Gabriel House Guidebook
Food scene
The Pear Tree is about 10 mins walk away and has a range of decent food for a meal out as well as selling wines and snacks, pastries and cakes etc
Pear Tree Cafe, Yeoman St, London SE8 5ET
38 locals recommend
Pear Tree Cafe
The Pear Tree is about 10 mins walk away and has a range of decent food for a meal out as well as selling wines and snacks, pastries and cakes etc
Pear Tree Cafe, Yeoman St, London SE8 5ET
The Plough Way Deli is just under 10 mins walk away and sells a range of quality Italian products including wines, cured meats, cheeses, olives, artisan bread and some vegetables - it's a good place for snacks. It also has a few tables where you can eat in - they serve coffee and pastries and simple lunch options such as lasagne and arancini.
Plough Way Deli, Seafarer Way, London SE16 7DW
Plough Way Deli
Seafarer WayThe Plough Way Deli is just under 10 mins walk away and sells a range of quality Italian products including wines, cured meats, cheeses, olives, artisan bread and some vegetables - it's a good place for snacks. It also has a few tables where you can eat in - they serve coffee and pastries and simple lunch options such as lasagne and arancini.
Plough Way Deli, Seafarer Way, London SE16 7DW
Canada Water cafe which is right near the tube station and does nice breakfast and also dinner serving mostly pizza and pasta. It's a relaxed cheerful setting and they also do good takeaway coffee and pastries (about 12 mins walk).
Canada Water Cafe, 40 Surrey Quays Rd, London SE16 7DX
70 locals recommend
Canada Water Cafe
40 Surrey Quays RdCanada Water cafe which is right near the tube station and does nice breakfast and also dinner serving mostly pizza and pasta. It's a relaxed cheerful setting and they also do good takeaway coffee and pastries (about 12 mins walk).
Canada Water Cafe, 40 Surrey Quays Rd, London SE16 7DX
Surrey Docks Farm Cafe is really lovely community cafe based within Surrey Docks Farm and less than 5 mins walk from the flat. They serve good coffee, pastries, cakes and very tasty sausage rolls. There are tables and benches outside where you can sit with a book or gaze at the towers of Canary Wharf over the river opposite.
89 locals recommend
Surrey Docks Farm
Rotherhithe StreetSurrey Docks Farm Cafe is really lovely community cafe based within Surrey Docks Farm and less than 5 mins walk from the flat. They serve good coffee, pastries, cakes and very tasty sausage rolls. There are tables and benches outside where you can sit with a book or gaze at the towers of Canary Wharf over the river opposite.
Don’t miss the Canada Water market in Porter Square (opposite the tube station) every Saturday and Sunday. There are a variety of food stalls with delicious cakes, pastries, coffee and a variety of ethnic food. There is also a grocery stall for fresh fruit and vegetables.
Canada Water Market
Porter SquareDon’t miss the Canada Water market in Porter Square (opposite the tube station) every Saturday and Sunday. There are a variety of food stalls with delicious cakes, pastries, coffee and a variety of ethnic food. There is also a grocery stall for fresh fruit and vegetables.
Green space
Russia Docks Park is 5 mins walk from the house and is a nice area to lie on a rug with a book or go for a wander. There are also some tables and benches.
12 locals recommend
Russia Dock Woodland
Somerford WayRussia Docks Park is 5 mins walk from the house and is a nice area to lie on a rug with a book or go for a wander. There are also some tables and benches.
Southwark Park is 15 mins walk away and has free tennis courts, a rose garden, boating hire on the lake in summer and a nice community cafe.
164 locals recommend
Southwark Park
Gomm RoadSouthwark Park is 15 mins walk away and has free tennis courts, a rose garden, boating hire on the lake in summer and a nice community cafe.
Sightseeing
The Brunel Museum and lovely Rooftop Garden are a pleasant 25 min walk along Thames side. It is a small museum situated at the Brunel Engine House in Rotherhithe in memory of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a famous British engineer who pioneered the first tunnel under the Thames, amongst many other feats of engineering innovation. The museum has a small cafe outside. You can book tickets for a night of cocktails and candle light at the Rooftop Garden via the designmynight website - search for 'midnightapothecary'.
The Brunel Museum, Railway Ave, London SE16 4LF
106 locals recommend
Brunel Museum
Railway AvenueThe Brunel Museum and lovely Rooftop Garden are a pleasant 25 min walk along Thames side. It is a small museum situated at the Brunel Engine House in Rotherhithe in memory of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a famous British engineer who pioneered the first tunnel under the Thames, amongst many other feats of engineering innovation. The museum has a small cafe outside. You can book tickets for a night of cocktails and candle light at the Rooftop Garden via the designmynight website - search for 'midnightapothecary'.
The Brunel Museum, Railway Ave, London SE16 4LF
Sands Films Cinema is located within the Rotherhithe Picture Research Library - a unique and quirky Grade II listed building, formerly a granary with ceiling beams made from reclaimed ships’ timber. They show unusual films and also put on theatre productions.
Sands Films Studios, 82 Saint Marychurch St, London SE16 4HZ
12 locals recommend
Sands Films Cinema Club and Theatre
82 Saint Marychurch StSands Films Cinema is located within the Rotherhithe Picture Research Library - a unique and quirky Grade II listed building, formerly a granary with ceiling beams made from reclaimed ships’ timber. They show unusual films and also put on theatre productions.
Sands Films Studios, 82 Saint Marychurch St, London SE16 4HZ
Local Pubs
The Ship & Whale is a 19th century pub 3 mins down the road from the flat and serves pub food as well as having a nice pub garden in the summer.
The Ship & Whale, 2 Gulliver St, London SE16 7LT
48 locals recommend
The Ship & Whale
2 Gulliver StThe Ship & Whale is a 19th century pub 3 mins down the road from the flat and serves pub food as well as having a nice pub garden in the summer.
The Ship & Whale, 2 Gulliver St, London SE16 7LT
The Blacksmith Arms is a pleasant 10 min walk along the Thames side, serves decent food and has a pub garden.
The Blacksmith Arms, 257 Rotherhithe St, London SE16 5EJ
27 locals recommend
The Blacksmiths Arms
257 Rotherhithe StThe Blacksmith Arms is a pleasant 10 min walk along the Thames side, serves decent food and has a pub garden.
The Blacksmith Arms, 257 Rotherhithe St, London SE16 5EJ
The Mayflower Pub is a pleasant 25 min walk away along the Thames side in Rotherhithe and is famously one of the oldest pubs in London, dating from the 1600s. The back garden has a great view of the Thames.
The Mayflower Pub, 117 Rotherhithe St, London SE16 4NF
200 locals recommend
The Mayflower Pub
117 Rotherhithe StThe Mayflower Pub is a pleasant 25 min walk away along the Thames side in Rotherhithe and is famously one of the oldest pubs in London, dating from the 1600s. The back garden has a great view of the Thames.
The Mayflower Pub, 117 Rotherhithe St, London SE16 4NF