Kennington Guide
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Kennington's main shopping streets are Kennington Road and Kennington Lane. Restaurants and bars are located there as well.
Art Galleries
Danielle Arnaud
123 Kennington Road
020 7735 8292
www.daniellearnaud.com
Gallery opened in 1995
Open Fri - Sun, 2-6pm
Contemporary art shows
Gasworks
155 Vauxhall Street
020 7587 5202
www.gasworks.org.uk
Established in 1994
Regular exhibitions
Ring for times
Man&Eve
131 Kennington Park Road
020 7582 7861
www.manandeve.co.uk
Established in 2006 in a Georgian townhouse
Contemporary artists works in a variety of media
Open Wed - Sat or by appointment
Attractions
Brit Oval
Surrey County Cricket Club
08712 461 100
www.surreycricket.com
Historic cricket ground recemtly redeveloped
Fixture details
Ticket Information
Cinema Museum
The Master's House
2 Dugard Way
020 7840 2200
info@cinemamuseum.org.uk
www.cinemamuseum.org.uk
Visitors by appointment.
Bakers
Fruit Cake & Patisserie, 50 Kennington Road
Banks
Barclays, 414 Kennington Road www.barclays.com
Bars
Beehive
51 Durham Street
020 7582 7608
Dog House
293 Kennington Road
020 7820 9310
Mansion House
46 Kennington Park Road
020 7735 2291
Prince of Wales
48 Cleaver Square
020 7735 9916
The Ship
171 Kennington Road
Three Stags
67-69 Kennington Road
020 7928 5974
White Bear,
138 Kennington Park Road
020 7735 8664
Bookshop
Kennington Bookshop
306-308 Kennington Road
020 7735 5505
Opened in 2007
General bookshop
Extended hours
Soma Books - REVISE
38 Kennington Lane
020 7735 2101
www.childrens-books.uk.com
Children’s books from India
Established in 197*
Buses
3 Oxford Circus-Kennington-Crystal Palace
36 Queen¹s Park-Oval-New Cross
59 Euston-Kennington-Streatham Hill
133 Liverpool Street-Kennington-Streatham
155 Elephant & Castle-Kennington-Tooting
159 Marble Arch--Kennington-Streatham
185 Victoria-Oval-Lewisham
322 Elephant & Castle-Kennington Lane-Crystal Palace
333 Elephant & Castle-Kennington-Tooting Broadway
360 Kensington-Kennington-Elephant & Castle
436 Paddington-Oval-Lewisham
www.tfl.gov.uk
Butcher
PJ Frankland
6 Jonathan Street
020 7735 5267
Local family butcher
More Info
Cab office
Glynn Cars, (020) 7582 9518/4774
Cafe
Alison Price Cafe
1-3 Brixton Road
020 7785 7272
www.alisonprice.co.uk
Cafe run by local catering company
Open Mon - Fri (7.30am-5.30pm)
Hot & cold food. Serves excellent Union Coffee.
Cafe Italia
348 Kennington Lane
020 7735 5883
Choice Restaurant
240-242 Kennington Park Road
020 7793 9393
Parma
412 Kennington Road
020 7787 8444
Traditional English breakfasts
Near Kennington Park
Chemist
Cam Pharmacy, 44 Kennington Road
Churches
St Anselm (RC), Kennington Road
St Peter's, Kennington Lane
Council
Lambeth Council, Town Hall, Brixton Hill, www.lambeth.gov.uk
Dentist
GK Ooi, 302 Kennington Road, (020) 7582 1668
DIY
H Morrell
173-175 Kennington Lane
020 7735 1681
Established family business
Builders Merchants
ironmomgers
Doctor
BA Irani
204 Kennington Lane
020 7735 1770
Dry Cleaners
Fantasy Cleaners, 321 Kennington Road
Estate Agents
Daniel J Cobb
191 Kennington Lane
020 7735 9510
www.danielcobb.co.uk
Independent estate agents.
Residential sales & lettings
Branches in Bermondsey & Westminster
Alan Fraser
181-183 Kennington Lane
020 7735 0680
www.alanfraser.com
Farmers' Market
Oval Farmers' Market
St Mark's Churchyard
020 8297 5590
Established in 2007
Sat 10am-3pm
Florist
Sharon’s Florist,
12 Windmill Row,
020 7735 3996
Hairdressers (Unisex)
Exstatic, 308 Kennington Road, (020) 7735 9900
Michael Oliver, 163 Kennington Lane, (020) 7582 5488
Laundrette
270 Kennington Park Road
Library
Durning
167 Kennington Lane
020 7926 8682
Open Mon pm, Tues, Wed, Fri & Sat
Books, DVDs & CDs
Internet access
Local Blog
Thought-provoking local issues etc blog started in 2008
http://southeasteleven.blogspot.com
Local Online Forum
Kennington Forum
http://kennington.informe.com
Music Shop
ASM Music
318a Kennington Road
020 7735 1932
Parks & Open Spaces
Kennington Park
020 7926 9000
Historic park
Tennis courts
Cricket ground
Floodlit football pitch
Cafe
Post office
410 Kennington Lane
Primary Schools
Archbishop Sumner (Cof E), Reedworth Street, (020) 7735 2781
Railway stations
Vauxhall, Vauxhall Cross
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/vxh/details.html
Restaurants
The Coriander
332 Kennington Lane
020 7582 9569
www.thecoriander.com
Indian cuisine
Open 7 days a week
Branch in Buckhurst Hill
Courthouse Cafe
Old Courthouse
43 Renfrew Road
020 7735 9821
www.ltbfoundation.org/institute/cafe.htm
Vegetarian
Open Tues - Sun 10am-8pm
Finca
185 Kennington Road
020 7735 1061
Large Spanish bar + Tapas
Open 7 days a week
Franklins
205-209 Kennington Lane
020 7793 8313
www.franklinsrestaurant.com
Opened in 2006 by Rodney Franklin
Modern British. Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Sister restaurant in East Dulwich
Lobster Pot
3 Kennington Lane
020 7582 5556
www.lobsterpotrestaurant.co.uk
Breton Fish restaurant run by Herve Regent
Lobster, moules, fruit-de-mer etc
Open Tues - Sat
Thai Ming
1-5 Windmill Row
020 7735 9388
Owned by Jesse & Kelvin
Authentic Thai cuisine
Alfresco courtyard. Open Mon - Sat
Takeaway service
Secondary Schools
Archbishop's Tenison's School
55 Kennington Oval
020 7735 3771
www.tenisons.com
Founded in C18 by Archbishop of Canterbury
Church of England, Specialist Arts College status
Boys aged 11-19. Girls admitted to Sixth form
Lilian Baylis Technology School
323 Kennington Lane
020 7091 5500
www.lilianbaylis.com
New buildings opened in Dec 2004.
Boys and girls. Age range 11-16
Proposal to add a Sixth Form from Sept 2009.
Solicitors
Humphrey Williams
381 Kennington Lane
020 7820 8222
www.humphreywilliams.com
Conveyancing
Family law
Wills & probate etc.
Takeaways
Fish Bar
56 Kennington Park
(Fish & Chips),
Spice
54 Kennington Park Road
020 7735 0306
Indian
Theatre
White Bear Pub Theatre
138 Kennington Park Road
020 7735 8664
www.whitebear.uktheatre.net
Established in 1988
Several plays have transferred to West End
Has won many fringe awards.
Oval House Theatre
52-54 Kennington Oval
020 7582 0080
www.ovalhouse.com
Established Fringe theatre
Founded by Peter Loiver (1926-2007)
Cafe (World Fusion food)
Underground stations
Kennington (Northern), Kennington Park Road
Vauxhall (Jubilee), Vauxhall Cross
Vet
Goddard, 351 Kennington Road. (020) 7735 6541
Wine & Spirits
Kennington Wines,226 Kennington Park Road, (020) 7582 9822