GETTING TO SOUTH LONDON LIBERAL SYNAGOGUE, 1 PRENTIS RD, STREATHAM, LONDON SW16 1QB

South London Liberal Synagogue is in Streatham - just south of Brixton and east of Balham/Tooting.  Prentis Road runs between Streatham High Road and Garrad’s Road (the side of Tooting Bec Common).

Drivers cannot enter Prentis Road from Streatham High Road – you must  approach either from Garrad’s Road or from Ockley Road, a side-street running off Becmead Avenue.  The only available parking is in these roads.

There are two main ways to get to the synagogue by public transport - either get the Tube plus a bus, or take an overground train

(1)  TUBE + BUS (OR WALK)

SLLS is a long walk (20 minutes) from the nearest Tube stations – Balham and Tooting Bec  (Northern Line), but there are buses.  The Victoria Line to Brixton is a good alternative – as six bus routes run from Brixton to Streatham.

From Balham Station get the 315 bus to the corner of Garrad’s Road and Prentis Road (5-10 minutes).  From Tooting Bec, buses 249 and 319 run along Tooting Bec Road, and journey time is short (5 minutes):  there are stops at the corner of Garrad’s Road and at St Leonard’s Church (near Streatham High Road).

From Brixton Station, no less than six bus routes all run from in front of the station up to Streatham High Road:  109, 118, 133, 159, 250, 333.  The journey takes 15-20 minutes.  Get off at the Odeon Cinema (corner of Pendennis Road) – Prentis Road is a couple of minutes further along (on the right).

(2)  “OVERGROUND” RAIL

There are two overground suburban rail stations which are a short walk from SLLS:  Streatham and Streatham Hill.  Streatham is the closer of the two.

Thameslink (now “First Capital Connect”) trains to Sutton and Wimbledon stop at Streatham Station, and have the advantage of running straight through from north and central London (e.g. Hendon, West Hampstead, Kentish Town, Kings Cross Thameslink, Blackfriars).  There are also trains from London Bridge station to Streatham.  Leaving Streatham station, cross the road in front of the station and take a left, walking first downhill and then uphill along Streatham High Road.  The corner of Prentis Road is about 5 minutes along on the left.

Other overground trains run from Victoria (via Balham) and London Bridge to Streatham Hill. From here, turn right along Streatham High Road; Prentis Road is about 10 minutes’ walk on the right.