User:(WT-en) Brixtonian

I've lived in Brixton, London for about five years, so I know the place pretty well. I also spend a lot of time drinking in Shoreditch, which isn't as poncy as it sounds. I think I know London reasonably well, so I've emitted a few pearls of wisdom on to this site. There's still a hell of a lot of work to do before it becomes a reliable guide, but hopefully more helpful people will get onto it soon.

I've recently visited Venice, Porec, Dubrovnik and Ljubljana and added a few thoughts.

London Underground Draft Article
The London Underground can be a overwhelming at first, and it's difficult to see what kind of area you will find when you come blinking out in the daylight. Below is a set of links from each tube station to the nearest area article on Wikivoyage. The assumption is the station will be in the area or a five minute walk away, anything longer will be stated. Unforunately there will be a lot of deadends, but hopefully these will be filled in time (by locals).

A

 * Angel leads on to the south end of Upper Street, Islington
 * Aldgate East station is in the Whitechapel area

B

 * Balham station sits in the area south of Clapham, called Balham.
 * Bank/Monument station is in the City of London near the Bank of England. It's a short walk to Liverpool Street, Canon Street and Mansion House.
 * Borough station is part of Southwark.
 * Brixton station is in the heart of Brixton and just a short train/bus ride to Herne Hill or Camberwell.

C

 * Clapham Common station at the centre of Clapham and is closest to most of the local bars and restaurants
 * Clapham South
 * Clapham North

E

 * Elephant and Castle station is in the area formerly known as Newington, but now simply 'Elephant and Castle'.
 * Euston station is near to the Bloomsbury area.

F

 * Finsbury Park station is in the Finsbury Park area

G

 * Green Park station takes you into Mayfair

H

 * Highbury & Islington leads on to the north end of Upper Street, Islington

K

 * King's Cross St. Pancras station is in the King's Cross area, and connects with nearly half of all the London Underground lines.
 * Kennington station is the northern part of Kennington.

L

 * London Bridge station is the nearest to Borough Market, and sits in Southwark, an area also known as Bermondsey. It's conveniently close to South Bank.
 * Liverpool Street station is part of Bishopsgate, and is a ten minute walk to Brick Lane and fifteen minutes to Shoreditch.

O

 * Oval station is Kennington and is very near the famous cricket ground of the same name.
 * Oxford Circus station lands you bang in the middle of the West End on the crossing of Oxford Street and Regent Street.
 * Old Street station leads into the area known as Shoreditch, Hoxton or Old Street.

P

 * Pimlico is the nearest station to Tate Britain

S

 * Southwark (pronounced "Suthuck") is the nearest station to Tate Modern
 * Stockwell station is in Stockwell. This is also a 5 minute bus/tube ride away from Brixton.

T

 * Tooting Bec station exits at the northern part of Tooting
 * Tooting Broadway station is in the southern part of Tooting

V

 * Vauxhall
 * Victoria leads to Westminster and St James's.

W

 * Waterloo station is a good starting point to start explore South Bank and is near to London Eye and Royal Festival Hall.
 * Warren Street station is a short walk from Great Portland Street, Euston Square, Euston and Goodge Street tubes stations.
 * Whitechapel station is in the Whitechapel area.