Charnwood is one of the suburbs of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, located in the district of Belconnen. The design of this suburb follows the Radburn principle, so its houses are all faced to the parkland, featuring garages at their rears. However, people built fences around their front yards, which transformed the walkways into long and narrow isolated strips with little light.

Also in the original design was the possibility to walk through the whole suburb without ever having to cross a road, by using just pedestrian bridges. Another interesting tidbit about Charnwood is that its streets all bear the names of New South Wales pioneers.

The Charnwood shopping area is one of the biggest in Canberra designed to service the neighbouring suburbs as well. There are plenty of things you can find here, like fast food, eateries, a Labour Club branch, a well-stocked Woolworths and a Shell Service Station. There’s also an emergency service station built here at the intersection of Tillyard Drive and Lhotsky Street.

You can also enjoy the Charny Carny annual festival held here, an event organized by the local schools and scout group of Canberra to build community spirit and fundraising. The Charnwood District Playing Fields are in this suburb as well.