Limehouse to Rotherhithe.
The Grapes
Street: 76 Narrow Street
Operator: The Pies Pub Ltd
Open:
12:00 - 23:00 Monday-Saturday
12:00 - 22:30 Sunday
Map: Limehouse to Rotherhithe crawl
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DLR: Westferry (7min)
DLR
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About the pub:
Very nice riverside pub with views of the Thames. Two downstairs rooms and one upstairs, both rear rooms have an outside terrace overlooking the river. Grade II Listed Building with frosted glass windows that you can imagine go back in time, hence a reminder painted sign dated 1949 in the bar is on show. There has been a pub here for nearly 500 years. It makes a (barely disguised) appearance in “Our Mutual Friend” - Charles Dickens (whose portrait is on the wall) knew the area well.
Gandalf’s staff stands behind the bar, donated by local resident and a leaseholder of the pub, Sir Ian McKellan but Under 18's are not allowed. Now Greene King (Spirit) , ex-Taylor Walker.
Nearby point of interest:
Blue plaques - Tower Hamlets
Another Time XVI sculpture (1min)
Another Time XVI
The Prosepct of Whitby
Street: 57 Wapping Wall
Operator: Greene King
Open:
11:00 - 23:00 Monday-Friday
10:00 - 23:00 Saturday
12:00 - 22:00 Sunday
Map: Limehouse to Rotherhithe crawl
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Overground: Wapping (7min)
London Overground
About the pub:
Originally called the Pelican now very popular with tourists but also with locals from adjacent riverside apartments as well further afield for its historical associations and tales. Former Grand Met Watneys then Greene King.
There is seating upstairs and a riverside balcony there. On the ground floor the ancient pewter topped bar (supported by old barrels) carries 6 hand pumps for beers. Guest ales are usually from local breweries There is an atmospheric ground floor riverside terrace with shade given by a large tree. Quiz night is Wednesday.
Grade II listed
Nearby point of interest:
Blue plaques - Tower Hamlets
The Captain Kidd
Street: 108 Wapping High Street
Operator: Samuel Smiths
Open:
12:00 - 23:00 Monday-Friday
12:00 - 22:30 Sunday
Map: Limehouse to Rotherhithe crawl
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Overground: Wapping (2min)
London Overground
About the pub:
A pub converted from a warehouse and decorated in a style that befits the new clientele of the area. Garden with views overlooking the river. Darts, restaurant and children's room. As per all Sam Smith's pubs, there is no piped music, and a ban on electronic devices to encourage friendly conversation.
Nearby point of interest:
Blue plaques - Tower Hamlets
Wapping Tavern (3min)
Wapping Tavern
Town of Ramsgate
The Salt Quay
Street: 163 Roherhithe Street
Operator: Green King
Open:
12:00 - 22:00 Sunday-Monday
12:00 - 23:00 Tuesday-Saturday
Map: Limehouse to Rotherhithe crawl
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Overground: Rotherhine (9min)
London Overground
Underground: Canada Water (12min)
Jubilee
About the pub:
The Salt Quay is a fantastic old warehouse style building that sits on the banks of the Thames. A wonderful view can be enjoyed of London and the boats passing by from the patio or in the first floor dining area. Food is served all week, on a Sunday there is a first class carvery.
Nearby point of interest:
Blue plaques - Southwark
The Mayflower
Street: 117 Rotherhithe Street
Operator: The Black Dog Pub Company
Open:
12:00 - 23:00 Monday-Saturday
12:00 - 22:00 Sunday
Map: Limehouse to Rotherhithe crawl
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Overground: Rotherhine (3min)
London Overground
Underground: Canada Water (9min)
Jubilee
About the pub:
This nautical themed pub celebrates the Mayflower ship which set sail from the nearby landing steps for historic journey to New England carrying the Pilgrim Fathers in 1620. The pub boasts five guest ales and an appropriately named house beer ‘Scurvy’. Good food is available lunchtimes and evening. At the rear is a fantastic wooden jetty above the Thames from where the Mayflower set sail. A popular pub for the tourist trail and is only pub licensed to sell US & UK postage stamps in the UK.
The interior is in the style of a 17th century tavern and it is very easy to forget you are not in the age of sail, as the walls are adorned with various nautical objects and documents. The upstairs restaurant has an ambience of fine dining. Operated by The Black Dog Pub Company, established 2013, whose other pubs are The Prince Of Wales, Kennington and Leadbelly's at nearby Canada Water. Originally ‘The Shippe’, when it opened in 1780, this charming riverside pub was renamed the Mayflower in 1958 after the ship which left from here for America carrying the Pilgrim Fathers. The pub boasts five regularly changing ales with a fourth appropriately named house beer ‘Scurvy’. Good food is available lunchtimes and evening.
A fantastic wooden jetty at the rear offers wonderful views of the river. A popular pub for the tourist trail. The interior is in the style of a 17th century tavern and it is very easy to forget you are not in the age of sail. However, the interior is in fact a more recent makeover which does unfortunately hide its genuinely old features.
Originally the ‘Shippe Inn’ and dating back to 1780, the pub was rebuilt as the Spread Eagle and Crown in the 19th century. War damage to the roof and top floor led to a major refurbishment in 1957 which created a 16th century style interior and the pub was renamed the Mayflower after the ship which left from the nearby landing steps for America carrying the Pilgrim Fathers. Much of the 1957 work remains in the main bar and front snug.
Nearby point of interest:
Blue plaques - Southwark
Brunel Museum (1min)
The Brunel Museum
The Ship
Street: 39-47 St Marychurch Street
Operator: Independent
Open:
12:00 - 23:00 Sunday-Thursday
12:00 - 00:00 Friday-Saturday
Map: Limehouse to Rotherhithe crawl
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Overground: Rotherhine (4min)
London Overground
Underground: Canada Water (11min)
Jubilee
About the pub:
Did you know that the name Rotherhithe is Saxon for "sailors' haven"? And at one time, most of the parish of Rotherhithe was covered by marshland. Docks have existed here since the beginning of the 16th century, and the ship builders of Rotherhithe were the best in the trade during the 17th century. There aren't many sailors about today but the Ship certainly is a little haven. A small friendly locals' pub with a pretty beer garden to the rear and seating outside the front of the pub. It's difficult to trace the history of the Ship accurately as there have been so many pubs with this name in the area. The Ship that stands here now was built in the first quarter of the 20th century, but there has been a Ship Inn on this site since at least the early 19th century. Unusually, this pub is one of the few pubs in England to have had two names at the same time. Until 1985 a sign on one side of the pub called it the Great Eastern, after a steamship built on the Isle of Dogs by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, while on the other side of the building it was called the Ship.
Nearby point of interest:
Blue plaques - Southwark
The Den (35min)
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