Street Art in Camden Town, London
Camden Town is a vibrant and colourful area of North London that is epitomised by the abundant street art and murals found at every turn, from side streets, to walls and even on the shop fronts themselves.
Camden Town is well known for its markets, which sell everything from alternative fashion, vintage records, antiques, food, and art, which are concentrated along Camden High Street and around Camden Lock. Camden also has a great nightlife, with plenty of pubs, music venues and nightclubs. The street art in Camden Town plays an important part of daily life and adds to the character of the area.
It is easy to find street art in Camden, and it is a great activity to do when visiting the area. Camden can be treated as a free outdoor art gallery, while meandering through the streets and markets.
The majority of the artworks can be found between Camden Town and Chalk Farm Tube Stations, with other pieces dotted around the area.
To help plan your visit, I have listed some of the best current artworks and murals to see in Camden with a suggested walking tour, starting at Chalk Farm Tube Station and winding south along Camden High Street.
The street art changes regularly, therefore some of the artworks I have written about may disappear in time. New street art replaces old at a rapid rate, but there is always something new and interesting to discover.
I have also written other blog posts about cities in Europe where there is a strong street art community, such as Lisbon in Portugal, Riga in Latvia, Tallinn in Estonia and Bristol in the UK. The full list of blog posts that may be of interest can be found here.
Harmood Street
Harmood Street is just 350 metres from Chalk Farm Tube Station and is a great first stop in which to explore the street art of Camden Town.
Here you will find art by street artist, Irony, who is known for combining classical portraiture within the streetscape. You will also find work by artist, Dotmasters.
Hartland Road
Hartland Road is the next road along from Harmood Street and will be your next stop on the walking tour of Camden’s street art. There is often some graffiti and murals on the corner with Chalk Farm Road. The street art on this house in Hartland Road was created by @manyfaceses and DRT.
Hawley Street & Hawley Mews
Hawley Street is located off Chalk Farm Road. Hawley Mews is a small alleyway off Hawley Street, to the rear of the shops along Chalk Farm Road.
There are lots of excellent and vibrant murals located here, including works by:
Aspire Artwork (artwork called ‘Grey Heron’)
Street art on Hawley Mews in Camden (artist unknown)
Castlehaven Road
Castlehaven Road is by the iconic Camden Lock Bridge. There are a number of artworks facing the railway line, including another mural by Irony of the model and artist Remmycatt and a mural by Anna Laurini.
Art in Camden inspired by Amy Winehouse
It isn’t possible to talk about Camden without mentioning Amy Winehouse. Amy Winehouse was arguably one of Camden’s most famous residents, until she tragically passed away in 2011. Many of the street art pays homage to the local hero. At this point on the route, visit Stables Market near the lock, you will find a bronze statue of the singer. This statue was created by Scott Eaton. It was unveiled in 2014, three years after the singer's death.
You will find other artworks of Amy Winehouse at various points on the route, so keep a look out!
Amy Winehouse street art by Otto Schade on Hawley Street in Camden
Amy Winehouse street art on Hawley Mews in Camden (artist unknown)
Stucley Place & Buck Street
Stucley Place is located past the Camden Lock Bridge and over the canal from Castlehaven Road. You will need to turn left on to Hawley Crescent and then right on Stucley Place, which is opposite the Paramount offices. Stucley Place then leads onto Buck Street.
The artworks along these roads are constantly changing, but you will find murals and graffitti dotted along the length of Stucley Place, with a concentration of works at the junction with Buck Street.
One of my recent favourites on Stucley Place was a mural of Amy Winehouse by Danielle Mastrion. I was disappointed to find that as of January 2023, it has been covered by a new piece of street art, but I have kept the photo here as I like it so much.
The second photo is of the Ungle mural by Aeroarts at the rear of the Bucks Head pub.
Camden High Street
Continuing down Buck Street leads to Camden High Street. Many of the shops have artwork, almost sculptures, protruding from the upper floors. For example, a Converse high top appearing above a shoe shop or the life-size elephant above the Indian Emporium next door. There are not many high streets in London as distinctive and unique as Camden High Street, it is definitely worth a visit.
Greenland Street
The final street to visit on the tour is Greenland Street. This one is about a 5 minutes walk away from Buck Street and can be reached by walking south along Camden High Street, past the Tube Station.
Here you will find the beautiful mother and child street art mural by Ayo Blake. This brings you to the end of the walking tour!
I hope you have found this blog post useful. If you have any other information about Camden Street Art you think I should include here, please email me at sarahransomeart@gmail.com.
