Brixton Beach

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If that’s not enough, the beach will also be hosting a summer-long residency from Ministry Does Fitness so you can get sweaty inHIIT, zumba and yoga sessions. If you’re more of a film buff than a fitness freak, Brixton Rooftop will be hosting a series of rooftop cinema screenings, including cult classics and guilty pleasures. While they don’t have a rooftop garden per se, their beer garden is one of the best in Brixton by a mile.

Above all her prose is illuminated by a painterly sensitivity to light. Alice inherits her talent from Bee, who is slaughtered in reprisal for harbouring Tamil refugees. "Words were not his thing; explanations were best done with brushes. The colour of a place, the angle of the light, a tree, these spoke volumes." In Bone China, Tearne observed that "a mantle of despair was settling like fine dust on the island, clogging the air, blotting out its brilliance and choking its people". It remains to be seen if the pall of civil war has finally lifted, or whether Sri Lanka is experiencing another of its many false dawns. Whatever happens, Tearne has preserved the emotional impact of this sad historical chapter in three remarkable novels dedicated to what has become "the invisible story of the British empire". Affectionately known as “Brixton Beach”, this large concrete skate park has an international reputation and celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2018. Fronted by modern housing and Victorian terraces, the park is plastered with graffiti and street art and is a honeypot for skateboarders, rollerskaters, BMXers, photographers and people just hanging out.To Tearne, writing is another artistic medium suitable to investigate these concerns and to explore how language can produce emotions. Thus it is not surprising that in her first three novels: Mosquito (2007); Bone China (2008); and Brixton Beach (2009), the writer dramatized the violent civil war that opposed Tamil rebels against the Singhalese regime in her native Sri Lanka. The war broke out in 1983 and was first suspended by a cease-fire in 2001. However, because diplomacy failed to find a political solution, the conflict started again in 2005 and it officially ended in May 2009 with the surrender of the Tamil Tigers and the death of their leader Velupillai Prabhakaran. Fought over a period of 26 years, in Tearne’s own words 'the war had become a worn-out habit on the island ... the brutality of which was hardly noticed in the west. Other wars, more important ones in larger, richer countries, hit the headlines.' They have super cute little beach huts which you can book out for your group, which is a huge win in my eyes. This lovely space has fantastic views across Brixton and is a great place for an uncrowded yet still fun drinks spot. Membership gets you access to the gorgeous rooftop dining space and terrace, while non-members can hire the private dining rooms should they so desire. The importance of historical memory has long been a central concern of Roma Tearne’s work as painter, installation artist and filmmaker since the 1990s.

Brixton’s dining offer is the definition of 21st-century London, and almost impossible to sum up in one paragraph. Barrio Brixton is one of many fun and vibrant Latin American inspired Barrio Bars that have popped up around London in the last few years. Like any working class area in London Brixton once had an edge, but in April 1981 this place earned particular notoriety as the scene of a riot brought about by inequality and unemployment.Where South Brixton, Herne Hill and Tulse Hill all meet is a graceful Victorian park that has held onto its 19th-century layout. This open space fronting the Brixton Tate Library has a name charged with meaning for the UK’s Afro-Caribbean community.

The mill produced flour with wind power from 1816 to 1862, when its sails were taken down and it was used as a storehouse. If there is one place name in London that instantly brings to mind the capital’s Afro-Caribbean community its Brixton. Throughout the summer Surrey play their first-class county matches and limited overs (shorter) matches at the Oval.It’s a super fun place with loads of places to eat and drink, and you’re sure to find somewhere that’s to your taste here. My personal favourite is Jalisco as I’m a huge fan of Latin American food, and who doesn’t love a burrito, right? Live music and DJ sets are commonplace here, making it a real place to go for a boogie with your besties.