Furzedown works well as a base: 5 minutes from Gipsy Hill, 5km from Crystal Palace Circuit.
Furzedown is in England, United Kingdom, with about 16,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Gipsy Hill, about 4 km away.
Furzedown is a suburb, in both the districts of Streatham (Streatham West and part of Streatham Park) and Tooting within the London Borough of Wandsworth in south west London. It is a mainly residential area close to Tooting Commons, which provide a large open space including Tooting Bec Lido.
A parkland racing circuit in south London that ran until 1972 and still hosts occasional sprint events. Sections of the old track survive as park roads and footpaths, complete with original kerbing among the Victorian terraces.
5 km · about 10 min drive
film location
SIS Building, Vauxhall Cross (MI6 headquarters)
The real MI6 headquarters on the Thames has appeared as itself since GoldenEye, and is spectacularly blown up in Skyfall.
7 km · about 15 min drive
museum
Tate Britain
The world's greatest collection of British art from 1500 to today, including the definitive Turner collection.
8 km · about 15 min drive
cathedral
Westminster Abbey
Gothic abbey church and traditional coronation site of British monarchs since 1066.
8 km · about 15 min drive
museum
Science Museum London
Home to pioneering scientific achievements including Stephenson's Rocket and the Apollo 10 command module.
8 km · about 15 min drive
museum
Natural History Museum
World-renowned museum in a stunning Romanesque terracotta building, housing 80 million specimens spanning 4.5 billion years of life on Earth.
8 km · about 15 min drive
museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
The world's largest museum of applied and decorative arts and design, spanning 5,000 years of human creativity.
8 km · about 15 min drive
museum
Imperial War Museum
Tells the stories of people's experiences of modern conflict from World War I to the present day.
8 km · about 15 min drive
Driving roads near Furzedown
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
Right hereCrystal Palace CircuitA parkland racing circuit in south London that ran until 1972 and still hosts occasional sprint events. Sections of the old track survive as park roads and footpaths, complete with original kerbing among the Victorian terraces.
22 kmBox HillA steep chalk escarpment above the Mole valley, the Zig Zag Road on its flank made famous by the 2012 Olympic road race.