HMP Brixton - Monday 23rd March 2026 - 5.2 miles - 2 hours
Timetable
• 8:15 am - coffee and pastries - generously provided by Social Pantry - at the Old Bailey, Warwick Square entrance, off Warwick Lane
• 9:00 am - walk starts
• 11:00 am - arrival at HMP Brixton
• 11:00 am-2:00 pm - itinerary below
Details of the walk
This walk will be led by HHJ. Anuja Dhir K.C.
Accompanying walkers will include member(s) of staff of HMP Brixton (tbc) Luke Carlson of London City Mission tbc, The Sheriffs of London and their consorts.
Walking south down Old Bailey, crossing into Pageantmaster Court into Black Friars Lane past Apothecaries’ Hall on your left, cross Queen Victoria Street, past Blackfriars Station, over Blackfriars Bridge, right onto The Cut, past the Young Vic, crossing Waterloo Road onto Baylis Road, crossing West Minster Bridge Road onto Hercules Road, crossing Lambeth Road, Sail St, Newport St, Vauxhall Walk (this part felt a bit edgy), across Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens to Goding St, to Vauxhall Station, cross into South Lambeth Road (although big road, wide pavement), right onto Clapham Road, at Clapham North tube station left into Bedford Road, crossing into Kings Avenue, left into Lyham Road, walk down passing Ramilles Close, a few meters down there is a little, easy to miss, cut through doorway, into carpark and past Pact charity and Clink check-in then entrance on right.
Itinerary in prison
11:00 am arrival and check in, meeting prisoners, tour of prison, including seeing XO Barbers and meeting the prisoners engaged in this initiative.
12:30-2:00 pm - lunch at the Clink restaurant with prisoners and the co-founder of the Clink, Kevin McGraph (additional cost)
What to wear and what to bring
PHOTOGRAPHIC ID (driver's licence or passport)
Books for prison library.
This walk is on London pavements, wear comfortable trainers and clothes and carry as little else as possible.
No phones or electronics are allowed in the prison. The lockers are small. Belongings in lockers or Shrieval cab.