Lambeth covers a lot of South London - I’m sticking around Waterloo and Vauxhall here.
It is much less touristy and more lived-in than many of the other areas I feature but it has its charms, I like Lower Marsh Street, and Leake Street has an amazing collection of street art.
Located on the grounds of St Thomas’ Hospital, this is a small museum but a comprehensive one.
I thought this Ladybird book taught me everything about Florence Nightingale but she actually had wider interests than I realised.
A small museum is located in a deconsecrated church. There’s a lovely courtyard with rare plants and a table service café.
I think the best thing to do is to go for lunch and expect to have a short wander round afterwards, unless you’re there for a particular exhibition.
You can also go up the medieval tower but beware the staircase is narrow and winding!
Housed in the former Bethlem Royal Hospital, of all London’s big museums the IWM feels the most misrepresented by its bombastic name.
Far from a celebration of empire, the museum does a lot to convey the grim reality of modern conflicts, covering World War 1 onwards.
The Newport Street Gallery is owned by Damien Hirst - who found infamy for chopping cows in half in the ’90s and calling it art.
Hidden away in the middle of an estate, the building is fantastic. Although the exhibition I saw was trying a bit too hard to shock - perhaps not a surprise - I did think it was worth seeing.
