Literary and Art Deco Streatham

Lea Valley Friends Group

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Overview

Meet at 11.00 (please note slightly later start time) outside Tulse Hill station (Thameslink and Southern railways, Zone 3). Join Gerry for a three-and-a-half mile linear walk, viewing a house lived in by Nobel Prize winning author V S Naipaul, an iconic block of Art Deco flats and the Telford Park Tennis Club which is the second oldest in London after Wimbledon. Finishing at Balham station (Northern line and National Rail, zone 3). Toilets and refreshments. Leader – Gerry Beard

Saturday, 25 April 2026

Start time:: 11:00 am
Estimated finish time:: 2:00 pm

Difficulty:: Leisurely
Distance:: 5.6km / 3.5mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: linear

Please note slightly later start time of 11:00

Features

Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
Toilets available
Accessible by public transport
No car needed

Starting point

Grid reference:: TQ 31812 72914
Nearest postcode:: SE27 9BW
what3words:: cheese.former.rock

Start time:: 11:00 am

Finishing point

Grid reference:: TQ 28531 73131
Nearest postcode:: SW12 9SJ
what3words:: hobby.mess.shirt

Estimated finish time:: 2:00 pm

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