Guidebook for Greater London
Food Scene
Padella
6 Southwark StItalian food
LEON
75 North Sthealth food
Franco Manca
52 Broadway Marketpizzeria
Drinks & Nightlife
Unfussy wood-floored locals' pub with big windows, serving guest ales and traditional pub food.
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Simon The Tanner
231 Long LnUnfussy wood-floored locals' pub with big windows, serving guest ales and traditional pub food.
Part of a small chain with a large whisky cellar and wine list, serving organic food, plus terrace.
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The Britannia
1 Allen StPart of a small chain with a large whisky cellar and wine list, serving organic food, plus terrace.
The Black Horse
Pub with lunchtime Indian buffet upstairs, daily karaoke sessions from 9pm and sport on plasma TVs.
The Blue Eyed Maid
173 Borough High StPub with lunchtime Indian buffet upstairs, daily karaoke sessions from 9pm and sport on plasma TVs.
Sightseeing
The View from The Shard is a tourist attraction based in London's tallest building, The Shard. The attraction offers visitors views from the skyscraper, with two viewing platforms inside the building: the first is a triple level indoor gallery on Level 69, and the second is a partially outdoor gallery on Level 72.
The attraction has a ground floor gift shop as well as 'The Sky Boutique,' on Level 68, with limited edition souvenirs. It is the highest shop in London.
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The View from The Shard
32 London Bridge StThe View from The Shard is a tourist attraction based in London's tallest building, The Shard. The attraction offers visitors views from the skyscraper, with two viewing platforms inside the building: the first is a triple level indoor gallery on Level 69, and the second is a partially outdoor gallery on Level 72.
The attraction has a ground floor gift shop as well as 'The Sky Boutique,' on Level 68, with limited edition souvenirs. It is the highest shop in London.
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge London Feb 2006.jpg
Coordinates51°30′20″N 0°04′31″WCoordinates: 51°30′20″N 0°04′31″W
CarriesA100 Tower Bridge Road
CrossesRiver Thames
LocaleLondon boroughs:
– north side: Tower Hamlets
– south side: Southwark
Maintained byBridge House Estates
Heritage statusGrade I listed structure
Preceded byLondon Bridge
Followed byQueen Elizabeth II Bridge
Characteristics
DesignBascule bridge / Suspension Bridge
Total length801 ft (244 m)
Height213 ft (65 m)
Longest span270 ft (82.3 m)
Clearance below28 ft (8.6 m) (closed)
139 ft (42.5 m) (open)
(mean high water spring tide)
History
Opened30 June 1894; 123 years ago
Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspensio
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Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge Road
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge London Feb 2006.jpg
Coordinates51°30′20″N 0°04′31″WCoordinates: 51°30′20″N 0°04′31″W
CarriesA100 Tower Bridge Road
CrossesRiver Thames
LocaleLondon boroughs:
– north side: Tower Hamlets
– south side: Southwark
Maintained byBridge House Estates
Heritage statusGrade I listed structure
Preceded byLondon Bridge
Followed byQueen Elizabeth II Bridge
Characteristics
DesignBascule bridge / Suspension Bridge
Total length801 ft (244 m)
Height213 ft (65 m)
Longest span270 ft (82.3 m)
Clearance below28 ft (8.6 m) (closed)
139 ft (42.5 m) (open)
(mean high water spring tide)
History
Opened30 June 1894; 123 years ago
Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspensio
City Cruises Tower Pier
Lower Thames StreetArts & Culture
White Cube is a contemporary art gallery owned by Jay Jopling with two branches in London: Mason's Yard in central London and Bermondsey in South East London and one in Central, Hong Kong Island. The Hoxton Square space in the East End of London was closed at the end of 2012[1] and the São Paulo gallery in 2015.
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White Cube Bermondsey
Bermondsey StreetWhite Cube is a contemporary art gallery owned by Jay Jopling with two branches in London: Mason's Yard in central London and Bermondsey in South East London and one in Central, Hong Kong Island. The Hoxton Square space in the East End of London was closed at the end of 2012[1] and the São Paulo gallery in 2015.
Fashion and Textile Museum
Fashion & Textile Museum.jpg
Museum logo
Fashion and Textile Museum, Bermondsey, SE1 (3612012652).jpg
Fashion and Textile Museum
Fashion and Textile Museum is located in Central London Fashion and Textile Museum
Location in London
Established2003
LocationBermondsey, London Borough of Southwark
Coordinates51°29′55″N 000°04′52″WCoordinates: 51°29′55″N 000°04′52″W
TypeFashion, textiles
FounderZandra Rhodes
ArchitectRicardo Legorreta
Public transit accessLondon Bridge station
Websitewww.ftmlondon.org
The Fashion and Textile Museum, based in Bermondsey, London, is the only museum in the UK solely dedicated to showcasing developments in contemporary fashion, as w
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Fashion and Textile Museum
83 Bermondsey StFashion and Textile Museum
Fashion & Textile Museum.jpg
Museum logo
Fashion and Textile Museum, Bermondsey, SE1 (3612012652).jpg
Fashion and Textile Museum
Fashion and Textile Museum is located in Central London Fashion and Textile Museum
Location in London
Established2003
LocationBermondsey, London Borough of Southwark
Coordinates51°29′55″N 000°04′52″WCoordinates: 51°29′55″N 000°04′52″W
TypeFashion, textiles
FounderZandra Rhodes
ArchitectRicardo Legorreta
Public transit accessLondon Bridge station
Websitewww.ftmlondon.org
The Fashion and Textile Museum, based in Bermondsey, London, is the only museum in the UK solely dedicated to showcasing developments in contemporary fashion, as w
Tate Modern is a modern art gallery located in London. It is Britain's national gallery of international modern art and forms part of the Tate group (together with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, Tate St Ives and Tate Online).[2] It is based in the former Bankside Power Station, in the Bankside area of the London Borough of Southwark. Tate holds the national collection of British art from 1900 to the present day and international modern and contemporary art.[3] Tate Modern is one of the largest museums of modern and contemporary art in the world. As with the UK's other national galleries and museums, there is no admission charge for access to the collection displays, which take up the majority
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Tate Gallery of Modern Art
BanksideTate Modern is a modern art gallery located in London. It is Britain's national gallery of international modern art and forms part of the Tate group (together with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, Tate St Ives and Tate Online).[2] It is based in the former Bankside Power Station, in the Bankside area of the London Borough of Southwark. Tate holds the national collection of British art from 1900 to the present day and international modern and contemporary art.[3] Tate Modern is one of the largest museums of modern and contemporary art in the world. As with the UK's other national galleries and museums, there is no admission charge for access to the collection displays, which take up the majority
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