Southwark and Lewisham are two municipalities in the southeast of London.
To know
Geographical notes
Southwark it was one of the first settlements of the city extended beyond the walls of Square Mile across the river. There are traces since the Roman period. The eastern part of the borough is typically called "London's swimming pool" in reference to the old port and the docks which have now been converted into homes and shops. The description of the north-western part, on the river, can be found in the article concerning the South Bank.
The Crystal Palace it was a huge glass palace designed by Joseph Paxton to house the Great Exhibition, Prince Albert's idea to demonstrate the power of the English empire to the rest of the world. It was erected inside Hyde Park and closed in 1851. Parliament then voted not to keep it there and to move it to the Hill of Sydenham Hill. The surrounding area is still known by many today as Upper Norwood it is officially Crystal Palace. The building then burned down in 1936 and the cause is still unknown today.
Dulwich has several sub-districts including North Dulwich, which borders Herne Hill, Dulwich Village (which is the center of the village which is home to the Dulwich Picture Gallery, James Allen's Girls' School and Dulwich College and Dulwich Park) and East Dulwich, which borders Peckham, with its independent shops, restaurants and bars along Lordship Lane.
Lewisham is a large residential borough in south London that encompasses many of the most dilapidated areas in the entire city. The eastern part of this area is the historical one Blackheath, burial area of the victims of the London plague, today ideal for flying kites. Deptford is Surrey Quays are located on the river.
How to orient yourself
Southwark and Lewisham Town Halls: full screen map.How to get
South East London is generally not served by the underground, but there are connections by train, the 'Overground' rail and many buses.
By train and subway
- 1 London Bridge is the main station for sub-urban services to Dartford, Orpington, Hayes and Croydon with stops at many stations within this area. These services are not on the official tube map because they are trains, but more or less everything in this area is within walking distance of a station covered by this service that can be used with the Oyster Card. Many of these services continue from London Bridge to Charing Cross. , a two minute walk from Leicester Square and five from Covent Garden, and for Cannon Street, in the City of London.
- There are also services from London Victoria to Orpington and Woolwich covering this area.
- The surface underground London Overground use the same stretch with trains from Crystal Palace and West Croydon towards London Bridge to New Cross Gate and then head towards Canada Water crossing the river heading towards theEast End is Islington. Another branch of the Overground connects Canada Water eastward with Peckham and Clapham Junction.
- The Docklands Light Railway elevated tube runs from Lewisham to Greenwich then crosses the river to Isle of Dogs in the East End. These are driverless trains so if you sit in the front seats you have a great view over the city.
- The Jubilee tube line serves Canada Water and Bermondsey stations and then goes to Stratford in East London, otherwise to the South Bank and West End and finally to North East London.
- For the Northern and Bakerloo lines to the north area of Southwark City Hall, refer to the article South Bank.
| Underground lines passing through Bloomsbury |
| Leicester Square ← South Bank ← | OR  IS | → Terminus |
| Westminster ← South Bank ← | OR  IS | → East End → East London |
| Leicester Square ← South Bank ← Charing Cross side ← | No.  S. | → Charing Cross side → Lambeth → South London |
| City of London ← South Bank ← Bank side ← | No. S. | → Bank side → Lambeth → South London |
| City of London ← Greenwich ← | No.  S. | → Terminus |
| Wandsworth ← Lambeth ← | OR  No. | → East End → Islington |
| Terminus ← South London ← | S. No. | → East End → Islington |
By bus
All areas of this area are served by regular bus services. Many stops have reference maps that describe the route of the buses that serve the area. A .pdf file of these maps can be downloaded from here is here.
For those who like to stay out late in the center, night buses serve all parts of this area, all night. Most of these buses run at hourly intervals although many places are served by more than one route. We recommend that you consult the TFL website.
- 1 (Canada Water - Center Point)
- 3 (Oxford Circus - Crystal Palace)
- 21 (Moorgate - Lewisham)
- 35 (Shoreditch - Clapham Junction)
- 47 (Shoreditch - Catford)
- 54 (Beckenham - Charlton
- 63 (Kings Cross - Crystal Palace)
- 68 (Euston - West Norwood)
- 75 (Lewisham - Croydon)
- 108 (Lewiham - Docklands)
- 124 (Catford, St Dunstans - Grove Park)
- 136 (Peckham - Grove Park)
- 160 (Catford Bridge - Sidcup)
- 168 (Hampstead Heath - Old Kent Road)
- 171 (Holborn - Catford Bus Garage)
- 176 (Tottenham Court Road - Penge)
- 180 (Lewisham - Belvedere)
- 181 (Lewisham - Grove Park)
- 185 (Lewisham - Victoria)
- 208 (Lewisham - Bromley)
- 225 (Canary Wharf - Hither Green)
- 284 (Lewisham - Grove Park)
- 321 (New Cross Gate - Sidcup)
- 381 (Peckham - Waterloo)
- 436 (Paddington - Lewisham)
- 484 (Lewisham - Camberwell)
- 453 (Deptford - Marylebone)
- 931 (Crystal Palace - Lewisham)
- P4 (Lewisham - Brixton)
By car
| Streets passing through Southwark and Lewisham Town Halls |
| end ← | NO  SELF | → Greenwich → Dartford |
joins with the  in New Cross ← | NO  SELF | → Eltham → Sidcup |
joins with the  at Lewisham ← | No.  S. | → Bromley → Sevenoaks |
How to get around
What see
The Crystal Palace park
- 1 Crystal Palace Park (Crystal Palace Park) (Crystal Palace and Penge West stations are adjacent to the park).
Free. Although the "Crystal Palace" is gone, the 200-acre park is the remnant of the project's grandeur. There are many things to see and do, including a hedge maze, a sports center with an Olympic swimming pool and an athletics stadium, a pond with boats, fishing, a concert area on a lake and much more. Great place to walk and cycle. A major attraction is the Dinosaur Park, a collection of Victorian-era concrete dinosaurs scattered all over the place. Built by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins in the early 1850s to please the rich Victorians' passion for fossils and paleontology. They anticipated Charles Darwin's "The Origin of Species" by six years and after falling into a state of decay in the early years of the new millennium they were refurbished with the aid of the Lottery and are now protected by the "fine arts" as a grade structure. I. Dinosaurs were designed following the Victorian idea of what they should have looked like according to the interpretation of the time. 
- 2 St. Paul's Church (St. Paul's Church), Mary Ann Gardens, SE8 3DP, ☎ 44 20 8692 7449, @[email protected]. Built in 1720 it has been described as a important example of English Italian Baroque. It is within easy walking distance of Deptford Train Station, which opened in 1836 and is London's oldest station and the oldest suburban station in the world that is still in business.
- 3 Wood of Sydenham Hill (Sydenham Hill Wood), Sydenham Hill, SE26 6ND (Forest Hill Station), @[email protected]. What remains of the ancient hornbeam and oak forest that once dominated South London. Today it is a reserve managed by the London Wildlife Trust. Here you will find ancient trees and a rich population of birds and insects.
- 4 Southwark Park (Southwark Park), Gomm Road, SE16 2TX (tube station: Rotherhithe), ☎ 44 20 7525 2000. A large open green space within a heavily built area. Inside there are sports facilities, a café, a lake with boats and an art gallery.
- 5 Nordic churches of Rotherithe (Rotherhithe's Nordic Churches), 1, St. Olav Square, Albion Street, SE16 7JB. It was once an important place for Scandinavian dockers and the only trace we find of this past today are the Norwegian, Scandinavian and Swedish churches, all of which are next door. They don't have regular services but you can go for a traditional sauna.
Free. Although the "Crystal Palace" is gone, the 200-acre park is the remnant of the project's grandeur. There are many things to see and do, including a hedge maze, a sports center with an Olympic swimming pool and an athletics stadium, a pond with boats, fishing, a concert area on a lake and much more. Great place to walk and cycle. A major attraction is the Dinosaur Park, a collection of Victorian-era concrete dinosaurs scattered all over the place. Built by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins in the early 1850s to please the rich Victorians' passion for fossils and paleontology. They anticipated Charles Darwin's "The Origin of Species" by six years and after falling into a state of decay in the early years of the new millennium they were refurbished with the aid of the Lottery and are now protected by the "fine arts" as a grade structure. I. Dinosaurs were designed following the Victorian idea of what they should have looked like according to the interpretation of the time.
Museums and galleries
The Brunel Museum
- 6 Brunel Museum, Railway Avenue, SE16 4LF (DLR station: Canada Water), ☎ 44 20 7231 3840, @[email protected]. £ 3.00 concessions £ 1.50.
Mon-Sun 10 am-5pm. Museum dedicated to the work of the great engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel as well as an important exhibition on the construction of the London underground system. There is also a beautiful display of Victorian paintings. - 7 Horniman Museum (The Horniman Museum), 100 London Road, SE23 3PQ, ☎ 44 20 8699 1872. Free. Mon-Sun 10: 30-17: 30. Nice museum with a varied collection of stuffed animals, a nice display of musical instruments with interactive information. There is also an aquarium for which you have to pay. Hidden gem for lovers of anthropology of African and Asian cultures. Nice outdoor garden overlooking the city, perfect for a picnic.
- 8 Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Road, Dulwich Village, ☎ 44 20 8693 5254, fax: 44 20 8299 8700. £ 4, seniors £ 3, unemployed, disabled, students and children get in free. Special exhibitions have an entrance fee. Tue-Fri 10: 00-17: 00, Sat-Sun and public holidays 11: 00-17: 00; Closed on Ash Friday, 1 January and 24/26 December. One of London's lesser known treasures with a magnificent collection of Old Masters on display including works by Poussin, Claude, Rubens, Murillo, Van Dyck, Rembrandt, Watteau, Gainsborough and many more. It was put together for the king of Poland in 1790; an alternative home for the masterpieces was found in the "clean air of Dulwich" after the Kingdom of Poland disappeared and was partitioned. The gallery was designed by Sir John Soane and opened in 1817. An extension completed by Rick Mather added space to the small gallery. This gallery won the "Museums and Heritage Award for Excellence" in 2005 and the "Independent Award for Britain's Favorite Visitor Attraction". It is also worth exploring the lush gardens of the Dulwich College or Dulwich Park, not far from there.
- 9 Fashion and Textile Museum (Fashion and Textiles Museum). Nice museum for those interested in fashion.
- 10 Imperial Mueo of the war (Imperial War Museum), Lambeth Road, SE1 6HZ. Free. It is located in the building that was once the Bethlehem Mental Hospital. It contains a large display of military items, including an eagle from Hitler's desk and the replica of the "Fat Boy" bomb dropped on Nagasaki at the end of World War II.
- 11 Rangers House, Chesterfield Walk, SE10 8QX, ☎ 44 20 8294 2548. Adults £ 6.70, children £ 4.00, concessions £ 6.00. It is located in Blackheath and is a large collection of pottery.
- 12 White Cube Bermondsey, 144 - 152 Bermondsey Street, SE1 3TQ, ☎ 44 20 7930 5373. Free. Tue-Sat 10: 00-18: 00; Sun 12: 00-18: 00. Art gallery with exhibitions by contemporary British artists.
Mon-Sun 10 am-5pm. Museum dedicated to the work of the great engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel as well as an important exhibition on the construction of the London underground system. There is also a beautiful display of Victorian paintings.What to do
Festival
The "Christ's Chapel of God's Gift", in Dulwich
- Telegraph Hill Festival. April. Held across Telegraph Hill from March 15 to April 1.
- Dulwich Festival. May. Art festival usually held in May.
- Camberwell Art Festival, @[email protected]. June. This area is home to many art galleries, including the Camberwell College of Arts, the South London Gallery and various small spaces for art. The annual festival Camberwell Arts Festival it is very popular.
- 1 , @[email protected]. August. The less famous twin of the Notting Hill Carnival held in Burgess Park. It is the largest outdoor Latin American festival in Europe.
- 2 Lewisham People's Day, ☎ 44 20 8314 7321, @[email protected]. Summer festival in Catford's Mountsfield Park which attracts large crowds. Due to government cuts it is now held every two years.
Other
- 3 Blackheath fireworks display (Blackheath Heath Fireworks Display). Every Guy Fawkes night (5 November) Lewisham Town Hall organizes a free fireworks display. Huge crowds on the order of 100,000 gather here, so get there early to find a good spot. There is also a fair and a circus in the park.
- 4 Sands Film Studios, 82 Saint Marychurch Street, SE16 4HZ, ☎ 44 20 7231 2209. Film production that runs a cinema club that shows rare films. The intent of the club is in fact to disseminate a better knowledge of the history of world cinema. Screenings are generally held on Tuesdays at 9.00 pm, admission is free but you must be registered with the club, which is always free and registration can be done via email.
- St Paul's Symphony Orchestra (St Paul's Symphony). One of the most beautiful Baroque churches in the country, built in the 18th century and often organizes concerts of classical and organ music. Next to the church courtyard is Albury Street on which there are some beautiful 18th century houses.
- 5 Monument to Tsar Peter the Great (Tsar Peter the Great Monument), 33 Glaisher Street, SE8 3ER. It is located on the bank of Depford Brook. Its construction was paid for by the Russian government to commemorate the cultural exchange between the two maritime nations. The port of Deptford is said to have inspired the birth of the Russian navy. Writer and gardener John Evelyn (1620–1706) who lived in Saves Court alley, housed the young and rowdy Peter I (1672–1725) for about three months during his naval apprenticeship on the grand tour of Western Europe. On these docks Sir Francis Drake was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I aboard the Golden Hind.
- 6 Jazz in the Crypt, St. Giles Church, Camberwell Church Street SE5, @[email protected]. For jazz lovers under the St Giles church on Camberwell High Street and has great concerts on Friday nights.
theater
- 7 Blue Elephant Theater, 59A Bethwin Road, SE5 0XT, ☎ 44 20 7701 0100, @[email protected]. The only theater in Camberwell.
- 8 The Broadway Theater. It hosts pantomime, comedy, dramas and musicals, often at a good price compared to what you would pay in the West End. Its facade is in Art Deco, as are its interiors.
- 9 The Jack Studio Theater, 408-410 Brockley Road, SE4 2DH, ☎ 44 333 666 3366, @[email protected].
- 10 The Albany, Douglas Way, SE8 4AG, ☎ 44 20 8692 4446.
Parks
- 11 Beckenham Place Park, Beckenham Hill Road, BR3 5BS. Large park where you can also play golf. The Kent CCC cricket team plays here in the summer, on the weekend there is also a very nice market.
- You can also see the football matches of the Millwall or of Crystal Palace F.C.. These two rival teams have rather aggressive supporters featured in various hooligan movies. It should be pretty easy to buy a stadium ticket The New Den and the Selhurst Park and it is advisable to stay with the home fans to be safer. The sports center is located near Selhurst Park Crystal Palace National Sports Center which also has an athletics track and an Olympic swimming pool. Here you can see the basketball team London Towers and the American football team London Olympians.
Shopping
- 1 Bermondsey Antiques Market (Bermondsey Antique Market or New Caledonian Market), 11 Bermondsey Square, SE1 3UN (at the intersection of Bermondsey Street and Long Lane. Tube stop: London Bridge), ☎ 44 20 7234 0805. Fri 06: 00-14: 00. Very famous market, here for a long time and which attracts antique dealers from all over the south of England with all sorts of objects.
- 2 Deptford Market (Deptford Market Yard), Deptford Market Yard, SE8 4BX. The Deptford area has a very busy market. It is not touristy but can be visited.
- 3 East Street Market (East Street Market), East Street, SE17 1EL. This market mainly serves the Afro-Caribbean community and offers specific ingredients and various quirks. This is where Charlie Chaplin was born and many places bear his name.
- 4 Blown glass gallery (Peter Layton London Glassblowing or London Glass Blowing Gallery), 62-66 Bermondsey Street, SE1 3UD (tube station: London Bridge), ☎ 44 20 7403 2800, @[email protected]. Mon-Sat 10 am-6pm. Gallery, studio and shop selling contemporary glass art pieces.
- 5 Lewisham Shopping Center (formerly Riverdale Center), Molesworth Street, SE13 7HB, ☎ 44 20 8852 0094, @[email protected]. Mon-Wed and Fri 09: 00-17: 30; Thu 09: 00-20: 00; Sat 09: 00-18: 00; Sun 11: 00-17: 00. Many international and small independent chain stores. Outside there is a market for products and ingredients.
How to have fun
- 1 Ministry of Sound, 103, Gaunt Street, SE1 6DP, ☎ 44 20 7740 8600. World-famous nightclub with a reputation for hosting world-famous DJs.
- 2 The Venue, 2nd Clifton Rise, SE14 6JP, ☎ 44 20 8692 4077, @[email protected]. Disco frequented by the artistic students of the nearby university Goldsmiths University. On five floors with a different musical selection, from indie to techno, as well as hosting cover bands.
Pub
There are many bohemian pubs where various nascent musical groups have started their careers (Athlete, Bloc Party and Art Brut for example). The same goes for DJs, who have the opportunity to expose themselves in various places like The New Cross Inn, The Hobgoblin is Amersham Arms. The Goldsmiths Union, organizes student parties.
- 3 The Salt Quay, 163 Rotherhithe Street, SE16 5QU, ☎ 44 20 7394 7108. Pub on the river.
- 4 The White Hart, 96 Church Road, SE19 2EZ (at the corner of Church Road and Westow Street), ☎ 44 20 8771 9389. Mon-Thu 12: 00-23: 00; Fri-Sat 12: 00-00: 00; Sun 12: 00-22: 30. Great pub with lots of seating, special nights, interesting beers, English cuisine and outside area. Special evenings see the presence of live bands and quiz nights. The clientele is mixed, the place is very quiet but can get crowded in the evening. The décor is a mix of traditional with modern and decadent industrial. The staff is very nice.
- 5 The Royal Oak, 44 Tabard Street, SE1 4JU (tube station: Borough), ☎ 44 20 7357 7173. It serves good Harvey beer, brewed by the brewery that owns this place. They serve good food with a varied selection of classic pub food and more exotic things like swordfish and crocodile.
Camberwell and Walworth
- 6 Camberwell Arms, 65 Camberwell Church Street, SE5 8TR, ☎ 44 207 358 4364, @[email protected]. Independent pub and eatery famous for its Sunday roasts (in 2017 it was rated the best Sunday lunch by the Guardian). The bars are on two floors.
- 7 Stormbird, 25 Camberwell Church Street, SE5 8TR, ☎ 44 20 7708 4460. Bar serving craft beer with a varied selection of Ale beers.
Lewisham, Catford and Deptford
- The Fox & Firkin to Ladywell It is a popular place for 20-year-olds, organizes movie nights and live concerts and stays open until late. Not far away is the Jolly Farmer frequented by seniors and organizes popular music concerts.
- For an authentic Irish pub you must try the Blythe Hill Tavern to Catford in which we will feel like one of the area. The Catford Bridge Tavern is a refurbished gastropub near the stations. The The London & Rye is a good cheap Wetherspoon pub on Rushey Green with a varied clientele. The The Goose on the Green near the pump of the old village is the oldest company in the area and it is said that it was the place where Karl Marx went to drink. If you want to drink in a quiet place, the Catford Ram at the back of the recite of the shopping alleys, it serves good beers.
- There are also some discos like the Motown, The Spot is shore.
- 8 The Dog & Bell, 116 Prince Street, SE8 3JD, ☎ 44 20 8692 5664. Old fashioned pub with a good selection of ales and acceptable meals. Inside there is a pub and sometimes Morris dance performances. Quiz on Sundays and across the street is a performing arts center.
Peckham and Dulwich
- 9 Frank's Cafe at Bold Tendencies, 95A Rye Lane (you have to go towards the Peckhamplex cinema and then follow the path on the right and go up to the parking on the roof). A particular bar open only in summer on the roof of the multi-storey car park with a fantastic view over London.
- There are other pubs in the area: John the Unicorn, The Montpelier, and the East Dulwich Tavern.
Where to eat
This area gave birth to two desserts: the Deptford Pudding, a lemon-flavored cake made from bread and the Crystal Palace Pudding a fruit jelly.There are many Turkish food shops in this district, open all day and selling a wide variety of products. TFC on Bromley Road e Turkish Food Express near the station Catford or Lewisham High Street are a good choice.There are plenty too Vietnamese authentic in the V-town of Deptford such as Le Gia (41-42 Broadway) or Dat Cang (236-238 Evelyn Street) e Cafe Mama PhoAfrican restaurants are also present. A2, Nigerian, e Planet 68 on Rushey Green in Catford.
- 1 Cafe East, 100 Redriff Road, SE16 7LH (in the parking lot of the Surrey Quays Shopping Center), ☎ 44 20 7252 1212. Great Vietnamese food.
- 2 The Sausage Man, 98 Lewisham High Street, SE13 6BB, ☎ 44 1322 867060, @[email protected]. Mon-Sat 09: 00-18: 00; Sun 11: 00-16: 00. It's worth it just for the name it bears! It is a mobile restaurant located under the Lewisham clock tower and serves the best frankfurters in this part of Cologne.
- 3 Catford Bridge Tavern, Station Approach, SE6 4RE, ☎ 44 20 8690 6759. Good quality gastro pub near Catford station.
- 4 In Torre, 19 Westow Street, SE19 3RY, ☎ 44 20 8653 9895, @[email protected]. Portuguese restaurant.
- 5 The Yellow House, 126 Lower Road, SE16 2UE (tube station: Surrey Quays), ☎ 44 20 7231 8777, @[email protected]. Casual restaurant and bar serving pub food and various wood fired pizzas.
- 6 Maggies Cafe, 322 Lewisham Road, SE13 7PA (tube station: Lewisham DLR), ☎ 44 20 8244 0339, @[email protected]. Below platform 4 at Lewisham station is an Irish café which is extremely popular with the locals making it difficult to find a seat at lunchtime. The clientele is varied and they serve a full English fried breakfast in which you can choose the combination of your choice for £ 6; from the fixed menu you can also order as much as you want. In addition to cardiac arrest dishes they also serve patties, pasta, steak and salad as well as curry (because Maggie is married to a Bangladeshi). All served with tea and coffee as long as you want. Make sure you order the Daily Specials as well as try the dangerous Irish mustard.
- 7 Sapporo Ichiban, Catford Broadway (1 minute walk from Catford Bridge station, behind Town Hall.). Good Japanese at affordable prices. From Monday to Thursday (18: 00-22: 00) they serve a fixed price menu of sushi and spaghetti noodles where you can order at will.
- 8 Tai Won Mein, 90-92 Rushey Green, SE6 4HW (near Catford Bridge), ☎ 44 20 8690 8238. Mon-Sun 11: 30-23: 00. Good Chinese cuisine with large portions at minimal prices. Payment in cash only.
- 9 Pasha Kyrgyz Kazakh House, 158 Camberwell Road, SE5 0EE (Inside the Pasha hotel in Camberwell.), ☎ 44 207 871 9963, @[email protected]. Sumptuous interior with a faux creek, great carpet and relaxation room, great food. The menu consists of dishes from Central Asia and Turkey. The prices are decent and the portions are large. At the weekend there is live entertainment, such as sword swallowers, traditional bands or belly dancing. The hotel also offers massages and a Turkish bath "hammas".
- 10 Mekan, 13 Bromley Road, SE6 2TS (close to the old Catford cinema,), ☎ 44 20 7998 1598, @[email protected]. Turkish restaurant with a relaxed atmosphere. Large portions.
- 11 London Particular, 31 Peckham Road, SE5 8UH (t), ☎ 44 20 8692 6149, @[email protected]. Sun-Thu 10: 00-16: 30, Fri-Sat 10: 00-22: 00. Great food at a good price.
- 12 Chicago Grill plus, 315 New Cross Road, SE14 6AS (between New Cross and New Cross Gate stations), ☎ 44 20 8691 3030. They prepare burgers with many vegetarian and vegan options.
Where stay
- 1 Pasha hotel, ☎ 44 20 7703 5054. A unique place on Camberwell High Street with an Asian restaurant, a spa and a balcony where you can smoke your shisha.
- 2 Best Western London Queens Hotel Crystal Palace, 122 Church Road, SE19 2UG, ☎ 44 20 8653 6622, @[email protected]. from £ 60.
- 3 McMillan Student Village, Creek Road, SE8 3BU, ☎ 44 161 850 6664, @[email protected]. Fantastic place for a bed after spending a night partying.
- 4 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel London - Docklands Riverside, 265 Rotherhithe Street, SE16 5HW, ☎ 44 20 7231 1001. Five star hotel on the river.
- 5 New Cross Inn, 323 New Cross Road, SE14 6AS, ☎ 44 20 8469 4382, @[email protected]. from £ 13.
- 6 The Clarendon Hotel, 8-16 Montpelier Row, ☎ 44 20 8318 4321. from £ 75. overlooking Blackheath and has nice views.
How to keep in touch
Useful information
Not appearing on the tube map, this area can be forgotten by tourists even though it has good connections to Charing Cross (for the West End), Cannon Street (for the City of London) and London Bridge Station (for the South Bank. ) so it's a good base for visiting London.
The UNESCO site of Greenwich it is easily accessible by bus or DLR from Lewisham station.
Safety
This was once a working class area. The towns that form Southwark and Lewisham still maintain a decadent image in the eyes of many Londoners. Tourists shouldn't be afraid of this though as the area is generally safer than the rest of South London. That said, some areas should be approached with more caution.
While the activities of small local gangs are not at the level they used to be, some areas like Deptford and Peckham remain prone to gunshot and assault.
Surrey Quay is very quiet even though there have been pickpocketing and theft events.
Southwark Park may be pleasant but it is also known for attracting unwanted people, both at night and during large events.
If you go dancing at the Ministry of Sound you have to be ready to be surrounded by drunken revelers ready to beat.
