Amelia’s guidebook
Food scene
Fowlds Cafe
3 Addington SquareClosest cafe with good coffee and a nice breakfast.
"Bright, relaxed stop for breakfast & lunch fare plus cocktails, rotating chefs & weekend DJs."
54 locals recommend
Louie Louie
347 Walworth Rd"Bright, relaxed stop for breakfast & lunch fare plus cocktails, rotating chefs & weekend DJs."
Brixton Village
Coldharbour LaneGreat market with food and independent shops.
Persepolis
28-30 Peckham High StAnother Middle Eastern gem in the area. Great for breakfast and lunch.
Taco Queen
191 Rye LnGood tacos & margaritas. Jackfruit nachos are a must (to share).
Silk Road
47 Camberwell Church StDecent Chinese restaurant in the area.
Pub with amazing food. Please be aware it's not cheap but it's not crazy expensive either.
108 locals recommend
The Camberwell Arms
65 Camberwell Church StPub with amazing food. Please be aware it's not cheap but it's not crazy expensive either.
Miss Tapas
46 Choumert RdOur favourite tapas restaurant in London.
Really good and fairly cheap south Indian restaurant. Our favourite dish is a vegetarian platter.
177 locals recommend
Ganapati
38 Holly GroveReally good and fairly cheap south Indian restaurant. Our favourite dish is a vegetarian platter.
Coal Rooms
11a Station WayReally really good restaurant but quite expensive.
Forza Wine
133A Rye LnSwanky bar with an amazing view of London
Very vibrant space with drinks and food, open till late on Weekends.
118 locals recommend
Peckham Levels
95a Rye LnVery vibrant space with drinks and food, open till late on Weekends.
Cheap place to have a drink in Peckham with a very vibrant atmosphere during the evenings.
141 locals recommend
Bar Story
213 Blenheim GroveCheap place to have a drink in Peckham with a very vibrant atmosphere during the evenings.
Loads and loads of food. Some really good, other ones not so much so I recommend checking out all of the stalls before ordering.
53 locals recommend
Borough Market
Loads and loads of food. Some really good, other ones not so much so I recommend checking out all of the stalls before ordering.
Sightseeing
Westminster
Walk from Westminster to Tower Bridge takes 50 min - 1 h (2,5 mile) but it's totally worth it. You will see most of the famous sites like Westminster, Westminster Abbey, Globe Theater, St Paul's Cathedral, Tate Modern, Borough Market, Tower Bridge, and Tower of London. You can take a ferry back from Tower Bridge to Westminster (use Oyster or contactless payments, as it's much cheaper than a paper ticket)!
370 locals recommend
South Bank
Walk from Westminster to Tower Bridge takes 50 min - 1 h (2,5 mile) but it's totally worth it. You will see most of the famous sites like Westminster, Westminster Abbey, Globe Theater, St Paul's Cathedral, Tate Modern, Borough Market, Tower Bridge, and Tower of London. You can take a ferry back from Tower Bridge to Westminster (use Oyster or contactless payments, as it's much cheaper than a paper ticket)!
St. Paul's Cathedral
Westminster Abbey
20 Deans YdThis bar is on the rooftop of the shopping center, just opposite St. Paul's cathedral. I recommend going there just to see the view. You don't have to order anything as the bar is just part of the rooftop, the rest belongs to the shopping mall.
41 locals recommend
Madison
25 Hatton GardenThis bar is on the rooftop of the shopping center, just opposite St. Paul's cathedral. I recommend going there just to see the view. You don't have to order anything as the bar is just part of the rooftop, the rest belongs to the shopping mall.
Tate Modern
BanksideOne of the best museums in London. Must go if you like modern art.
The Globe Theatre
21 Cardinal Cap AlleyTower Bridge
Tower Bridge RoadTower of London
The art centre, theatre, cafe, bar, great architecture, really nice garden. One of our favourite places in London.
509 locals recommend
Barbican Centre
Silk StreetThe art centre, theatre, cafe, bar, great architecture, really nice garden. One of our favourite places in London.
British Museum
Great Russell StreetTrafalgar Square
Trafalgar SquareOne of the most touristic spots in London
Oxford Street
Oxford StreetOnly if you want to go shopping. It can get really busy there.
Hyde Park
The biggest park in London.
Buckingham Palace
The Regent's Park
Another famous park.
Loads and loads of beautiful objects. Wikipedia describes it best "The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is the world's largest museum of applied and decorative arts and design, as well as sculpture, housing a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects."
1694 locals recommend
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell RoadLoads and loads of beautiful objects. Wikipedia describes it best "The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is the world's largest museum of applied and decorative arts and design, as well as sculpture, housing a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects."
It's quite far so we only recommend it if you are staying for approx. a week. You can take a ferry from central London (quite expensive but very enjoyable) or take a train from Waterloo (approx 30 min). It's a very posh area of London with massive park full of free-roaming deers. Just be advised that it's not best to approach deers during mating season as stags can get quite territorial and can charge you if you get too close.
932 locals recommend
Richmond Park
It's quite far so we only recommend it if you are staying for approx. a week. You can take a ferry from central London (quite expensive but very enjoyable) or take a train from Waterloo (approx 30 min). It's a very posh area of London with massive park full of free-roaming deers. Just be advised that it's not best to approach deers during mating season as stags can get quite territorial and can charge you if you get too close.
London Eye
Only 1h 15 min by train from London Bridge and you are at the seaside! I recommend buying tickets in advance as they can cost up to £60 return if you buy the same day.
339 locals recommend
Brighton
Only 1h 15 min by train from London Bridge and you are at the seaside! I recommend buying tickets in advance as they can cost up to £60 return if you buy the same day.
Traveler advice
Getting around
Travel with oyster or contactless card
You can buy oyster card for £5 in most of the overground stations. You will get the £5 back when you return it.
You can also travel with the contactless card but please remember to use the same card.
We also recommend to take a ferry on the Thames river. The cheapest way is to use the oyster/contactless card to pay for it. You will have amazing views of the river and loads of famous buildings to look at.