Spots

Waterloo's 200-year-old proscenium — Kevin Spacey era over, but Matthew Warchus is programming boldly.

Concrete South Bank icon — three stages, unbeatable £15 Friday Rush tickets.

A large hilly green park; 10 min walk from the centre of Brixton. Has the following facilities: Brockwell Lido, children's play area, paddling pool, café, flower gardens, sports facilities, toilets and several ponds. Brockwell Park also has a BMX track.

The palace has been the official residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury since the 13th century. Guided tours of Lambeth Palace are incredibly popular and there has been a substantial waiting list for some years.

Small London park with some lovely tended gardens.

In an old church, which also has the tomb of Captain Bligh of The Bounty mutiny fame. The museum charts the history of garden design and gardening.

Fronted by two immense guns from Royal Navy battleships, the IWM focuses on British military history since 1914. The central atrium display of objects bearing "witness to war" (everything from a Harrier Jump Jet to a battle-scarred press Land Rover) branches into immersive and se

A somewhat idiosyncratic but interesting museum with limited opening. It can only be visited on guided tours or screenings that can be booked by email or phone. The building is a former workhouse where Charlie Chaplin once lived.

Brixton Market consists of several different parts. The main section is Electric Avenue, selling mainly fruit, vegetables and meat, which also has a very good Chinese supermarket. On Pope's Road, you will find clothes and bric-a-brac. You will find more indoor markets around the

Brixton's longest-running restaurant, specialising in Indonesian, Malaysian and Thai cuisine. Also has a cocktail bar and lounge with an extensive cocktail list and premium drinks menu. Located next to the Ritzy Cinema. Probably Brixton's busiest restaurant and it runs many speci

Only really worth going if the weather is sunny, as the pub itself is nothing to write home about. Step out through the back and you will find a massive beer garden, and the only thing waking you to the reality that you are still in Brixton is the trains that clatter by every 15

A winning combination of great Guinness, a friendly mixed crowd and superb live jazz on weekdays and Sundays.

Fabulous old school boozer with two bars and a pool table. There is large function room at the back with a growing reputation for putting on interesting rock, reggae and punk acts.

Popular late licence pub with a penchant for live ska music. Incredibly popular on weekends with upbeat fun atmosphere and large outdoor area. Also hosts El Panzon Mexican kitchen for delicious cheap food.

Sporting an immaculate and beautifully preserved exterior, this quiet pub deserves to be much better known.

A local favourite that still stubbornly remains a simple pub, without succumbing to standard London bar makeover. Good atmosphere with plenty of places to sit down inside plus a tiny outside beer garden, which is nice in the summer.

The downstairs pub has a late licence while the exquisitely restored upstairs POW is a members only affair and well worth a visit. There is also a boutique hotel on the top floor. In the boozer, there's free wi-fi with any bar purchase, making it a good place for daytime meetings

Gastropub on the Thames Pathway near Vauxhall Bridge. Serves a wide range of food and drink, including Pimms on tap at the bar.

A proper old man's pub with a picture of the Queen pulling a pint on the wall. Right in the middle of the bustle of Brixton near the tube station, but tucked around a corner on Trinity Gardens that feels like it's in a different part of London altogether. Beer garden in front and

A bit of a trek from the Brixton tube (about 15 minutes walk), but it's a gem worth discovering. This small pub regularly hosts live music from up and coming bands, in the past seeing Bloc Party before they hit big time thanks to promoter Tim Perry's meticulous quality filter. Su

One of Brixton's long time favourites and worth a visit for a night out. It still runs an eclectic mix of dance music, covering hip-hop, reggae, r&b, ska and house. Has dance floor, big old sofas and screen for sports matches. Upstairs there is Moca (Caribbean restaurant) and a t

Located in the train arches of Vauxhall are three inter-linked clubs (with separate events and queues): Fire, Lightbox and Protocol. The music and crowds range from velvety commercial house for shirtless, partying-till-midday gay audiences to underground techno, South London grim

Streatham jazz club. Voted the best jazz venue of 2011 by the House of Commons' cross-party Parliamentary Jazz Club.

Typical London pub with outdoor area and pool table. Serves food. DJs usually play Funk music on the dance floor (although you should expect it to be crowded late on F and Sa).

Home to a constant assortment of strange, bawdy, underground, queer and quirky nights from artists, comedians and performers.