The Statistics Sustainability and You This walk aims to encourage a ‘sustainable lifestyle’ by recognising the connection between Sustainability and 5000 Health and Well-being. The health benefits from walking are regularly emphasised by the NHS, who recommend taking This walk should The approximate The walk is an average of 10,000 steps a day to reduce the risk of type 2 take around step count is 5000 approximately diabetes, various cancers and heart disease. 45-50 minutes steps –half of the 2.5miles (4km). to complete at a recommended Additionally, the walks are a chance to improve mental moderate pace. amount for an wellbeing. If your job involves sitting in an indoor entire day. environment all day, it is important to get outside, move around and mentally refresh yourself. However, being in a densely populated, and at times, heavily polluted area Have the Time to Stop? like Central London means that sustainable living can be a difficult goal. This is why we have included various open If you have the opportunity to stop along your way, you green spaces to visit and enjoy. Not only are these spaces rich could always pick up a bite to eat on campus or you might in biodiversity and provide some tranquillity and cleaner air, wish to revisit the route after work in order to eat at a local but they also offer a connection to the past and present local business. If so, then here are some of our favourites! community.

The Roebuck Safety 50 Great Dover Street • Wear comfortable walking shoes or trainers that provide This Victorian pub with a rustic interior offers 100% locally adequate support. sourced vegetables and free range meat. • If you are listening to music, do not have the volume so loud that you cannot hear the environment around you, such as Tiny Leaf traffic. 44 • These walks are designed around footpaths but still always London’s first zero waste, organic vegetarian restaurant be aware of cyclists, runners and of course cars near the started life as a pop-up in Notting Hill but has now found road side! a South London home in the rather cosmopolitan Mercato • Always use designated crossing points, such as Zebra and Metropolitano market. (Closed on Mondays.) Pelican crossings • Beware of uneven pavements and other tripping hazards Mustard • Consider taking these walks with a friend or colleague to 109 Great Suffolk St enrich your day by connecting with people through this This great ‘on the go’ sandwich bar uses produce from its shared experience. Lunchtime Walk sister company, The Fruit Tree, which is the quaint green grocers you will find opposite. The Route Trinity Church Trinity

Make the most of your day! Take the time to get out and explore our beautiful surroundings and diverse community in your lunch hour. lsbu.ac.uk/sustainability lsbu.ac.uk/sustainability Sustainability@LSBU is a fascinating neighbourhood, scattered with trinity church square Bermondsey high street Glass Blowing Gallery historical sites and hidden green spaces. This self-guided walk is intended to help you explore these points of interest and should take around 45-50 minutes – perfect to complete it in your lunch hour!

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EWE. ST GAMBIA M Southwark’s dark history resonates in this park that O'ME. N A GRE. ST G SUF. UN O D ST A ST ION P S LE 300 H TR N B ST 3 O E housed the gaol and gallows for the whole borough in ET RE E L ET STRE ET A Z Y UNION B A R

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LCFIR R A201 RD BLACKFRIARS W ST R NELSON N T S E G COPPERFIELD S W FE S For further information on Newington’s fascinating SQ T S CO N RISBOROUGH O M N MERMAID CT E I G BARNHAM ST AYRES STREET T N TREET R N LOMAN S C S ST criminal background, stop at the exit of the park to find the 0 T R SN GAR D E O E C 30 S ET WSFI N R A E ELD I UC S S V D IF R IBOWLING Y IX information board. D N PL B A2 LA R E 00 G N ROW R POCOCK STREET M E GN R R IN T E T RW M T B AND REE A ST T R O 6 S S T R CK SAWY. K E T M W SHIP T E D CO TRUND. E A DISN. PL N O STREET P ST R S R O L S MERM. N D A . H H R L A HARDWIDGE 3. Trinity Church/Henry Wood Hall L U E R S G GUY STREET S L ST A E I W A BLACK SWAN O A KIRBY GV N Y E T W U R H YD H O T R ST T VINE YD AD B Y T C E GLASSHILL S PORLOCK ST G S N E L 5 U O U ST T A NG O STURGE LA R A local church since 1800, this building now functions as R FF O S S T NE R S S T U O S T C ' S E ST L A S HIT S K N LEATHERMARKET W H I B T

G a rehearsal hall and concert venue. Famously used by the W BITTERNSTREET MPICKWICK LANT A SUDREY ST L N O ST ST R I GARDENS R BER U ST D T L T EB E LE W O H L P ATHE T H I R S Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. B T G S E O MARKET BOYFIELD ST E T N SILEX ST U SILVEST. T R G K T S COLLINSON ST S N L O T S T V S E T L . TR R A S O E G E A B E O 2 A T O N U T B E I ST Y M S C C L R I PL R This beautiful Georgian square has been chosen as a D R HAN. E C A . T E R T T E ST G O LAMB SCOVELL W D S S E L S A T R PI R E S G L O WALK V R E TR T COLE STREET T A filming location for some fundamentally British favourites ID M RD I S R S N M A A N E 2 G S J I E E T T 2 Y E G ST Y A L RE 4 0 including Bridget Jones’ Diary, Sherlock and Luther. R S IN S T P A T K T A 5 R E T E T IB MILCOTEE T STONES ENDKING'S TABARD M L TR A S S PL C H T GARDENS N Y UR S C A NEWHAM'S ST N T C I 2 A I H E P 1 N B L 9 RW W I O E 8 4. Tabard Gardens S R L T D A3202 T G S W UGH R RI D TR E RO S N T S ROTARY ST BO H SQUARE T I O E A TY A E T 3 V BECKETST B T S K R O Just one of seventeen open spaces in Southwark to be E London AVONMOUTH E A T T P R S N Y E R ER N W D E R N S O O R awarded a prestigious ‘Green Flag’ accreditation by The R ST D T R T R 'S D A E E H 2 P D E C MERRICK T L I Environment Agency. S University 1 STREET SQUARE I M CLUNY MA S BROCKHAM W HO . T NEWINGTON T A T E S R GAUNT E PL YL ST E S L O E 3 R T O D E T GARDENS S PARDONER T R N T ST A S T S E ST N R DICK. R S ET Make sure to turn left just before the adventure play park NE D O E O SQ T STO O T E R W AD C A E E A GL N Y R A D D L E R A T E R O ST T LANSDOWNE (towards Otford House) to stay on route! W IV E H R SPURGEON S T T A C T R R R E BLA. O PL E R P PL T GRIGG'S O D E H A R R HO. C. S N T B D RO TIVE.ST H S U A ST O CK T Y IN R ST 5. Leathermarket Gardens COLNBROOK ONTARIO ST T G A B S HA B POTIER G ST M B A A T H 2 DEVERELL STREET G 2 GARDEN RW A302 N T 4 A I E C SWAN MEAD 2 U 0 R L O C 0 W L E 1 M O T S Sports a beautiful rose bed in the summer and is a ST E RO L ES ALICE ST C S N R N KIN A E IO GAYWOOD G F U R T ST HA P EE M H R peaceful shortcut away from the busy roads all year W CAR.BURGE ST BOU. T PRINCESS S ARCH ST R WEST SQ ST ELEPHANT round. W PAGE'S WALK O S W AND CASTLE D NEW KENT ' E AL A G K E A ROAD P The Bermondsey Leather Market was the centre of London’s M industrial leather trade. This whole neighbourhood was dedicated to production so look out for the original signage and architecture of the tannery factories on the buildings around you.

6. Glass Blowing Gallery A fascinating gallery which allows you to watch the glassblowing process for free and browse the delicate finished products. newington gardens tabard gardens wool exchange