Streatham is about 6 miles from Charing Cross, Westminster,
generally accepted as the place for measuring the distance to
and from London. Streatham is in the London Borough of Lambeth,
a multicultural suburb situated south of Brixton. Park Hill is
a large house on the north side of Streatham Common, it was the
home of Sir Henry Tate, sugar refiner, benefactor of local libraries
across south London, and founder of the Tate Gallery at Millbank.
If you are flying to/from London, London Heathrow airport is
about 25 miles from Streatham, London Gatwick airport is about
25 miles from Streatham. Your nearest mainline rail link to Streatham
is Streatham and Streatham Hill station. Streatham is about 2
miles from Victoria Coach station.
Streatham, Streatham High
Road, Streatham, London, SW16 6HP.
West Norwood, Knights Hill,
West Norwood, London, SE27 0HS.
Streatham Common, East Streatham
Road, Streatham, London, SW16 5NT.
Visitor attractions and information
- Streatham
Crystal Palace FC, Selhurst Park Stadium,
London, SE25 6PU. Tel: 020 8768 6000. About 5 miles from Streatham. Trains: Thornton Heath,
Selhurst & Norwood Junction.
Streatham
Arts Festival - annual event founded in 2002. Tel: 020 7926 5905. Held in Streatham.
STREATHAM ICE ARENA, 386 Streatham High Road,
London, SW16 6HT. Tel: 020 8769 7771. The centre offers expert
skating tuition, skate hire. Food, drink and video amusement
facilities. In Streatham.
Streatham bus garage is next door to the Arena. Streatham Common
train station is around the corner and is just a ten minute walk
away.
Streatham
Kart Raceway, 390 Streatham High Road, London SW16 6HX. Telephone:
020 8677 8677. Track: 400 metres long, 6 metres wide, Pit lane
with computer monitor in each pit bay, Karts: Biz Chassis, Honda
GX160 5.5bhp engines, Top speed approaching 40mph. In Streatham.