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Bermondsey

Bermondsey Street with restaurants and wine bars, and a food market on Maltby Street at the weekend. Worth it for dinner near Tower Bridge. 3 places in and around Bermondsey.

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Tower Bridge
Barcex · CC BY-SA 3.0

Tower Bridge

75 min · ££

Daily 9.30 am–6 pm, last entry 5 pm

Victorian bascule bridge, with glass-floored walkways above and the old steam engines below.

Crossing the bridge itself costs nothing. The exhibition charges admission, bookable up to 6 weeks ahead. Lift times are on the website.

Food and drink

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Maltby Street Market (Ropewalk)
Bex Walton from London, England · CC BY 2.0

Maltby Street Market (Ropewalk)

60 min · ££

Fri 5.30–9 pm, Sat 10 am–5 pm, Sun 11 am–4 pm

Small food market beneath railway arches in Bermondsey; street food, cheese toasties and pastries.

Stalls only on Fri evenings and at the weekend; a quieter alternative to Borough Market, narrow lane, come early.

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Bridge Theatre
Lord Belbury · CC BY-SA 4.0

Bridge Theatre

Theatre · 150 min · ££

According to the programme

New theatre by Tower Bridge with a flexible stage, also for productions with a standing audience.

Standing tickets right in the thick of the action are an experience.

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