Southwark guide

The London borough of Southwark incorporates some 1,979 streets. Southwark at its widest point is 9.6 miles by 5.4 miles in length.

Southwark is the historical home of the capital’s arts and entertainments industry.  London’s first theatres, the Globe, the Hope and The Rose were all built there in the 16th century and Shakespeare's plays first performed there. The rebuilt Globe theatre is now one of the best theatres in London, while the neighbouring Tate Modern, housed in the stupendous Bankside Power Station, is among the world’s most popular art galleries. London’s modern City Hall and the magnificent, gothic Southwark Cathedral, complete a remarkable set of buildings that show five centuries of London’s architectural achievements.   Next to Bankside, the borough takes in the up-and-coming areas of Bermondsey, Camberwell and  Peckham, where Only Fools and Horse was set. This part of London is currently popular with young professionals and artists due to its proximity to the centre of town and low property prices. Nearby Borough Market is heaving with fresh, organic food and drink. In the south of the borough lies leafy, suburban Dulwich which forms a welcome contrast to the bustling energy that defines the rest of one of London’s oldest areas.

These 1,979 streets are home to over 906 LondonTown.com featured venues, which include 214 restaurants, 262 shops, 107 attractions, 94 clubs and pubs and 92 leisure venues.

	Street name	Nearby local services
	ABBEY COURT	Iceland Close by   Pizza Hut Close by   Iceland Close by   Blockbuster Video Close by   Argos 2 min W
	ABBEY STREET	Coleman Coffee Roasters Close by   Tower Bridge Launderette 2 min SW   Lassco 2 min NW   Lassco RBK 2 min NW   KaseSwiss 3 min NW
	ABBEYFIELD ROAD	Dilston Grove 2 min W   London O's American Football Club 5 min NW   Southwark Park Sports Centre 5 min NW   Cafe Gallery Projects 6 min NW   Southwark Park 6 min NW
	ABBEYFIELD ROAD	Dilston Grove 2 min W   Cafe Gallery Projects 5 min NW   Southwark Park 7 min NW   Southwark Park Sports Centre 8 min W   London O's American Football Club 8 min W
	ABBOTS LANE	Unicorn Theatre Close by   Architecture Foundation Close by   Magdalen Close by   The Stress Exchange Close by   Roald Dahl Funny Prize Close by
	ABBOTSBURY MEWS	The Old Nun's Head 5 min NW   Nunhead Cemetery 8 min NW   Nunhead Railway Station 10 min NW   The Ivy House 11 min SW   Peckham Rye Common 11 min SW
	ABBOTSHADE ROAD	Old Salt Quay 7 min SW   Pumphouse Educational Museum 8 min W   Shadwell Basin Outdoor Activity Centre 8 min NW   Tower Hamlets Lifelong Learning 8 min NW   King Edward VII Memorial Park 9 min NW
	ABBOTSWOOD ROAD	DHFC 3 min NW   Hamlets Health Club 3 min NW   East Dulwich Railway Station 5 min NW   Dulwich Garden Centre 5 min NW   Thai Pavilion 5 min W
	ABERCORN WAY	Bracken MW 5 min SW   South Bermondsey Railway Station 6 min SW   boxclever 8 min SW   Tesco 8 min SW   Auto-Italia 8 min SW
	ABERDOUR STREET	The Hartley Bar & Dining Room 2 min NW   M Manze 4 min NW   Tower Tandoori 4 min NW   Bermondsey Project Space 6 min SW   ANZ Grindlays Bank 6 min SW
	ABINGER HOUSE	Post Office 4 min NW   Practicing Marine Surveying Seminar 2010 4 min NW   My Home, My Care - 2010 NCPC Conference London 4 min NW   Background to Shipping Seminar 2010 4 min NW   LGC Children's Services Performance 2010 4 min NW
	ABLETT STREET	Post Office 3 min NW   The Den - Millwall FC 6 min W   Millwall Football Ground 6 min W   Millwall FC 6 min W   Dilston Grove 10 min NW
	ACACIA GROVE	Dulwich Trader 3 min SW   Rex Launderette 7 min SW   The Rosendale 7 min SW   West Dulwich Railway Station 7 min NW   Dulwich College 8 min NW
	ACANTHUS DRIVE	Bracken MW 5 min SW   South Bermondsey Railway Station 5 min SW   boxclever 7 min SW   Tesco 7 min SW   Auto-Italia 7 min SW
	ACHILLES CLOSE	South Bermondsey Railway Station 4 min SW   Bracken MW 4 min SW   South Bermondsey Children & Parents Centre 8 min NW   Comet 8 min SW   B&Q 8 min SW
	ACRE DRIVE	Dulwich Music Shop 2 min SW   Thai Corner Cafe 2 min SW   Blue Mountain 2 min SW   Hope and Greenwood 2 min SW   Grace & Favour 3 min SW
	ADA ROAD	Havil Hall 2 min W   Theatre Peckham 2 min W   Post Office 3 min NW   Southwark 6 min SW   Southwark Town Hall 6 min SW
	ADDINGTON SQUARE	Loong Kee 3 min SW   Mens Traditional Shoes 3 min SW   Iceland 4 min SW   Iceland 4 min SW   Southwark Resource Centre 4 min NW
	ADMIRAL HYSON INDUSTRIAL ESTATE	South Bermondsey Children & Parents Centre 3 min NW   Post Office 6 min SW   Boots 7 min NW   Iceland 7 min NW   Post Office 7 min NW
	ADYS ROAD	Centre For Wildlife Gardening 2 min W   Locale 5 min SW   The Green 5 min SW   Dulwich Leisure Centre 5 min SW   SMWA Community Centre 5 min NW