My Beautiful Laundrette Filming Locations

Rapidly developing Battersea centres on its namesake park, home to fountains, a boating lake, and a Japanese-style Peace Pagoda overlooking the River Thames. The retired, art deco Battersea Power Station, with 4 towering chimneys, dominates the skyline. Battersea Arts Centre, in the 1890s town hall, presents comedy, music, and drama, and New Covent Garden is a huge wholesale market that sells flowers and produce.

Lambeth is a riverside area home to Lambeth Palace, the residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury, with its 13th-century chapel. The adjacent Garden Museum shows horticultural exhibits in a former church, while the Albert Embankment is popular for strolls along the Thames. Set in a tranquil green space, the Imperial War Museum features displays on both world wars and the Holocaust, plus tanks and planes.

Stockwell is a district located in South West London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. It is situated 2.4 miles south of Charing Cross.

Wandsworth is a lively residential district anchored by Old York Road, where hip brunch spots and sidewalk cafes sit alongside eclectic indie boutiques. Mainstream fashion brands fill Southside Wandsworth shopping centre, while Backyard Cinema screens movies with immersive sets and live performers. Overlooking the River Thames, Wandsworth Park draws families with its lawns, walking paths, and mini-golf course.

The United Kingdom, made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, is an island nation in northwestern Europe. England – birthplace of Shakespeare and The Beatles – is home to the capital, London, a globally influential centre of finance and culture. England is also site of Neolithic Stonehenge, Bath’s Roman spa and centuries-old universities at Oxford and Cambridge.