Guidebook for London
Drinks & Nightlife
The rooftop bar is a wonderful view of London. Atop the "Bussey Building" an old warehouse, is another rooftop bar with wood fire oven pizza and good beer (with a slightly older 30+ crowd)--also feature rooftop cinema.
257 locals recommend
Frank's Cafe
95A Rye LnThe rooftop bar is a wonderful view of London. Atop the "Bussey Building" an old warehouse, is another rooftop bar with wood fire oven pizza and good beer (with a slightly older 30+ crowd)--also feature rooftop cinema.
A local pub, with a bit of a buzz, and a casual atmosphere and pretty good pub food. Weekend daytimes are family friendly.
107 locals recommend
The Montpelier
43 Choumert RdA local pub, with a bit of a buzz, and a casual atmosphere and pretty good pub food. Weekend daytimes are family friendly.
It represents the accepting, diverse, trendy, arty place that Peckham has become. A bit gritty, but authentic hip london without too much pretense--friendly and accessible.
Great Pizza and good beer. If the sun is shinning get there before 6pm as cool londoners flock here after work to enjoy the view
32 locals recommend
Bussey Rooftop Bar
133 Rye LnIt represents the accepting, diverse, trendy, arty place that Peckham has become. A bit gritty, but authentic hip london without too much pretense--friendly and accessible.
Great Pizza and good beer. If the sun is shinning get there before 6pm as cool londoners flock here after work to enjoy the view
Food Scene
The Begging Bowl
168 Bellenden RdIt serves great Thai street food and has an award winning chef.
Good tapas in a little known bit of trendy peckham. Must try the ibirico ham and their specialty of grilled "steak".
48 locals recommend
Miss Tapas
46 Choumert RdGood tapas in a little known bit of trendy peckham. Must try the ibirico ham and their specialty of grilled "steak".
A new restaurant that gets good reviews. But book in advance, because all the other tables fill up immediately when it opens.
51 locals recommend
Bánh Bánh
46 Peckham RyeA new restaurant that gets good reviews. But book in advance, because all the other tables fill up immediately when it opens.
Good simple fresh rustic italian food. Book much in advance or turn up immediately when it opens as it is small and fills up quickly. Good value for money if you can get in.
146 locals recommend
Artusi
161 Bellenden Rd Good simple fresh rustic italian food. Book much in advance or turn up immediately when it opens as it is small and fills up quickly. Good value for money if you can get in.
This is an exceptional vegetarian, 3 mins walk around the corner. The cook spicy dishes from Kerala south India. Well worth a try.
177 locals recommend
Ganapati
38 Holly GroveThis is an exceptional vegetarian, 3 mins walk around the corner. The cook spicy dishes from Kerala south India. Well worth a try.
These guys do Irish Oysters, good beer and wine, and the restaurant serves English gourmet. It's really good food, but book.
41 locals recommend
Franklins London
157 Lordship LnThese guys do Irish Oysters, good beer and wine, and the restaurant serves English gourmet. It's really good food, but book.
Sightseeing
Fabulous views. You can either book tickets to the view or go to the restaurant. A bit fancy, but good food (and a good view) and you don't have to pay for the tickets to the viewing tower!…a good place for a nice brunch (at Aqua shard)
828 locals recommend
The Shard
32 London Bridge StFabulous views. You can either book tickets to the view or go to the restaurant. A bit fancy, but good food (and a good view) and you don't have to pay for the tickets to the viewing tower!…a good place for a nice brunch (at Aqua shard)
Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich station
A preserved tea ship.
Parks & Nature
Its a friendly local park within a fifteen minute walk, with a nice variety of open fields and some more sheltered areas with trees.
130 locals recommend
Peckham Rye Common
34 Straker's RdIts a friendly local park within a fifteen minute walk, with a nice variety of open fields and some more sheltered areas with trees.
Dulwich Park
Dulwich ParkWorth a visit, something there is boating on the lake.
Burgess Park
Cobourg RoadThis has a fabulous playground for kids under 9.
There is quite a nice zoo here for the under 9's, also a good adventure playground.
935 locals recommend
Battersea Park
Battersea Park RoadThere is quite a nice zoo here for the under 9's, also a good adventure playground.
Arts & Culture
Tate Modern
BanksideAlways good and a magnificent building
Again, always good, but not as iconic as tate modern. You go to this one more for the show and the artists on display.
656 locals recommend
Tate Britain
MillbankAgain, always good, but not as iconic as tate modern. You go to this one more for the show and the artists on display.
A classic, it is a small gallery/museum with a small collection and unique shows.
271 locals recommend
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Gallery RoadA classic, it is a small gallery/museum with a small collection and unique shows.
Royal Observatory Greenwich
Blackheath AvenueEntertainment & Activities
Its cheap--5 pounds for each person, adult or child. Not the most technologically sophisticated theatre and a little rough around the edges, but we love it.
213 locals recommend
Peckhamplex
95A Rye LnIts cheap--5 pounds for each person, adult or child. Not the most technologically sophisticated theatre and a little rough around the edges, but we love it.
Getting Around
London overground and excellent southeastern services to Victoria, blackfriars and london bridge in two stops. (see national rail service for journey times) London overground tubes come every 10-15 minutes and are seen on the tube map.
67 locals recommend
Peckham Rye Station (Stop U)
London overground and excellent southeastern services to Victoria, blackfriars and london bridge in two stops. (see national rail service for journey times) London overground tubes come every 10-15 minutes and are seen on the tube map.
There are a variety of buses at then end of our street and others available from in front of the train/tube station. You can travel a variety of places from there.
14 locals recommend
Peckham Bus Station
There are a variety of buses at then end of our street and others available from in front of the train/tube station. You can travel a variety of places from there.
Try a boat down the river! You can use an oyster card on it, we took it from Vauxhall to greenwich and then had a good lunch at the Trafalgar Pub, right on the river, a good way of seeing parts of London from the river.
16 locals recommend
Thames Clippers Station
South Sea StreetTry a boat down the river! You can use an oyster card on it, we took it from Vauxhall to greenwich and then had a good lunch at the Trafalgar Pub, right on the river, a good way of seeing parts of London from the river.