If you happen to’re in London over Easter – or coming to TNMA: LIVE! on Saturday 26 April on the Style and Textile Museum (FTM) – Bermondsey Side road is a ravishing, ancient space to discover. Glance up, and one of the vital structures nonetheless have the hooks (on external partitions) used to load items. From the overdue 1800s to the Sixties, ships sailed proper as much as Tower Bridge to dump shipment transported from all over the place the sector: spices have been saved within the wharfs close to Shad Thames, and the outdated warehouses in and round Bermondsey Side road are the place vinegar was once produced (Sarson’s), wool and hops processed, and leather-based handled on the a lot of tanneries. Identified on the time as ‘The Land of Leather-based’, the world’s business previous is mirrored within the highway names: Tanner Side road, Leathermarket, Morocco Side road and so forth. Thankfully, the world is so much much less stinky as of late.
Listed here are some tips about what to look and do:
José tapas bar
FOOD & DRINK
The most productive espresso comes courtesy of Bankruptcy 72 simply around the highway from the FTM; which turns right into a cocktail bar within the night time. Therefore, the ‘Floor-Shaken-Stirred’ slogan. The team of workers are beautiful and you’ll get a slightly priced flat white (indisputably beneath the London moderate). Mr That’s Now not My Age noticed Ruth Wilson right here as soon as, so I believe we will say it has A-list clientele!
Pictures courtesy of José Pizzaro eating places on Instagram
The Garrison pub is an establishment, considered one of London’s authentic gastro pubs. My buddy had Christmas lunch right here (2024) and this is among the few puts I might depend on to do excellent grub on a special occasion. The ambience is convivial, the internal is somewhat higgeldy-piggedly however that most effective provides to the attraction and is helping to make The Garrison really feel comfy.
Casse Croute at the nook may be excellent and really French ( now not nice for vegans).
If you happen to like tapas, you’ll love José – owned through the award-winning, Spanish chef José Pizarro – at the nook of Bermondsey and Morocco Streets. It’s at all times super-busy so guide early. After which over on Maltby Side road there’s a Saturday marketplace with plenty of side road meals choices ( smaller, much less busy and not more tourist-y than Borough Marketplace) and there are many cafes, eating places and bars underneath the railway arches. My go-to is 40 Maltby Side road a wine store and bar with very good small plates.
Picture Courtesy of White Dice Bermondsey
CULTURE
For a tradition repair there’s the White Dice, Bermondsey gallery owned through artwork supremo Jay Joplin. It is a stunning area – one of the most greatest business galleries this aspect of the Atlantic – with a very good roster of artists and prime quality conveniences (must you wish to have the toilet). And, after all, the Style and Textile Museum is at all times price a look-in. Across the nook on Tanner Side road you’ll in finding Kristin Hjellegjerde, the fresh artwork gallery has a various vary of global and rising artists, together with Luella Bartley. And, on the decrease finish of Bermondsey Side road (as you stroll up from London Bridge educate station) is Eames Superb Artwork.
Picture courtesy of towerbridge.org
SIGHTSEEING
There’s the impressive view from The Shard, the unmissable glass and metal spire, designed through architect Renzo Piano. And, Tower Bridge is a five-minute stroll from the top of Bermondsey Side road. This is among the London’s maximum iconic river crossings – and the place I met Mr That’s Now not My Age ( we have been cheering pals on who have been competing within the London Marathon) 22 years in the past!
And a handy guide a rough reminder that there are nonetheless a couple of tickets to be had for TNMA:LIVE! on Saturday 26 April 2025. Extra information about our fashionable extravaganza HERE.
