Stockwell Skatepark, London

Name: Stockwell Skatepark
Address: London, United Kingdom

#1116 among attractions in London

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Facts and practical information

Stockwell Skatepark, also known as "Brixton Bowls" or "Brixton Beach", is a concrete skatepark situated on the corner of Stockwell Park Walk and Stockwell Road in the borough of Lambeth in South London. Construction of the park was funded by the Lambeth Borough Council in 1978 and it has been used since then by skateboarders, BMXers, rollerskaters, and assorted other self-propelled wheeled vehicle practitioners. The park is unsupervised and free to use at all hours, and has remained consistently popular throughout its life, both with locals and with visitors from all over the world. ()

Elevation: 39 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°27'59"N, 0°6'57"W

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Lambeth (Ferndale)London United Kingdom

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Day trips

Stockwell Skatepark – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Electric Brixton, Brockwell Lido, The Duke of Edinburgh, Brixton Academy.

0.4 miS
Dancing, Nightlife
Electric Brixton, London
12 min walk • The Fridge was a nightclub in the Brixton area of South London, England, founded, in 1981, by Andrew Czezowski and Susan Carrington, who had run the Roxy during punk music's heyday in 1977.
1 miSE
Watersports, Swimming pool, Swimming
Brockwell Lido, London
26 min walk • Brockwell Lido is a large lido in Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, London. It opened in July 1937, closed in 1990 and after a local campaign was re-opened in 1994. Two ex council employees Paddy and Casey took on the running of the Lido for the community. Lambeth council gave Paddy & Casey a peppercorn lease rate from 1994–2001.
~1470 ftSW
Nightlife
The Duke of Edinburgh, London
8 min walk • The Duke of Edinburgh is a Grade II listed public house at 204 Ferndale Road, Brixton, London, SW9 8AG. It was built in 1936–37 for Truman's Brewery, and designed by their in-house architect A. E. Sewell. It was Grade II listed in 2015 by Historic England.
~380 ftSE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Brixton Academy, London
2 min walk • Brixton Academy is a mid-sized concert venue located in South London, in the district of Brixton. Opening in 1929 as a cinema, the venue was converted into a discotheque in 1972 then was reborn as a concert hall in 1983.
1.2 miS
Park
Brockwell Park, London
31 min walk • Brockwell Park is a 50.8 hectare park located south of Brixton, in Herne Hill and Tulse Hill in south London. It is bordered by the roads Brixton Water Lane, Norwood Road, Tulse Hill and Dulwich Road.
~1460 ftS
Shopping, Department store
Morleys, London
8 min walk • Morleys Stores is a group of eight department stores in Greater London, a business-to-business furniture supply subsidiary called Morley's of Bicester Ltd and a department store & furniture centre called Camp Hopson of Newbury in Newbury, Berkshire.
0.9 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St John the Divine, London
23 min walk • St John the Divine, Kennington, is an Anglican church in London. The parish of Kennington is within the Anglican Diocese of Southwark. The church was designed by the architect George Edmund Street in the Decorated Gothic style, and was built between 1871 and 1874. Today it is a grade I listed building.
0.5 miN
Museum
Type Archive, London
13 min walk • The Type Archive is a collection of artefacts representing the legacy of type founding in England, whose famous type foundries and composing systems supplied the world with type in over 300 languages.
~1780 ftS
City hall, Edwardian architecture, Neo-baroque architecture
Lambeth Town Hall, London
9 min walk • Lambeth Town Hall, also known as Brixton Town Hall, is a municipal building at the corner of Brixton Hill and Acre Lane, Brixton, London. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Lambeth London Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
0.4 miS
Square
Windrush Square, London
10 min walk • Windrush Square is an open public space in the centre of Brixton, South London, occupying an area in front of the Brixton Tate Library that was originally known as the Brixton Oval, and then Tate Gardens.
1.1 miNW
Shopping, Market
New Covent Garden Market, London
30 min walk • New Covent Garden Market is the largest wholesale fruit, vegetable and flower market in the United Kingdom. Located in Nine Elms, London, the market covers a site of 57 acres and is home to about 200 fruit, vegetable and flower companies.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Stockwell Skatepark?

Nearby attractions include Brixton Academy, London (2 min walk), Brixton Mosque, London (6 min walk), Brixton Market, London (9 min walk), Brixton Village, London (9 min walk).

How to get to Stockwell Skatepark by public transport?

The nearest stations to Stockwell Skatepark:

Bus

Gresham Road / Brixton Police Station • Lines: 345, 35, 45, P4 (4 min walk)
Western Road • Lines: 345, 35, 45, P4 (7 min walk)

Metro

Brixton • Lines: Victoria (7 min walk)
Stockwell • Lines: Northern, Victoria (13 min walk)

Train

Brixton (7 min walk)
Loughborough Junction (16 min walk)