Why move to Tower Bridge?
Shad Thames is a charming, highly soughtafter historical location along the river Thames offering a variety of bars and restaurants; it’s also home to The Design Museum and within walking distance of The City.
Rotherhithe is the little sister to Shad Thames and offers a winning combination of both warehouse conversions and new build developments alongside the river. Bermondsey Street can be found ideally located between Shad Thames and London Bridge offering an eclectic mix of boutiques, restaurants, galleries and public houses, along with communal tennis courts and a local park for residents.
Katharine’s Dock/Wapping is set alongside the Northern Banks of the River Thames, while Borough and The Southbank are lively and vibrant areas that are home to the renowned Borough Market and Tate Modern. Where better to live than in the heart of London?
Markets and Shopping
The area is home to the famous Borough Market, where there are many stalls selling fresh produce, cheese, meat, fish and other delicacies. There’s also supermarket shopping locally including a Waitrose at St Katharine’s Docks, a Marks & Spencer Food Hall near Tower Bridge station and a Co-op on Butler’s Wharf. London is a shopping mecca, so there is excellent shopping to be found around the capital but locally there is a number of High Street stores and shopping centres.
The area has many excellent restaurants including the famous Pont de la Tour, the many dining establishments of The Shard with their magnificent views over the skyline, plus the many wine bars and pubs of St Katharine’s Marina. Waterloo lies in the heart of Southbank boasting a wealth of amenities including The London Eye, The National Theatre and London Aquarium, with Covent Garden just across the river.
Architecture and property
The Tower Bridge area has property to cater to all tastes and requirements, ranging from stunning riverside warehouse conversions and new bespoke designer developments to family homes in Grade II listed Georgian squares. There are also some older style purpose-built blocks from the original Shad Thames scheme from the 1980s and 1990s.
Green space
Despite being so central to London, Southwark is one of London’s greenest boroughs with over 130 open spaces. Southwark Park is the biggest and has a boating lake and gardens plus a café, while Burgess Park has a barbecue area plus paths for walking and cycling. The Leathermarket Gardens are named after the historic tanneries that were once sited here and have a children’s play area with a view of The Shard.
