Borough and Bankside Walking Route
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The Statistics Sustainability and You This walk aims to encourage a ‘sustainable lifestyle’ by recognising the connection between Sustainability and 4000 Health and Well-being. The health benefits from walking are regularly emphasised by the NHS, who recommend This walk should The approximate The walk is taking an average of 10,000 steps a day to reduce the risk take around step count is 4000 approximately of type 2 diabetes, various cancers and heart disease. 45 – 50 minutes steps – around half 2 miles (3.3km). to complete at a of the 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 could always pick up a bite to eat on campus or you might wish to green spaces to visit and enjoy. Not only are these spaces revisit the route after work in order to eat at a local business. rich in biodiversity and provide some tranquillity and cleaner If so, then here are some of our favourites! air, but they also offer a connection to the past and present local community. Burnt Lemon Bakery Flat Iron Square, 64 Union Street Located within a new mini-Borough Market complex, Burnt Safety Lemon focuses on sourdough breads made with organic flours with the source and seasonality of the ingredients paramount. • Wear comfortable walking shoes or trainers that provide Closed Mondays. adequate support. • If you are listening to music, do not have the volume so Brigade 139 Tooley Street loud that you cannot hear the environment around you, such as traffic. The restaurant is staffed through a fantastic social enterprise that offers hospitality training and catering apprenticeships • These walks are designed around footpaths but still always to vulnerable people. A bonus is the magnificent Victorian fire be aware of cyclists, runners and of course cars near the station building that this bistro resides in. road side! Borough Market • Always use designated crossing points, such as Zebra and Reflecting the diversity of London life, this famous market Pelican crossings. still houses local family owned stalls alongside gourmet international companies. Full market opens Wednesday- • Beware of uneven pavements and other tripping hazards. Saturday. • Consider taking these walks with a friend or colleague to Lunchtime Walk enrich your day by connecting with people through this The George Inn shared experience. 77 Borough High Street The Borough and The only original, galleried coaching inn left in London. It has been standing since 1676 and still offers a cobbled courtyard Bankside Route Southwark Cathedral Southwark and traditional pub food. 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 HOPTON S T ST A3 ROSE Southwark is a fascinating neighbourhood, scattered with ALY CASTLE N HOLLAND ST BEAR GDNS YARD K S C historical sites and hidden green spaces. This self-guided walk O R TREE LINK T A T ST P LONDON BRIDGE P is intended to help you explore these points of interest and O PARK H 2 ST CLINK should take around 45-50 minutes – perfect to complete in S. 3 M ONTAG EMERSON U your lunch hour! UMNER STR C E S G EET ST L R STONEY ST PORTER S SOUTHWARK E P ER T WINC A K HEST 1. Mint Street Park I R ER T SQ N CATHEDRAL > E W ZOAR ST S K Once the site of a Victorian workhouse, but now beautifully G E C BURR. T BURRELL S ST S U LA 4 H CATH. B N T transformed into the biggest green space in the Bankside area. ST T I E O ST A E ICE L PR 'S R S D D J N A T T I N E O C R S S F A E IN O E O Y E U E K T T M BEDALE R When walking down Ayres St. look to your right. The peculiar L H R TREV. L L W A S A R D S S FARNHAM K T O ST N T ST R building covered in moss is actually the headquarters of Bankside T F TH E F PL R K E E ALE PARK ST IN T Open Spaces Trust. It has created 45 individual parks and gardens U GTON ST S ST G’S NICHOLSON S LAVIN T RE ET HE ST T A T A in the area, including all 3 on this walk. A 3200 T S D EWER ST ARK S DOLB. E SOUTHW YAR G S R 200 THE D T A T A3 2. Winchester Palace S G H M AMERICA IG BOR. GEORGE B ST H HIG. S. Only a few walls remain of this medieval palace that was home I WARDENS GV SCORESBY ST A TA INN L D to the brother of King Stephen, the Bishop of Winchester. O'MEARA ST WY B O N H T YA O REDCROSS G 0 R P 300 5 D B 0 U Bizarrely, these ruins were discovered because of a fire! In 1814, T UN E E 3 STRE ION O Z UNION A R A GR. S ST the industrial buildings that hid them burnt down, leaving the U GU. T NION ST B300 RE O M E Y T B B 30 T medieval architecture still standing. W 0 A E BLACKFRIARS RD A201 ST 6 S R NELSON S N COPPERFIELD EW G 3. The Golden Hinde ST O C SQ AYRES STREET O RISBOROUGH R ME A full-sized reconstruction of the 16th Century ship Sir Francis TREET RD C T MERMAID N LOMAN S D S ST E T R 1 S EE Drake used to circumnavigate the globe. It’s complete with actors MINT ST R CT T S E I BOWLING PL in period dress and a collection of historical artefacts. G PARK N G D MINT ST N SURREY ROW GLASSHILLR POCOCK STREET I E GN ET E R T Look to your left to see a stunning view of 3 of the most iconic TRE A B CK S ST T SAWY. M OCO TRUND. R A DISN. PL W P ST E R skyscrapers on the London skyline. S H O L . H A R L T R L G ST S I L S A E AN E A T U R H Y S T O 4. Southwark Cathedral T W VINE YD AD B GLASSHILL S C U N S PORLOCK F STURGEST A O The building dates back to 1220, but has only been a cathedral R F T S T ST O S R U L K S T ST K C since 1905. Look out for the William Shakespeare memorial S R A H N B A I 7 W BITTERNSTREET LANT A SUDREY ST window! O W M R WEB L H BER R H ST D T STREET T U G E H T U BOYFIELD ST B U O S E E T O SILVEST. T Walking along Park Street, look for Number 15 – it was used as an SILEX ST S O COLLINSON R ST T R L T E T V S S O A E L . T B S R external filming location in the iconic 1998 British film Lock Stock A BU RE 2 N I ST ET Y T C LD RR S and Two Smoking Barrels. A T . ET STE E D S S SCOVELL DAVID E G A T S R A V E E T T COLE STREET G RIM I R RD R S G 5. Crossbones Garden D AM BOMBERG IN R PIL G S J IT E Y E T G HOUSE Y A Don’t let the name discourage you, this is a fascinating and R RE IN S T M A T S K T A BR E T E KING'S GLOBE beautiful garden space tended by locals and volunteers. Open I RMILCOTEE T ST N L T CI S CH T P PL U S L 12pm-3pm. ST N Y R E E A T CH B W I O BOROUGH RD A3202 S N L S I G T The morbid past of this huge paupers’ grave which lies next to the R T T RI D ROTARY ST H S NI O T garden came to an end in 1853 but their memory is honoured today A T TY A K London R V BECKETST B E E A by the ribbon-clad memorial gate. Y P Winchester PalaceSQUARE The GoldenR HindeR W ER D O South Bank R 6. Red Cross Gardens T H S University STREET MERRICK This tranquil space has been restored to its original Victorian S T BROCKHAM SQUARE MA R HO . E layout and is now maintained purely by volunteers. In 2016, it was T E S E GAUNT L OYL T O D T S named “small park of the year” by the Royal Horticultural Society. T N ST S R T S E S D N DICK.