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What’s there
- On-street parking only
No parking at the property. Limited metered on-street parking in nearby roads (St Rule Street); the National Trust recommends public transport. Nearest station is Wandsworth Road Overground; buses stop outside.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
575 Wandsworth Road is a small Georgian terraced house on a busy main road in Lambeth, south London, cared for by the National Trust. Its former occupant, the Kenyan-born poet and civil servant Khadambi Asalache, lived there from 1981 and spent around twenty years turning the rooms into a single artwork, hand-carving fretwork from reclaimed pine doors and floorboards. Visits are guided tours through the house in small groups, with shoes removed to protect the painted floors. It suits older children with an interest in art, craft, design or history, and families can see how the patterns and textiles were built up from everyday materials. There is no café or shop on site, so it works best as a focused visit combined with a wider trip into the area. Tours must be booked in advance.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
Wet wipes
Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.- Hand sanitiser
- Waterproof phone pouch
Sick bagsYou only forget these once.
Plasters- Wet bagFor whatever comes home soaked.
Lip balm
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Photos: 維基小霸王, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Renée Kools, CC BY 4.0 · Politikaner, CC BY-SA 3.0
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