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 1329 LondonTown.com featured venues, which include 537 restaurants, 281 shops, 134 attractions, 121 clubs and pubs and 103 leisure venues.

	Street name	Nearby local services
	Abbey Court	Blockbuster Video Close by   Iceland Close by   Pizza Hut Close by   Iceland Close by   Argos 2 min W
	Abbey Street	Coleman Coffee Roasters Close by   Tower Bridge Launderette 2 min SW   Gary's Warehouse 2 min NW   Lassco 2 min NW   Lassco RBK 2 min NW
	Abbeyfield Road	Dilston Grove 2 min W   Southwark Park Sports Centre 5 min NW   London O's American Football Club 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   Post Office 8 min SW   London O's American Football Club 8 min W
	Abbots Lane	Unicorn Theatre Close by   The Skyroom Close by   The Architecture Foundation Close by   Architecture Foundation Close by   Magdalen Close by
	Abbotsbury Mews	The Old Nun's Head 5 min NW   The Habit 6 min NW   Four Hundred Rabbits Nunhead 7 min NW   Napura 7 min NW   The Old Nun's Head 8 min NW
	Abbotshade Road	Pizza Lounge 5 min W   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
	Abbotswood Road	DHFC 3 min NW   Hamlets Health Club 3 min NW   Dulwich Garden Centre 5 min NW   East Dulwich Railway Station 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   Ole Navarro 3 min NW   M Manze 4 min NW   Tower Tandoori 4 min NW   Qasioun Restaurant 5 min NW
	Abinger House	Simply Indian 3 min NW   Ting - Shangri-La Hotel, The Shard - Afternoon Tea 3 min W   Colab Factory 4 min NW   Post Office 4 min NW   Gatsby's Drugstore 4 min NW
	Ablett Street	Post Office 3 min NW   Millwall FC 6 min W   Millwall Football Ground 6 min W   The Den - Millwall FC 6 min W   Bliss Travel Ltd 7 min SW
	Acacia Grove	Dulwich Trader 3 min SW   Café Rouge - Dulwich 3 min SW   The Rosendale 7 min SW   Rex Launderette 7 min SW   West Dulwich Railway Station 7 min NW
	Acanthus Drive	Bracken MW 5 min SW   South Bermondsey Railway Station 5 min SW   boxclever 7 min SW   Auto-Italia 7 min SW   Tesco 7 min SW
	Achilles Close	Bracken MW 4 min SW   South Bermondsey Railway Station 4 min SW   Comet 8 min SW   Tesco 8 min SW   boxclever 8 min SW
	Acre Drive	The Actress Close by   Dulwich Music Shop 2 min SW   Thai Corner Cafe 2 min SW   Blue Mountain 2 min SW   Hope and Greenwood 2 min SW
	Ada Road	Theatre Peckham 2 min W   Havil Hall 2 min W   Post Office 3 min NW   Cool Cats' Cafe 3 min NW   Southwark 6 min SW
	Addington Square	Loong Kee 3 min SW   Mens Traditional Shoes 3 min SW   Iceland 4 min SW   Southwark Resource Centre 4 min NW   Iceland 4 min SW
	Admiral Hyson Industrial Estate	South Bermondsey Children & Parents Centre 3 min NW   Post Office 6 min SW   Iceland 7 min NW   Post Office 7 min NW   Boots 7 min NW
	Adys Road	Centre For Wildlife Gardening 2 min W   St John's Church, Goose Green 4 min SW   Locale 5 min SW   The Green 5 min SW   Dulwich Leisure Centre 5 min SW