Guidebook for London
Drinks & Nightlife
Creative cocktails served underground in a smartly renovated former public toilet.
6 locals recommend
Bermondsey Arts Club
Creative cocktails served underground in a smartly renovated former public toilet.
The most creative and convivial of the outstanding brewers along the Bermondsey Beer Mile.
Brew By Numbers Tasting Room
The most creative and convivial of the outstanding brewers along the Bermondsey Beer Mile.
Atmospheric pub located near the dock where the Pilgrim Fathers' ship departed for America in 1620. Parts of the building date back nearly that long. Enjoy a pint on the (heated) river terrace or book upstairs for a fine Sunday lunch looking out over the Thames.
39 locals recommend
The Mayflower Pub
Atmospheric pub located near the dock where the Pilgrim Fathers' ship departed for America in 1620. Parts of the building date back nearly that long. Enjoy a pint on the (heated) river terrace or book upstairs for a fine Sunday lunch looking out over the Thames.
Entertainment & Activities
A small neighbourhood cinema with well chosen films. Arrive early for a drink at the bar. You can take your second glass with you into the screening room.
The Arzner
A small neighbourhood cinema with well chosen films. Arrive early for a drink at the bar. You can take your second glass with you into the screening room.
Food Scene
Jose Pizarro's flagship restaurant for Spanish cuisine. Order the stunningly rich pork presa. Consult the staff to learn about undiscovered Spanish wines.
For large groups a private dining room is available with advance notice.
7 locals recommend
Pizarro
Jose Pizarro's flagship restaurant for Spanish cuisine. Order the stunningly rich pork presa. Consult the staff to learn about undiscovered Spanish wines.
For large groups a private dining room is available with advance notice.
A hidden spot under the railway arches that serves small producer wine with a daily changing, seasonal menu of absolutely outstanding food.
Open Wednesday to Saturday and well worth squeezing into whatever spot is available.
12 locals recommend
40 Maltby Street
A hidden spot under the railway arches that serves small producer wine with a daily changing, seasonal menu of absolutely outstanding food.
Open Wednesday to Saturday and well worth squeezing into whatever spot is available.
Shopping
Fabulous local boutique selling clothing, crafts and candles made by Bermondsey-based makers. Also hosts regular yoga classes.
Bermondsey Fayre
Fabulous local boutique selling clothing, crafts and candles made by Bermondsey-based makers. Also hosts regular yoga classes.
Sightseeing
Tiny museum dedicated to the engineering genius of Isambard Kingdom Brunel at the site of the worlds' first tunnel dug underneath a river. Join them for one of their frequent walking tours and discover the history of Victorian London.
12 locals recommend
Brunel Museum
Tiny museum dedicated to the engineering genius of Isambard Kingdom Brunel at the site of the worlds' first tunnel dug underneath a river. Join them for one of their frequent walking tours and discover the history of Victorian London.
One of the iconic bridges of London and not to be missed. The Tower Bridge Experience lets visitors into the inner workings of the bridge and takes them to scale its heights.
391 locals recommend
Tower Bridge
One of the iconic bridges of London and not to be missed. The Tower Bridge Experience lets visitors into the inner workings of the bridge and takes them to scale its heights.
Learn about the history of Britain and its rulers by exploring William the Conqueror's castle; home and sometime prison to generations of subsequent monarchs.
188 locals recommend
Tower of London
Learn about the history of Britain and its rulers by exploring William the Conqueror's castle; home and sometime prison to generations of subsequent monarchs.
See a perfectly preserved operating theatre from the days before anesthesia! The under-the-roof museum displays curious medical instruments, many of which came from the famous St. Thomas' Hospital just across the road.
8 locals recommend
The Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret
See a perfectly preserved operating theatre from the days before anesthesia! The under-the-roof museum displays curious medical instruments, many of which came from the famous St. Thomas' Hospital just across the road.
The up-and-coming alternative to Borough Market. The next wave of delicious food and beverage purveyors ply their trade every Saturday and Sunday.
Arrive early and detox with a juice from Bumpin' Rinds or stop by the Craft Coffee cart to perk up. Then indulge with doughnuts from St John's bakery. Sample heirloom gins from Jensen's. Take home small-batch olive oil from the Gay Farmer.
97 locals recommend
Maltby Street Market
The up-and-coming alternative to Borough Market. The next wave of delicious food and beverage purveyors ply their trade every Saturday and Sunday.
Arrive early and detox with a juice from Bumpin' Rinds or stop by the Craft Coffee cart to perk up. Then indulge with doughnuts from St John's bakery. Sample heirloom gins from Jensen's. Take home small-batch olive oil from the Gay Farmer.
Arts & Culture
Housed in the iconic Bankside Power Station, Tate Modern is home to one of the preeminent collections of Contemporary and Modern art in the world. Visit the new Switch House expansion for great views across the city. Free!
269 locals recommend
Tate Modern
Housed in the iconic Bankside Power Station, Tate Modern is home to one of the preeminent collections of Contemporary and Modern art in the world. Visit the new Switch House expansion for great views across the city. Free!
See Shakespeare like the Elizabethans did. Tickets can be purchased on-line (they have updated some things!), or from the Box Office.
66 locals recommend
Shakespeare's Globe
See Shakespeare like the Elizabethans did. Tickets can be purchased on-line (they have updated some things!), or from the Box Office.
Essentials
Tower Bridge Dry Cleaners
Express service available.
Sainsbury's Local
Open seven days a week, usually until midnight.
A decent-sized grocery store just five minutes down Abbey Street. Open every day until 11pm (shuts 6pm on Sundays).
Tesco Express
A decent-sized grocery store just five minutes down Abbey Street. Open every day until 11pm (shuts 6pm on Sundays).