans across the Brixton arches

This short (7.4km) walk took around 2 hours and is a lovely way to see some of South London's treasures. Check out our Brixton to Burlington Estate Walk, London video on our Skint Adventure YouTube channel. 🎞Stay up to date on all our travel adventures here on the blog by hitting subscribe and make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel for our video walks.

The main attractions we spotted on this route were:

  • Brixton Station
  • Brixton Academy
  • Stockwell Skate Park aka 'Brixton Bowls' or 'Brixton Beach' 
  • Stockwell War Memorial and Mural 
  • Vauxhall Footbridge
  • Albert Embankment
  • Vauxhall Bridge 
  • St. James' Park
  • The Boy Statue designed by Charles Henry Mabey
  • The Blue Bridge across St James's Park Lake
  • Friary Court - part of St James's Palace in London
  • The Mall
  • St. James' Palace
  • Pall Mall
  • Churchill And Roosevelt Allies Sculpture in New Bond Street
A flower-lined street in Westminster

We used Google Maps for this walk, which proved to work really well and made it really easy to follow directions. There were many interesting statues and places of interest along this route and the ones I really enjoyed has some interesting history behind it.


Stockwell Skate Park aka 'Brixton Bowls' or 'Brixton Beach'


Stockwell War Memorial and Mural, Stockwell

This memorial is located in the middle of a busy roundabout near Stockwell station and whether you're travelling on foot or on wheels, it's pretty hard to miss, as it petty much dwarfs its surroundings. It was erected in 1922 and designed by Frank Twydals Dear. The memorial is dedicated "To the Stockwell Men who Served in the Great War, 1914–1919.”


Next to the memorial stands a beautiful mural painted on the Stockwell Deep Shelter built during the Second World War. The mural depicts different aspects of local history including war hero, Violette Szabo, who served during World War II.


Stockwell War MemorialA section of the Stockwell Mural with Violette Szabo


The Blue Bridge across St James's Park Lake

This footbridge in the middle of St. James' Park has some amazing views of some famous London attractions, including Buckingham Palace, Horse Guards Parade, Big Ben and the London Eye. The bridge has been replaced three times and the current bridge was erected in 1957.


View from the Blue Bridge across St James's Park Lake with Buckingham Palace in the distance.


Friary Court 

This little courtyard forms part of St James's Palace in London and is traditionally used after the death of a reigning monarch. This is where the Accession Council meets to declare the new monarch from the deceased monarch's line. The council comprises of Privy Counsellors, members of the House of Lords, the Lord Mayor of the City of London, High Commissioners of Commonwealth realms, amongst other members.


Friary Court, part of St James's Palace in London


Churchill And Roosevelt Allies Sculpture

This sculpture in New Bond Street, created by British-American sculptor Lawrence Holofcener was unveiled in 1995. It stands to commemorate 50 years of peace and the wartime alliance between the US and the UK during World War II. 


Churchill And Roosevelt Allies Sculpture

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Location: Brixton, London, UK

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