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Padella Borough
Lunch daily 11.30 am–3.45 pm, dinner Mon–Sat 5–10.30 pm, Sun 5–9 pm
Small pasta bar by Borough Market; fresh pasta such as pappardelle with beef shin ragu, cheap.
No bookings; join the virtual queue via the website and wait nearby.
London · See
Old Operating Theatre Museum
Europe's oldest surviving operating theatre, from 1822, hidden in the roof space of a church.
45 min£
The operating theatre dates from before anaesthesia, when operations were performed in a few minutes in front of spectators. The wooden benches for students still stand in a semicircle around the table. In the garret, where herbs were once dried, dried plants and old medical instruments hang. Easy to combine with Borough Market and the Shard, just a few steps away.
Background
The Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret at 9a St Thomas Street is a museum of surgical history and one of the oldest surviving operating theatres. It is located in the garret of St Thomas's Church, Southwark, in London, on the original site of St Thomas' Hospital.
From Wikipedia: “Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret”, licence CC BY-SA 4.0
Walk on from here
Walk on from here
Three places nearby, in walking order.
- ·Old Operating Theatre Museum
- 1 min walk1Padella BoroughSmall pasta bar by Borough Market; fresh pasta such as pappardelle with beef shin ragu, cheap.
- 1 min walk2
Southwark CathedralLondon's oldest Gothic church, right next to Borough Market, with a Shakespeare memorial. - 4 min walk3
The View from The ShardPaid viewing platform at the very top of Britain's tallest building, partly open to the sky.
NearbyImage: website padella.co Colin · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Ewan Munro from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 Ethan Doyle White · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Jeremy Keith from Brighton & Hove, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0 
Ermell · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nearby
The View from The Shard
Hours vary by day, check online beforehand
Paid viewing platform at the very top of Britain's tallest building, partly open to the sky.
Cheaper online in advance than at the desk. Hardly worth it in cloud, so check the weather in the morning. Children under 4 free.
The George Inn
Sun–Wed 11 am–11 pm, Thu–Sat 11 am–12 midnight; kitchen daily 11 am–10 pm
London's last galleried coaching inn from the 17th century; a pint of ale in the yard or a pie inside.
No booking needed for drinks; sit inside in the old parlours. Kitchen daily until 10 pm.
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Southwark Cathedral
Mon–Sat 9 am–6 pm, Sun 8.30 am–5 pm
London's oldest Gothic church, right next to Borough Market, with a Shakespeare memorial.
Enter quietly during services. Best combined with Borough Market and a walk along the river.
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Borough Market
Closed Mon; Tue–Fri 10 am–5 pm, Sat 9 am–5 pm, Sun 10 am–4 pm
Market halls beneath railway arches: cheese, oysters and street food to graze your way through.
Closed Mondays. Saturdays from 9 am; early is quietest.
The Market Porter
Mon–Fri 6–9 am and 11 am–11 pm, Sat 12 noon–11 pm, Sun 12 noon–10.30 pm (according to OSM, unverified)
Traditional pub opposite Borough Market with rotating real ales; open from early morning on weekdays for the market traders.
In the evening half of Borough stands in the street with a glass in hand.
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