Dulwich Village & the Picture Gallery
A leafy south-London suburb and the oldest public art gallery in England. Walked and written by the editor.

1. Dulwich Picture Gallery
John Soane's 1817 building, small enough to do in forty minutes. The permanent collection is a tight, serious hit of old masters.

2. Dulwich Park
Enter opposite the gallery and walk it clockwise. The boating lake, the American garden, and the bit where the cricket boundary runs.

3. Dulwich Village
A genuine village high street in Zone 3. Independent bookshop, butcher, the Crown & Greyhound, and a disproportionate number of prams.

4. Dulwich College
Grand brick-and-terracotta Victorian school buildings. Walk along the front; don't try to go in. The facade is the point.

5. North Dulwich station
Fifteen minutes north via Dulwich Road. Overground back to central in about twenty minutes.

Dulwich Village & the Picture Gallery