Brixton with Daughter and Dad

Join us on this fascinating tour of Brixton, one of the most vibrant and colourful boroughs of London. We are a genuine Brixton’s father-daughter duo, I am a Blue Badge tourist guide Eddie Lerner, accompanied by my lovely daughter Julia. We will show you all of our favourite spots in Brixton, from David Bowie’s mural, the Fridge where the Pet Shop Boys, the Smiths and Grace Jones used to playing, take you to Will Smith’s favourite Pizza place and shows you where Nelson Mandela got to experience the full extent of Brixton people’s love for him. That an much more. Shall we begin?

17 stops

49 mins

1.6 km

Brixton

Electric Avenue

Lambeth

Ritzy Cinema

Brixton Market

Will Smith

Nelson Mandela

Street Murals

David Bowie

Windrush

Caribbean

South London

1

Brixton Tube Station

We being the tour in the middle of Brixton, just outside the tube station.
2

David Bowie Mural

Paying tribute to Brixton’s most famous son.
3

Lambeth Town Hall

The history behind Brixton’s tallest building
4

The Electric (The Fridge)

This new music venue is a reincarnation of the famous Fridge club
5

Saint Matthew’s Church

Brixton’s largest church - one of four named after the apostles
6

Windrush Square

Brixton’s open space, named after the Windrush ship, and the history of people of colour in Brixton
7

Sir Henry Tate

A bust of the man who brought the sugar cubes to Britain
8

The Ritzy Cinema

Brixton’s famous movie house, and a memory of the days when theatre ruled
9

The Prince of Wales

An iconic music pub in the centre of the borough
10

The Railway Tavern

A historic pub with a famous clock on top, and the story behind it
11

Brixton Railway Station

Statues and murals at Brixton’s station
12

Brixton Recreation Centre (ROC)

Where Nelson Mandela felt the love of Brixton’s people
13

Michael John’s Mural

Brixton’s biggest wall painting - of the man who looks after the loos
14

Brixton Market

Wander around the market where Will Smith went
15

Carlton Mansions

Sadly empty one of Brixton’s oldest buildings with a famous mural
16

Electric Avenue

The market street made famous by an Eddy Grant song
17

Brixton Speaks

Tribute to Brixton’s talkers by local writer Will Self