Out and about in Camberwell
Out and about in Camberwell
If you live in Camberwell you have a wide range of shops, services, places to eat and leisure facilities right on your doorstep.
The Camberwell local area map shows where shops, services and places to eat are located and includes walking distances, cycling routes and two themed walks: 'Camberwell wildlife' and 'Early immigration to Camberwell.
'The 'Step Into Denmark Hill' and 'Step Out from Denmark Hill' maps, produced in April 2011 by the Camberwell Travel Plan Group, are targeted at employees based at the institutions in the Denmark Hill area, to encourage walking for all or part of the journey to work, and at lunchtimes. A variety of walks within an hour of Denmark Hill are highlighted for leisure walks.
Camberwell Leisure Centre has two swimming pools (a main pool and a teaching pool). It offers swimming lessons, a range of exercise classes, badminton, 5-a-side football, martial arts, yoga and a dance studio.
Camberwell library has free internet access, a book group, a homework club and sessions for babies and young children.
In Camberwell you can eat your way around the globe, from Ethiopian to Italian, Turkish, Greek, Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese and Indian restaurants and cafes.
You can find these eating places not just around Camberwell Green junction, but also tucked away in places such as Castlemead Square and Camberwell Station Road.Many shops also sell specialities ranging from Turkish pastries to Polish gherkins.
Places of entertainment and arts include
A number of Camberwell's pubs and bars regularly feature art exhibitions and live music.
The Gay Camberwell website is a mine of information on Camberwell's arts and cultural scene as well as its eating and drinking places.
