Walworth is a built-up, inner-city area of south-east London spread around two important arteries, Walworth Road and Old Kent Road. This part of the capital is widely associated with the cheery, working-class Londoner immortalised in old music-hall songs such as "Knocked 'Em In The Old Kent Road", although there's nothing "Cor blimey, guv" about today's Walworth. This is a thoroughly cosmopolitan district, with people of countless nationalities living side by side in swathes of Sixties housing. Famous old pubs have disappeared or been converted: the Thomas A Becket, with its legendary boxing history, now functions as an estate agency and gallery in the Old Kent Road, where retail superstores are part of the scenery along with numerous multicultural shops and restaurants. East Lane Market, a one-time haunt of Charlie Chaplin, who was born locally, is a hive of activity, its fresh-food stalls loaded with exotic fruit and vegetables. However, Walworth's past lives on in the Cuming Museum. Administered by Southwark Council, the museum was founded with treasures left by the Cuming family, who collected antique objects from around the world, bought at auction. The museum has since added artefacts provided by other collectors, and now focuses on local history.
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Robert Browning Primary School
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Places to Stay near Walworth
Express by Eurotraveller Hotel (0.28 miles)
The ideal base from which you can visit the many attractions of the City of London and its financial districts. Located close to the centre of London, just off the ... More
Hour Glass Hotel (0.37 miles)
The Hour Glass is a basic, budget hotel, situated near Central London. Guests at this hotel get to enjoy the benefit of being located above a traditional London pub.This atmospheric Victorian pub is a great ... More | visit website
Premier by Eurotraveller Hotel (0.47 miles)
PREMIER by Eurotraveller Hotel is a new, modern, contemporary built hotel that is incorporating 53 en-suite bedrooms. The hotel is situated on the historic Old Kent Road in south east ... More
Metropolis by Upstreet (0.52 miles)
Upstreet are proud to present Studio bedroom serviced apartments located a short walk from Borough tube station, London Bridge tube and train Station.
These newly constructed apartments sit just off ... More
Pasha Hotel (0.66 miles)
Pasha Hotel is a boutique hotel located in the heart of London within a short distance of the most delightful sightseeing like Parliament Houses, Tate Modern, Big Ben in central ... More
Bermondsey Square Hotel (0.66 miles)
According to Time Out magazine, “If we were giving out awards for cool streets, the gong for funkiest newcomer would be scooped by SE1’s Bermondsey Street”. When the Bermondsey Square ... More
Kennington B & B (0.68 miles)
Marlin Apartments (0.70 miles)
Empire Square is a fantastic new development situated just minutes from London Bridge and London's Financial District, this development encompasses an internal square the size of Piccadilly Circus. Additional benefits include ... More
London South Bank Apartments (0.76 miles)
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Set in the heart of fashionable Bermondsey, close to iconic Tower Bridge, these superb, conveniently located studios and apartments offer a perfect base to any City visitor. ... More
London City Hotel (0.78 miles)
This modern, recently refurbished hotel offers tastefully decorated accommodation with a prime city location. Within a mile of the hotel you will find Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and the Tate Modern, which houses ... More
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