The city skyline viewed from Burgess Park lake
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Burgess Park

  • Attractions | Parks and gardens
  • Camberwell
Lauren O’Neill
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Accessed via the Old Kent Road, Walworth Road, and Camberwell, Burgess Park is one of the two major parks that bookend Peckham – the other being Peckham Rye –  and, on balance, is probably a bit more action-packed than its compatriot. Facilities include a BMX park, tennis courts, and a park-run track for weekly timed runs, while you’ll often see roller bladers gliding about its paths. It occasionally hosts open-air film screenings in the summer, as well as several festivals, the largest of which are Maiden Voyage and the Jazz Cafe Festival. 

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Albany Rd
London
SE5 0RJ
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Jazz Cafe Festival

No longer the newbie on the block, London’s Jazz Cafe returns for its third edition in early August. It’s leaving behind its former home of Burgess Park and moving to a secret location. Headlining the 15,000-capacity festival in 2026 is R&B star Ari Lennox, known for her hits ‘Pressure’ and ‘Shea Butter Baby’, making it the singer’s only UK date in 2026. The rest of the line-up has been meticulously curated by the Jazz Cafe gang, spanning jazz (of course), R&B, hip hop and electronic sounds with the likes of Greentea Peng, Smino and Durand Bernarr topping the bill. 
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