Local area

Click on the headings below to find out more about the local area.

Schools
School hall shared by Fenstanton and City Heights Academy
School hall shared by Fenstanton and City Heights Academy

Palace Road is surrounded by schools and nurseries, including:

Parks
Brockwell Park in the autumn
Brockwell Park in the autumn
Street markets
Herne Hill market
Herne Hill market

Herne Hill Market – every Sunday
West Norwood Feast – every first Sunday of the month

Libraries
Our nearest three libraries are in Streatham, Brixton and West Norwood.
Sports centres
Sports centres can be found in Streatham, Brixton and West Norwood. Each has a swimming pool, gymnasium and multi-use spaces. Streatham Leisure Centre also includes an ice rink.
Transport
Rail
The nearest railway stations are Tulse Hill and Streatham Hill, served by Southern and Thameslink trains. Tulse Hill has connections to and from London Bridge station, as well as Thameslink services to Bedford, passing through St. Pancras. Streatham Hill connects with London Victoria station.

Underground
Our nearest tube station is at Brixton, which is on the Victoria line.

Bus
Our nearest bus route is the P13, which runs along Hillside Road and travels from Streatham Station to New Cross, via Dulwich and Peckham. Buses run along Tulse Hill (road) towards Kennington (432), Marylebone (2), Old Kent Road (415) and Morden (201). From Tulse Hill railway station you can catch buses to Norwood Junction (196), Crystal Palace (322), Anerley (432) or Wimbledon, via Clapham (690). Streatham High Road is a major route followed by buses to Kingston (57), King’s Cross (59), Croydon (109), Morden (118), Liverpool Street (133), Oxford Circus (137), Marble Arch (159), Morden (201), Croydon (250), Tooting and Elephant and Castle (333), Crystal Palace and Clapham Common (417)