Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Cafe Mama Pho
24 Evelyn StGreat, cheap and cheerful Vietnamese Restaurant
Favourite local cafe. Great coffee in trendy very independent high street.
41 locals recommend
The Waiting Room Coffee Bar
134 Deptford High StFavourite local cafe. Great coffee in trendy very independent high street.
Great coffee and villagy street.
Especially check out the Village East for brunch
263 locals recommend
Bermondsey Street
Bermondsey StreetGreat coffee and villagy street.
Especially check out the Village East for brunch
Excellent coffee and brunch. Friendly staff and good food and value.
66 locals recommend
The London Particular
401 New Cross RoadExcellent coffee and brunch. Friendly staff and good food and value.
Rare Steakhouse
113 Trafalgar RdVery highly rated steak restaurant!
Zaibatsu
96 Trafalgar RdExcellent Japanese fusion restaurant!
Green Pea
92 Trafalgar RdExcellent Gastro pub / home cooking restaurant
Come feed the goats and ducks while the cafe prepares an excellent brunch and coffee, using its own eggs and bacon etc.
89 locals recommend
Surrey Docks Farm
Rotherhithe StreetCome feed the goats and ducks while the cafe prepares an excellent brunch and coffee, using its own eggs and bacon etc.
Everything Else
Beautiful Victorian park bordered with gracious Plane trees and much open space- just over the road from the house.
Great place to play croquet, badminton, cricket etc with a jug of Pimms. Just ask
13 locals recommend
Deptford Park
Deptford ParkBeautiful Victorian park bordered with gracious Plane trees and much open space- just over the road from the house.
Great place to play croquet, badminton, cricket etc with a jug of Pimms. Just ask
Includes the massive Tesco but also banks, dry cleaners, Telco's, health shops etc.
127 locals recommend
Surrey Quays Shopping Centre
Redriff RoadIncludes the massive Tesco but also banks, dry cleaners, Telco's, health shops etc.
Classic riverside pub overlooking the Thames. Site of where the Mayflower ship set sail in 1620 to commence the voyage to America
200 locals recommend
The Mayflower Pub
117 Rotherhithe StClassic riverside pub overlooking the Thames. Site of where the Mayflower ship set sail in 1620 to commence the voyage to America
The main transport hub in this region, with the Jubilee tube line and Overground.
Reached in under 5 minutes from the house by the 225 bus.
85 locals recommend
Canada Water station
Deal Porters WayThe main transport hub in this region, with the Jubilee tube line and Overground.
Reached in under 5 minutes from the house by the 225 bus.
Surrey Quays station. The nearest to the house with Overgroud links:
- north to Canada Water and the Jubilee line and to Shoreditch,
- southwest to Clapham and
- south to New Cross &Croydon
40 locals recommend
Surrey Quays station
Surrey Quays station. The nearest to the house with Overgroud links:
- north to Canada Water and the Jubilee line and to Shoreditch,
- southwest to Clapham and
- south to New Cross &Croydon
Beautiful Park with gardens, cafe & gallery, duck pond and Victorian bandstand
164 locals recommend
Southwark Park
Gomm RoadBeautiful Park with gardens, cafe & gallery, duck pond and Victorian bandstand
Essentials
Massive supermarket, including pharmacy. Sells everything. Inside a mall that includes main banks, health shops etc.
119 locals recommend
Tesco Extra
1 Armada Wy.Massive supermarket, including pharmacy. Sells everything. Inside a mall that includes main banks, health shops etc.
Upmarket supermarket. Very nice. There is a slightly bigger version in Canary Wharf too.
51 locals recommend
Waitrose & Partners Greenwich
Dowells StreetUpmarket supermarket. Very nice. There is a slightly bigger version in Canary Wharf too.
Drinks & Nightlife
A unique floating pub. Very south London but with a gay element. Has an excellent beer garden pontoon that is perfect on warm evenings. They hold karaoke here on Sunday's which is a hoot.
9 locals recommend
Wibbly Wobbly
Rope StreetA unique floating pub. Very south London but with a gay element. Has an excellent beer garden pontoon that is perfect on warm evenings. They hold karaoke here on Sunday's which is a hoot.
Excellent, classic old dockers pub right on the river with views straight up through Tower Bridge towards the city and west end. Great place for sundowners. Also convenient on the walk from the city
179 locals recommend
The Angel
61 St Giles High StExcellent, classic old dockers pub right on the river with views straight up through Tower Bridge towards the city and west end. Great place for sundowners. Also convenient on the walk from the city
Sightseeing
Described as the 'Finest baroque church north of the Alps', designed by a pupil of Christopher Wren and built to re-Christianise the secular seafarers of Deptford. Light-filled, airy and beautiful.
St Paul's Church
Mary Ann GardensDescribed as the 'Finest baroque church north of the Alps', designed by a pupil of Christopher Wren and built to re-Christianise the secular seafarers of Deptford. Light-filled, airy and beautiful.
UNESCO World Heritage Listed site, and one of London's main tourist attractions, including the Cutty Sark, Royal Park, Royal Observatory, Prime Meridian. A must see!
106 locals recommend
Old Royal Naval College
King William WalkUNESCO World Heritage Listed site, and one of London's main tourist attractions, including the Cutty Sark, Royal Park, Royal Observatory, Prime Meridian. A must see!
Artificial hill within the parks created in the filled-in former Rotherhithe peninsula docks. Has an excellent view of Canary Wharf, river and city. Set in the beautiful Russia Dock woodlands.
59 locals recommend
Stave Hill Ecological Park
Timber Pond RoadArtificial hill within the parks created in the filled-in former Rotherhithe peninsula docks. Has an excellent view of Canary Wharf, river and city. Set in the beautiful Russia Dock woodlands.
Greenwich Market
5B Greenwich MarketTerrific crafts and food market.