Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Pan & Grill
302 Walworth RdThe Beehive
60 Carter StThe Electric Elephant Cafe
186A Crampton StGreat local quirky cafe serving home made food.
La Luna - Walworth Road
380 Walworth RdBayroot
8 Camberwell RdFowlds Cafe
3 Addington SquareCute little cafe and restaurant serving really well made food.
Mama Thai Home Cooking
235 Walworth RdGreat Thai food, also does take away.
The Old Red Lion
42 Kennington Park RdOld pub serving great food.
The Tommyfield
185 Kennington LnOaka at the Mansion House
48 Kennington Park RdFranks
Frank's Cafe is the flagship architectural commission of Bold Tendencies in Peckham. The bar was designed by Practice Architecture (Paloma Gormley & Lettice Drake), and opened in 2008 by bartender Frank Boxer and chef Michael Davies.
Bold Tendencies
Bold Tendencies is a summertime non-profit commissioning art project, now in its 10th year. It commissions site-specific works of visual and performing art most noted for large-scale sculpture. Bold Tendencies is now a firm fixture in the international exhibition calendar, having welcomed over half a million visitors to the car park.
Children and dogs welcome
http://frankscafe.org.uk/
257 locals recommend
Frank's Cafe
95A Rye Ln
Franks
Frank's Cafe is the flagship architectural commission of Bold Tendencies in Peckham. The bar was designed by Practice Architecture (Paloma Gormley & Lettice Drake), and opened in 2008 by bartender Frank Boxer and chef Michael Davies.
Bold Tendencies
Bold Tendencies is a summertime non-profit commissioning art project, now in its 10th year. It commissions site-specific works of visual and performing art most noted for large-scale sculpture. Bold Tendencies is now a firm fixture in the international exhibition calendar, having welcomed over half a million visitors to the car park.
Children and dogs welcome
http://frankscafe.org.uk/
Parks & Nature
Great park with tennis courts, lake, cycle tracks, BMX track, lots of lovely trees and open space.
232 locals recommend
Burgess Park
Cobourg RoadGreat park with tennis courts, lake, cycle tracks, BMX track, lots of lovely trees and open space.
Kennington Park
Kennington Park RoadPasley Park
39 Chapter RdPelier Park
Arts & Culture
Southwark Playhouse
77-85 Newington CausewayHotel Elephant Workspace
1-5 Spare St Artist community, gallery and cafe. Open late on Fridays.
Imperial War Museums
Lambeth Road
South London Gallery
65 Peckham RdSouthbank Centre
National Theatre
Upper Ground Amazing theatres with some amazing productions.
Worth wandering inside just to see the views from the public viewing platform.
130 locals recommend
Royal Festival Hall
Belvedere Road Worth wandering inside just to see the views from the public viewing platform.
Blue Elephant Theatre
59A Bethwin RdThe White Bear
138 Kennington Park RdCute little theatre above the pub. Some great finds there.
London’s Cinema Museum is devoted to keeping alive the spirit of cinema from the days before the multiplex. Set in historic surroundings in Kennington, close to the Elephant & Castle, the Cinema Museum houses a unique collection of artefacts, memorabilia and equipment that preserves the history and grandeur of cinema from the 1890s to the present day.
http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/
19 locals recommend
Cinema Museum
2 Renfrew RdLondon’s Cinema Museum is devoted to keeping alive the spirit of cinema from the days before the multiplex. Set in historic surroundings in Kennington, close to the Elephant & Castle, the Cinema Museum houses a unique collection of artefacts, memorabilia and equipment that preserves the history and grandeur of cinema from the 1890s to the present day.
http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/
Bus 35 or 40 (stop L on the Walworth Rd) and go over London Bridge. Start your visit of the City of London by taking in the fabulous view from the top of the Monument to the Fire of London.
107 locals recommend
The Monument to the Great Fire of London
Fish Street HillBus 35 or 40 (stop L on the Walworth Rd) and go over London Bridge. Start your visit of the City of London by taking in the fabulous view from the top of the Monument to the Fire of London.
Royal Opera House
Bow StreetEnglish National Opera
Saint Martin's LaneTheatre Royal Drury Lane
Catherine StreetGallery@Oxo
Barge House StreetEmbassy Tea Gallery
195 205 Union StreetGasworks
155 Vauxhall StThe Pullens is home to artists, potters, photographers, clothing designers, furniture designers, jewellers, graphic and digital designers, art dealers, publishers, writers and architects. This creative community is based in unique 1890s workshops set around distinctive cobbled yards in London SE17.
Pullens Yards celebrates Open Studios twice a year: in June and the first weekend in December. It's a great place to find one-of-a-kind gifts and to celebrate South London's creative arts. You'll find Pullens Yards between Kennington Park Road and Walworth Road, SE17.
6 locals recommend
Pullens Yards
Peacock YardThe Pullens is home to artists, potters, photographers, clothing designers, furniture designers, jewellers, graphic and digital designers, art dealers, publishers, writers and architects. This creative community is based in unique 1890s workshops set around distinctive cobbled yards in London SE17.
Pullens Yards celebrates Open Studios twice a year: in June and the first weekend in December. It's a great place to find one-of-a-kind gifts and to celebrate South London's creative arts. You'll find Pullens Yards between Kennington Park Road and Walworth Road, SE17.
Menier Gallery
51-53 Southwark StMenier Chocolate Factory
53 Southwark St
Tate Modern
BanksideSightseeing
London Eye
Palace of Westminster
Lambeth Palace
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge RoadCity Hall
Kamal Chunchie WayThe Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie, Southwark, London,
Blackfriars Railway Bridge
Blackfriars RoadShopping
Borough Market
Borough High StreetEast Street Market
East StreetMercato Metropolitano
42 Newington CausewayVery cute and unique vegan wholefood store, volunteer run. Very affordable food.
Open:
Thurs : 2-8pm
Fri : 3-7pm
Sat - 3-6pm
www.fareshares.org.uk
Fareshares
56 Crampton StVery cute and unique vegan wholefood store, volunteer run. Very affordable food.
Open:
Thurs : 2-8pm
Fri : 3-7pm
Sat - 3-6pm
www.fareshares.org.uk
G Baldwin & Co
171-173 Walworth RdHealth food shop and apothecary.
The standard large grocery supermarket selling all you'd expect in a large store.
250 locals recommend
Morrisons
The GroveThe standard large grocery supermarket selling all you'd expect in a large store.
Drinks & Nightlife
Toulouse Lautrec
140 Newington Butts Great French restaurant with live music.
Coronet
For some interesting club nights.
Ministry of Sound
103 Gaunt StFamous London nightclub.
The Dog House
293 Kennington RdAn Independently run Arts and Music Venue
http://www.southlondonartmap.com/galleries/corsica-studios
61 locals recommend
Corsica Studios
5 Elephant RdAn Independently run Arts and Music Venue
http://www.southlondonartmap.com/galleries/corsica-studios
Essentials
Our local deli food store 2 minutes away. It sells most things. It never, ever closes. Open on xmas day, New Year's day, 24/7/365!
24 locals recommend
Oli Food Centre
334 Walworth RdOur local deli food store 2 minutes away. It sells most things. It never, ever closes. Open on xmas day, New Year's day, 24/7/365!