{"id":39497,"date":"2024-04-26T17:26:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T16:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/blog\/?p=39497"},"modified":"2024-06-28T15:47:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T14:47:57","slug":"things-to-do-in-bermondsey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/blog\/destination-guides\/london\/things-to-do-in-bermondsey\/","title":{"rendered":"London Uncovered: 4 things to do in Bermondsey, London"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">There\u2019s so much to explore in London it can be difficult to know where to start. Focusing on one small corner means getting to know the city like the locals and, in Bermondsey, you get the best of the capital in one district.<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">This southeast London neighbourhood, once a site of industry serving the city with everything from spices to biscuits, is now an unlikely cultural hotspot. Attracting tourists, foodies and influencers, get to know this London neighbourhood and its three-and-a-half-mile stretch of riverside with our guide to the best things to do in Bermondsey.<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maltbystreetmarket.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" class=\"wpel-icon-right\">Maltby Street Market<span class=\"wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-6\"><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"422\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39510 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Maltby-Street-Market.jpg\" alt=\"Maltby Street Market\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Maltby-Street-Market.jpg 598w, https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Maltby-Street-Market-250x176.jpg 250w, https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Maltby-Street-Market-120x85.jpg 120w, https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Maltby-Street-Market-480x339.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/>Colourful flags line a tucked-away alley in Bermondsey, marking your arrival at Maltby Street Market. Traders set up their market stalls under Victorian railway arches each Saturday and Sunday, selling fruit and veg, craft beer and tasty sweet treats. But the main draw of the market is the huge range of delicious street food on offer.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Here, you\u2019ll find everything from crispy Korean dumplings to the juiciest Lebanese lamb. The cobbles of old London now draw visitors from far and wide to taste food from every corner of the globe.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Stay nearby<\/h4>\n<div class=\"sdstaynearby\">\n<div class=\"sdcol2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/hotels\/705\/London-Bermondsey-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/media.travelodge.co.uk\/image\/upload\/v1675260555\/ecrm\/hotels-digi\/GB2060.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"sdcol2 sdlast\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/hotels\/391\/London-Central-Tower-Bridge-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/media.travelodge.co.uk\/image\/upload\/v1675260555\/ecrm\/hotels-digi\/GB0949.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn-blue wpel-icon-right\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/search\/results?location=SE1%203PA\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Search deals<span class=\"wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-6\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitecube.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" class=\"wpel-icon-right\">White Cube Gallery<span class=\"wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-6\"><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"422\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39515 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/White-Cube-Gallery-London.jpg\" alt=\"White Cube Gallery London\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/White-Cube-Gallery-London.jpg 598w, https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/White-Cube-Gallery-London-250x176.jpg 250w, https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/White-Cube-Gallery-London-120x85.jpg 120w, https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/White-Cube-Gallery-London-480x339.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/>One of the world\u2019s leading contemporary art galleries, the White Cube has spaces in Hong Kong, Paris, New York, West Palm Beach and\u2026 Bermondsey. Founded in the early \u201890s, White Cube was instrumental in launching the careers of the Young British Artists (YBAs) including Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Its flagship space on Bermondsey Street is Europe\u2019s largest commercial gallery space, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors each year to its large-scale exhibitions. A changing programme of exhibitions represents the best in contemporary painting, sculpture and multidisciplinary art.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Stay nearby<\/h4>\n<div class=\"sdstaynearby\">\n<div class=\"sdcol2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/hotels\/705\/London-Bermondsey-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/media.travelodge.co.uk\/image\/upload\/v1675260555\/ecrm\/hotels-digi\/GB2060.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"sdcol2 sdlast\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/hotels\/690\/London-Central-Elephant-and-Castle-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/media.travelodge.co.uk\/image\/upload\/v1675260555\/ecrm\/hotels-digi\/GB2021.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn-blue wpel-icon-right\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/search\/results?location=SE1%203TQ\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Search deals<span class=\"wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-6\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bermondseystreet.london\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Shad-Thames-Trail-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" class=\"wpel-icon-right\">Shad Thames<span class=\"wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-6\"><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39513 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Shad-Thames-1.jpg\" alt=\"Shad Thames\" width=\"598\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Shad-Thames-1.jpg 598w, https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Shad-Thames-1-250x176.jpg 250w, https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Shad-Thames-1-120x85.jpg 120w, https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Shad-Thames-1-480x339.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/>A site of Victorian industry, this Riverside street next to Tower Bridge was once home to the largest complex of warehouses in London. Storehouses of tea, coffee and spices, which were unloaded onto riverboats to serve the metropolis, meant it was dubbed the \u2018larder of London\u2019. In the 1970s, cheap rent at the post-industrial site made it home to a number of notable artists, including David Hockney and Derek Jarman.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Today, it&#8217;s home to desirable flats and a strip of trendy restaurants and bars. The striking network of overhead walkways, originally used to roll barrels of goods, now provides the perfect backdrop for influencers seeking an Instagrammable backdrop.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Stay nearby<\/h4>\n<div class=\"sdstaynearby\">\n<div class=\"sdcol2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/hotels\/705\/London-Bermondsey-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/media.travelodge.co.uk\/image\/upload\/v1675260555\/ecrm\/hotels-digi\/GB2060.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"sdcol2 sdlast\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/hotels\/391\/London-Central-Tower-Bridge-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/media.travelodge.co.uk\/image\/upload\/v1675260555\/ecrm\/hotels-digi\/GB0949.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn-blue wpel-icon-right\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/search\/results?location=SE1%202YU\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Search deals<span class=\"wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-6\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archclimbingwall.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" class=\"wpel-icon-right\"><strong>Arch Climbing <\/strong><span class=\"wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-6\"><\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"422\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39511 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Arch-Climbing-London.jpg\" alt=\"Arch Climbing London\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Arch-Climbing-London.jpg 598w, https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Arch-Climbing-London-250x176.jpg 250w, https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Arch-Climbing-London-120x85.jpg 120w, https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Arch-Climbing-London-480x339.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/>After indulging in the delights of the many bars and restaurants in this trendy area, The Arch provides the perfect place to work off the calories. London&#8217;s original bouldering centre contains four indoor climbing walls and offers beginner lessons for adults and kids.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">The 15,000-square-foot space was originally a biscuit factory and later became artist Damian Hirst\u2019s studio. There are routes for all abilities and a programme of monthly events, including parent and child sessions and women\u2019s socials. The Arch is a friendly and inclusive space (and a great way to take your trip to Bermondsey to new heights!).<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Stay nearby<\/h4>\n<div class=\"sdstaynearby\">\n<div class=\"sdcol2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/hotels\/705\/London-Bermondsey-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/media.travelodge.co.uk\/image\/upload\/v1675260555\/ecrm\/hotels-digi\/GB2060.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"sdcol2 sdlast\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/hotels\/355\/London-Central-Aldgate-East-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/media.travelodge.co.uk\/image\/upload\/v1675260555\/ecrm\/hotels-digi\/GB0937.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn-blue wpel-icon-right\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/search\/results?location=SE16%204DG\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Search deals<span class=\"wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-6\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s so much to explore in London it can be difficult to know where to start. Focusing on one small corner means getting to know the city like the locals and, in Bermondsey, you get the best of the capital in one district. 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