Visit Camden Town Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Camden Town

  

Camden Town Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Camden Town

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Camden Town history

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Toponymy

Camden Town is named after Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden. His earldom was styled after his estate, Camden Place near Chislehurst in Kent. The name was later applied to the early-20th-century Camden Town Group of artists.

Urban development

Camden was the North Western Railway’s terminal stop in 1837. It was where goods were transported off the tracks and onto the roads of London by 250 000 workhorses. The Roundhouse (1846), Camden Lock and The Stables were examples of this. The Camden Markets started in 1973 and have grown since then.

Camden Town economy & business

Camden street markets

Camden Lock Market started in a former timber yard in 1973, and is now surrounded by five more markets. The markets are a major tourist attraction at weekends, selling goods of all types, including fashion, books, food, junk/antiques and more bizarre items.

Camden Town geography / climate

Camden Town is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north-northwest of Charing Cross. To the north are the hills of Hampstead and Highgate. River Fleet flows from its source on Hampstead Heath through Camden Town south to River Thames.

You can visit Camden Town places with Walkfo Camden Town to hear history at Camden Town’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Camden Town has 2168 places to visit in our interactive Camden Town map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Camden Town, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Camden Town places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Camden Town & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Camden Town Places Map
2168 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Camden Town tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Camden Town

  

Best Camden Town places to visit

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Camden Town has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Camden Town’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Camden Town’s information audio spots:

Kronenburgerpark The Kronenburgerpark is a park in the center of Nijmegen . It is close to the Central Railway Station and the Lange Hezelstraat . It touches the Parkweg are the remains of the medieval walls with the Kruittoren (powder tower)

Great Pilgrimage The Great Pilgrimage of 1913 was a march in Britain by suffragists campaigning non-violently for women’s suffrage, organised by the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS). Women marched to London from all around England and Wales and 50,000 attended a rally in Hyde Park.

Dudley House, London Dudley House is a Grade II* listed house with 44,000 square feet (4,100 m) located at 100 Park Lane in Mayfair, London . It is one of the few surviving aristocratic townhouses in London .

Dunraven Street Dunraven Street is a street in London’s Mayfair district . It was laid out in the 1750s as Norfolk Street and was sometimes known as New Norfolk Street . In 1939, it was renamed after being laid out by London County Council .

Hyde Park Estate Hyde Park Estate is a residential district in the Paddington area of London . It is characterised by a layout of squares and crescents . The area is home to embassies, prestigious businesses and celebrities .

Park Street, Mayfair Park Street is a street in Mayfair, London, England . It is the longest street on the Grosvenor Estate . The longest street is Park Street, the longest on the estate .

Connaught Village Connaught Village is a commercial and residential area just west of Marble Arch . It is owned by the Church Commissioners of England . The couture store of famous shoemaker Jimmy Choo was previously located here . Tony Blair, former leader of the Labour Party, lives in Connaught Square .

South Audley Street South Audley Street is a major shopping street in Mayfair, London . It runs north to south from the southwest corner of Grosvenor Square to Curzon Street .

Western Marble Arch Synagogue The Western Marble Arch (WMA) Synagogue is a Jewish place of worship in central London . It is a leading Orthodox Judaism synagogue and offers religious and social activities . The WMA is the result of a merger between the Western and Marble Arch Synagogues .

Chesterfield House, Westminster Chesterfield House was built between 1747 and 1752 by Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield . The exterior was in the Palladian style, the interior Baroque . It stood in Mayfair on the north side of Curzon Street, between South Audley Street and what is now Chesterfield Street .

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