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Greenland Dock

 
 
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Surrey Quays, Rotherhithe, Southwark, London  
 

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Greenland DockDuring the 18th century the Greenland whale-fishery vessels docked at Rotherhithe, giving the dock its current name. Constructed to resist, as far as possible, the pressure of the ice, the ships would leave London at the beginning of April for Greenland and its whaling-grounds. Whatever catch the crew - normally about fifty per boat - brought back would be boiled down for oil at the docks. In 1807, the Greenland Dock was purchased by William Richie's Surrey Commercial Dock Company which eventually owned all the docks built at Rotherhithe over the next 70 years. It established over 150 acres of docklands, primarily used for the North European trade in timber, hemp, iron, tar and corn. Many of the docks have now been filled in but Greenland Dock remains and is by far the largest body of water left in Rotherhithe. Used purely for recreational purposes, it is also one of only two working enclosed docks on the south bank of the Thames and is a stop on the Thames Clipper commuter service.
 

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Fireworks in London 2007

Southwark Fireworks at Greenland Dock Greenland Dock, SE16 7TE 5th November 2007 PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RELOCATED. IT WILL NOW BE HELD AT SOUTHWARK PARK, BERMONDSEY. ...

 
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Hotels near Greenland Dock

Near Greenland Dock
Hilton London Docklands Riverside Hotel  London
Hilton London Docklands Riverside Hotel
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Deluxe Double Rooms: 85% off from £77
265 Rotherhithe Street, SE16 | 17 minutes from Greenland Dock
You can still feel the excitement and bustle of ships laden with goods, unloading their wares in London's Docklands. Now a burgeoning centre for some of ...More
 
 
 
Four Seasons London Canary Wharf London
Four Seasons London Canary Wharf
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel  Deluxe Double Rooms: 32% off from £250
46 Westferry Circus, E14 | 22 minutes from Greenland Dock
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Holiday Inn Express London Limehouse London
Holiday Inn Express London Limehouse
London > Hotels > Budget Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 80% off from £50
469-475 The Highway, E1W | 27 minutes from Greenland Dock
Being just a bit out of the city centre this modern, hotel is popular with the budget traveller. It’s close to Canary Wharf and Tower Bridge ...More
 
 
 
Greenwich London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Greenwich
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
, London, SE10 | 1.7 miles from Greenland Dock
The London Borough of Greenwich lies on the south bank of the Thames. Rich in maritime history, Greenwich also has an outstanding architectural heritage. ...More
 
 
 
Idea Store Whitechapel London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Idea Store Whitechapel
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
321 Whitechapel Road, London, Tower Hamlets, London E1 | 1.9 miles from Greenland Dock
More than a library, the Idea Store in Whitechapel brings together adult learning, training and meeting areas, as well as a focus on the local history ...More
 
 
 
Brick Lane London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Brick Lane
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Brick Lane, London, Spitalfields, London E1 | 2.2 miles from Greenland Dock
London's own "Curry Mile", Brick Lane is home to so much more than first-rate spiced food, it also plays host to Jewish bagel shops, Indian sari ...More
 
 
 
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Sights and Attractions near Greenland Dock

The best museums, galleries, attractions near Greenland Dock
Cafe Gallery Projects London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Cafe Gallery Projects
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
1 Park Approach, Southwark Park, London, Southwark, London SE16 | 15 minutes from Greenland Dock
Before the Bermondsey Artists' Group (BAG) took over the cafe in the middle of Southwark Park it had fallen into disrepair. The building was completely renovated ...More
 
 
 
Dilston Grove London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Dilston Grove
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Southwest Corner of Southwark Park, London, Southwark, London SE16 | 16 minutes from Greenland Dock
Set up by the Cafe Gallery Projects London, who also run the nearby Cafe Gallery in the centre of Southwark Park just a five-minute walk away, ...More
 
 
 
The Wapping Project London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Wapping Project
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Wapping Hydraulic Power Station, Wapping Wall, London, Tower Hamlets, London E1W | 24 minutes from Greenland Dock
Built in 1890 and originally used to power machinery using stream and later electricity, the unique space of The Wapping Project is now a thriving centre ...More
 
 
 
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Events near Greenland Dock

Near Greenland Dock
Sax Impey: Storm
London > Events > Exhibitions  Dates: Saturday 26th May and Sunday 27th May 2012 - 12noon-6pm
Cafe Gallery Projects, 1 Park Approach, Southwark Park, SE16 | 15 minutes from Greenland Dock
Large-scale paintings and drawings inspired by storms and the power of the ocean....More
 
 
 
Politics Of Amnesia
London > Events > Exhibitions  Dates: 13th June 2012 to 15th July 2012 - 12noon-6pm
Cafe Gallery Projects, 1 Park Approach, Southwark Park, SE16 | 15 minutes from Greenland Dock
Contemporary works in various media exploring the traumatic effects of technological progress on the human psyche and body, by artists including Richard Ducker, Nooshin Farhid, Tim ...More
 
 
 
A Matter Of Life And Death London
A Matter Of Life And Death
London > Events > Theatre  Dates: 14th June, 15th June and 16th June 2012 - 8pm
The Space, 269 Westferry Road, E14 | 15 minutes from Greenland Dock
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Entertainment near Greenland Dock

Near Greenland Dock
The Space London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Space
London > Entertainment > Live Music
269 Westferry Road, London, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 15 minutes from Greenland Dock
It's not all music hall these days down in the East End. This multi-arts centre on the Isle of Dogs gives the locals a chance to ...More
 
 
 
The Albany London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Albany
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Douglas Way, Deptford, London, SE8 | 29 minutes from Greenland Dock
Originally established in 1894 as the Deptford Fund, The Albany has a long history of entertaining within the Deptford community. But it was in the early ...More
 
 
 
Troxy London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Troxy
London > Entertainment > Live Music
490 Commercial Road, London, Tower Hamlets, London E1 | 30 minutes from Greenland Dock
This splendid 1930s art deco Grade II listed East End dance hall has a capacity of over 2,600 and prides itself as "London's most versatile venue". ...More
 
 
 
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Shopping near Greenland Dock

The best shops and markets near Greenland Dock
Billingsgate Market London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Billingsgate Market
London > Shopping > Markets
Trafalgar Way, London, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 31 minutes from Greenland Dock
Originally a general market for corn, coal, iron, wine, salt, pottery, fish and other goods, Billingsgate is now the only London-based market dedicated to fish. From ...More
 
 
 
St John Bakery London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
St John Bakery
London > Shopping > Delicatessens
Arch 72 Druid Street, London, Southwark, London SE1 | 34 minutes from Greenland Dock
Fegus Henderson's St John stable extends from the restaurant by Smithfield to this bakery in Bermondsey. Although primarily a wholesalers, St John Bakery does open its shutters ...More
 
 
 
St John Bakery London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
St John Bakery
London > Shopping > Delicatessens
Arch 72 Druid Street, London, Southwark, London SE1 | 34 minutes from Greenland Dock
Fegus Henderson's St John stable extends from the restaurant by Smithfield to this bakery in Bermondsey. Although primarily a wholesalers, St John Bakery does open its shutters ...More
 
 
 
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Restaurants near Greenland Dock

What are the best dining options near Greenland Dock London?
The Yellow House Bar & Kitchen London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Yellow House Bar & Kitchen
London > Restaurants > Modern European restaurants
126 Lower Road, London, Southwark, London SE16 | 10 minutes from Greenland Dock
Three menus - the bistro menu, the grill menu and the pizza menu - are served in two separate dining rooms at The Yellow House where ...More
 
 
 
Simplicity London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Simplicity
London > Restaurants > Modern European restaurants
1 Tunnel Road, Rotherhithe, London, Southwark, London | 18 minutes from Greenland Dock
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Simplicity London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Simplicity
London > Restaurants > Modern European restaurants
1 Tunnel Road, Rotherhithe, London, Southwark, London | 18 minutes from Greenland Dock
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Education near Greenland Dock

Near Greenland Dock
Four Corners London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Four Corners
London > Education > Adult Education
121 Roman Road, London, Tower Hamlets, London E2 | 2.4 miles from Greenland Dock
For 30 years Four Corners has been training, producing and supporting the full range of film and photographic requirements. Services on offer include filmmaking facilities and ...More
 
 
 
London College Of Communication London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
London College Of Communication
London > Education > Professional Training
Elephant & Castle, London, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 | 2.7 miles from Greenland Dock
From a clutch of excellent courses in London, this is the best and among the premier specialist media courses in the world. Formerly London College of ...More
 
 
 
The Making Space London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Making Space
London > Education > Evening Classes
10 Sunbury Workshops, Swanfield Street, London, Shoreditch, London E2 | 2.7 miles from Greenland Dock
Learn some crafty manouveurs at Making Space where classes on mask making, glass engraving, pyrography (burning patterns into wood or leather), chainmail knitting, and book hollowing ...More
 
 
 
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Leisure near Greenland Dock

Greenland Dock gyms, sporting activities, health & beauty and fitness.
Revolution Karting London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Revolution Karting
London > Leisure > Activities
Arches 422-424 Mile End Park, Burdett Road, London, Tower Hamlets, London E3 | 1.7 miles from Greenland Dock
It's not exactly Formula 1 but get behind the wheel of a go-kart and you'll certainly feel like you're ready to give Lewis Hamilton a ...More
 
 
 
Potters Fields Park London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Potters Fields Park
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
City Hall, 110 The Queens Walk, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 1.9 miles from Greenland Dock
Potters Fields Park occupies a prime spot between City Hall (from where the Mayor runs London) and Tower Bridge. The pedestrianised, grassy area on the south ...More
 
 
 
The Paintball Centre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Paintball Centre
London > Leisure > Activities
Unit 4, Wood Wharf, Preston Road, Canary Wharf, London, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 30 minutes from Greenland Dock
This fab game emerged in 1980 and has taken the world by storm. Popular with adrenalin junkies, paintballing is an action-packed, mission-driven past-time that is ...More
 
 
 
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Pubs near Greenland Dock

The best pubs near London Greenland Dock.
Wibbley Wobbley London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Wibbley Wobbley
London > Nightlife > Pubs
Greenland Dock, off Rope Street, London, Southwark, London SE16 | 4 minutes from Greenland Dock
Cute, unpretentious bar housed on a boat docked in the Thames. A world away from the bustling, brash mainstream bars, pubs and clubs of central London, is ...More
 
 
 
Prospect of Whitby London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Prospect of Whitby
London > Nightlife > Pubs
57 Wapping Wall, London, Tower Hamlets, London E1W | 24 minutes from Greenland Dock
Once known as the 'Devil's Tavern' thanks to its delinquent clientele, the Prospect of Whitby is one of the oldest pubs in London - and the ...More
 
 
 
The Narrow London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Narrow
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
44 Narrow Street, London, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 24 minutes from Greenland Dock
Having been such a huge influence on British gastropub fare, it was only a matter of time before Gordon Ramsay opened one himself. As is so ...More
 
 
 
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Nightlife near Greenland Dock

Greenland Dock clubs, bars, cabaret nights, casinos and interesting nightlife.
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
40 Maltby Street
London > Nightlife > Wine Bars
40 Maltby Street, London, Southwark, London SE1 | 1.7 miles from Greenland Dock
Under the railway arches on Maltby Street is a food lover's paradise, filled with shops from the likes of St John Bakery, Monmouth Coffee, Kernel Brewery ...More
 
 
 
Davy's Wine Bar London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Davy's Wine Bar
London > Nightlife > Wine Bars
31 Fisherman's Walk, London, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 25 minutes from Greenland Dock
At ground floor level on Fisherman’s Walk at Canary Wharf, tables, chairs and merry-makers spill out of doors on to the riverside during the summer months. ...More
 
 
 
The Old Brewery London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Old Brewery
London > Nightlife > Bars
The Pepys Building, Old Royal Naval College, London, SE10 | 35 minutes from Greenland Dock
Located within the grounds of the Old Royal Naval College and a stone's throw from the world's last tea clipper, the legendary Cutty Sark, The Old ...More
 
 
 
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Meeting venue hire near Greenland Dock

Where to have your meeting, conference, exhibition, private dining or training course near Greenland Dock.
The Biscuit Factory London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Biscuit Factory
London > Business > Venue Hire
Drummond Road, London, Southwark, London SE16 | 24 minutes from Greenland Dock
Peek Frean & Co made biscuits here in Bermondsey for 123 years, from 1866 until 1989 when the factory closed. Home to baked goods like the ...More
 
 
 
The Wapping Project London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Wapping Project
London > Business > Venue Hire
Wapping Hydrolic Power Station, Wapping Wall, London, Tower Hamlets, London E1W | 24 minutes from Greenland Dock
Built in 1890 and originally used to power machinery using stream and later electricity, the unique space of The Wapping Project is now a thriving centre ...More
 
 
 
Museum of London Docklands London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Museum of London Docklands
London > Business > Venue Hire
No.1 Warehouse, West India Quay, Hertsmere Road, London, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 26 minutes from Greenland Dock
In keeping with its waterside location, the Museum of London Docklands focuses on the history of the East End with particular emphasis on the River Thames ...More
 
 
 
 

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Sax Impey: Storm
Exhibitions | Until 27th May 2012 

Cafe Gallery Projects 15 minutes walk from Greenland Dock

Large-scale paintings and drawings inspired by storms and the power of the ocean....More

Mikhail Karikis: SeaWomen
Exhibitions | Until 8th July 2012 

The Wapping Project 24 minutes walk from Greenland Dock

A sound and film installation depicting the community of female sea workers who live on the North Pacific island of ...More

Everything Stops For Tea
Leisure | Until 27th May 2012 

Jamboree 1.19 miles from Greenland Dock

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Jam Night
Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 27th May 2012 

New Cross Inn 1.3 miles from Greenland Dock

A chance to join other aspiring musicians....More

Jam Sessions
Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 27th May 2012 

New Cross Inn 1.3 miles from Greenland Dock

Open stage for folk and blues performers....More

Rare Grooves
Clubbing and Nightlife | On 27th May 2012 

Goldsmiths Tavern 1.32 miles from Greenland Dock

Resident DJs spin funk and soul....More

Nick Moore: Darklight
Exhibitions | Until 17th June 2012 

APT Gallery 1.42 miles from Greenland Dock

Contemporary works by the artist....More

Vintage Sale
Shopping | On 27th May 2012 

The George Tavern 1.5 miles from Greenland Dock

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Sunday Special
Comedy | On 27th May 2012 

Up the Creek 1.5 miles from Greenland Dock

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Greenwich Market
Greenwich Market
Shopping | Until 31st January 2013 

Greenwich Market 1.58 miles from Greenland Dock

Greenwich boasts a number of glorious markets offering a variety of traditional, hand-crafted goods, antiques, clothing and food stalls. The ...More

 
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