Hidden gems - Heritage buildings in Brixton, United Kingdom not to miss (Updated February, 2024)

Hidden gems: Heritage buildings in Brixton

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Brixton. This list contains 10 places from Heritage building category.

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Greenwich Hospital

Heritage building

👍 Lovely little structure. It is generally known as the Standard Reservoir and was probably designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, who was Deputy Surveyor of Works in Greenwich at the time. He is better known for churches like St Alfege in Greenwich and St George in the East.

4.80 (14 reviews) (~7.99 km from centre)

Chapter House and Pyx Chamber

Heritage building

👍👍 The Pyx Chamber dates to the late 11th century, making it the oldest part of Westminster Abbey. The Pyx Chamber formed the undercroft of the monks' dormitory and was used as a monastic and royal treasury. The term pyx refers to the boxwood chest in which coins were kept. The octagonal Chapter House...

4.70 (35 reviews) (~4.28 km from centre)

All Saints Church

Church

1860s church featuring stained-glass windows & decor by prominent Arts & Crafts–movement artists.

4.70 (26 reviews) (~84.67 km from centre)

Old Gorhambury House

Manor house

Ruins of a 16th-century Tudor mansion in a scenic location with grazing farm animals.

4.60 (110 reviews) (~37.97 km from centre)

Harmondsworth Barn

Heritage building

👍👍 This 13th century oak structure is ranked pretty high along other Grade I listed buildings like Westminster Cathedral and Parliament House. It's bit unusual and highly admirable for a timber building that was just used for oat, barley and wheat storage. It also inspired other famous architects who b...

4.60 (56 reviews) (~25.43 km from centre)

Westgate Museum

Museum

Medieval gates front this ancient Tudor & Stuart building with exhibits in a former debtor's prison.

4.50 (110 reviews) (~94.7 km from centre)

Sudbury Arts Centre

Arts organization

👍👍 Right in the middle of Sudbury with easy parking and close to plenty of restaurants pubs and bars. What a great venue - providing a wide variety of live music and other good quality interesting entertainment. Clearly very popular with locals, well run by volunteers, worth checking out the informativ...

4.50 (102 reviews) (~86.72 km from centre)

St John's Abbey Gate

Heritage building

This circa-1400 gatehouse with intricate decorative details is all that remains of St. John's Abbey.

4.50 (73 reviews) (~84.52 km from centre)

Bourn Windmill

Tourist attraction

👍👍 I went there spontaneously with my son during an evening motorcycle ride. Windmill is located on private property however there's a public footpath leading straight into the mill through cottage. Currently Mill is closed due to renovation works witch are planned to be completed around end of Septemb...

4.50 (62 reviews) (~82.61 km from centre)

Maison Dieu

Heritage building

👍👍 Amazing local history,very personal informative talk from Anne,we will be back.

4.50 (29 reviews) (~70.63 km from centre)

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Hidden gems: Heritage buildings in Brixton, United Kingdom