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Walking from Elephant and Castle to Kennington: what to see on the way

It is about 1.4 km from Elephant and Castle to Kennington on foot, roughly 20 minutes walking. The same route works the other way: from Kennington back to Elephant and Castle is the same 20 minutes. There are 10 stops along the way, each with its own story. The route runs along Elephant and Castle.

Streets on this route

  • Elephant and Castle

Stops along the way

  1. 1. Michael Faraday Memorial

    Elephant Square, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 6TG

    Standing here in Elephant Square, you are looking at a sleek metallic box six meters tall, clad in seven hundred and twenty-eight shimmering stainless steel panels.

  2. 2. Metropolitan Tabernacle

    Elephant and Castle, London SE1 6SD

    Look up at those imposing Corinthian columns rising above the bustle of Elephant and Castle. You are standing before the Metropolitan Tabernacle, one of Victorian London's most extraordinary landmarks.

  3. 3. Strata SE1

    8 Walworth Road, London SE1 6EG

    Look up above the bustling streets of Elephant and Castle, and you will spot a forty-three storey skyscraper towering one hundred and forty-eight metres into the sky.

  4. 4. St Mary's Churchyard

    105 Newington Butts, London SE1 6SF

    Step back from the roar of the Elephant and Castle traffic and step into this peaceful island of green.

  5. 5. Guinness Trust Estate

    Guinness Trust Buildings, Kennington Park Road, London SE11 4JF

    Standing along Kennington Park Road, you are looking at a quiet revolution in British social housing. To understand why these sturdy red-brick buildings stand here today, we have to travel back to eighteen ninety.

  6. 6. The Old Red Lion

    42 Kennington Park Road, London SE11 4RS

    Look closely at forty-two Kennington Park Road. At first glance, you might think you are staring at a cozy, timber-framed inn straight out of Tudor England, transported from a countryside village into the middle of…

  7. 7. The Historical Association

    59a Kennington Park Road, London SE11 4JQ

    You are standing outside fifty-nine A Kennington Park Road, an unassuming doorway set into a grand terrace. Look down at the pavement beneath your feet.

  8. 8. Kennington Underground Station

    Kennington Park Road, London SE11 4JQ

    Look up at the red-brick building in front of you, capped by that curious lead-covered dome and its weather vane.

  9. 9. Cleaver Square

    Cleaver Square, London SE11 4EA

    Stepping into Cleaver Square feels like stepping through a secret doorway out of modern London.

  10. 10. The Prince of Wales

    48 Cleaver Square, London SE11 4EA

    Step off the bustling thoroughfares of Kennington and take a moment to look around. You have stepped into Cleaver Square, a hidden pocket of South London that feels entirely removed from the roar of modern city life.

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