Miloco

What To Do?

The Pool is located in Bermondsey just off Tower Bridge Road . It's a wonderfully vibrant area with a real community spirit and a diverse range of cultures, (including a frankly supreme Lebanese grocers). Every Friday there's an infamous antiques market and there are a large number of quality local restaurants to grace with your stomach's company.

In recent years developers have been moving in and building a raft of upmarket dwellings, so, alongside the more traditional feel, the area is starting to benefit from an influx of trendy gastronomic bars and fancy cafes. In summary, the area has a really friendly and eclectic feel.

Within 10 minutes walk you can find yourself at Tower Bridge, with its large selection of restaurants, bars and hotels. And if you fancy a longer stroll you can head to London Bridge to sample the delights of the Bermondsey market, more restaurants, the Vinopolis wine-tasting emporium, Globe Theatre and Tate Modern.

In addition to the many activities on offer and the large selection of restaurants and bars catering to palette and thirst, there's also a good and varied range of hotels. Read on for details, my friends...

To Visit

The Globe Theatre
21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, London SE1 9DT
Telephone 020 7902 1400
www.shakespeares-globe.org/

The Globe Theatre is a faithful reconstruction of the open-air playhouse, designed in 1599, where Shakespeare plied his trade and for which he wrote many of his greatest plays. You can sit in the gallery or stand in the yard - just as audiences would have done some 400 years ago.

H.M.S. Belfast
Morgan's Lane, Tooley Street, London SE1 2JH
Telephone 0207 940 6300
hmsbelfast.iwm.org.uk/

Expore all nine decks of Europe's only surviving big gun battleship from WWII. HMS Belfast was launched in 1938, saw active service in World War II and was decommissioned in 1965. HMS Belfast has been a floating museum since 1971.

The Tower of London
HM Tower of London, London EC3N 4AB
www.hrp.org.uk/

The Tower of London has been an integral part of British royal history for nearly 1,000 years. Only at the Tower can you marvel at the breathtaking Crown Jewels, stand on the execution site of three English queens and hear the myths and legends that make a visit to the Tower 'a day out to die for'.

The London Dungeon
28 Tooley Street, London SE1 2SZ
Telephone 0871 360 2049
www.london-dungeon.com/

The London Dungeon combines real history, horror and humour to bring gruesome goings-on back to life in the 21st century. Live/undead actors, a terrifying boat ride, shows and special effects transport you to London's gory past, and since 2005 there's also been Labyrinth of the Lost, the world's largest and scariest Mirror Maze.

Vinopolis
1 Bank End, London SE1 9BU
Telephone 0870 241 4040
www.vinopolis.co.uk

What could be finer than a 2.5 acre space devoted to the world of wine and its associated pleasures? Immerse yourself in the Vinopolis World of Wine tour and enjoy a region-to-region tour of tastes, cultures and history. Discover wine cultures from around the world and the origins of the art of winemaking.

The Tate Modern
Bankside, London SE1 9TG
Telephone 020 7967 8000
www.tate.org.uk/modern

The world-famous gallery of modern art opened on Bankside in May 2000. It's full of art. It's a great building. I'd go.

The London Aquarium
Riverside Building, Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 7PB
Telephone 020 7967 8000
www.londonaquarium.co.uk

One of the largest aquaria in Europe, containing over 1 million litres of water. Learn all about the world's oceans, as well as rainforests, tropical freshwater, seashores and beaches. See a recreation of a coral reef and take a gander at the daily expert talks beamed through the video screens in the foyer.

Corsica Studios
Unit 5 Farrell Court, Elephant Road, SE17 1LB
Telephone 0207 703 4760
www.corsicastudios.com

This independent arts organisation has a history of developing creative spaces across London, using empty buildings within areas which are undergoing re-development. So, as the South London area of Elephant and Castle is currently such an area, their latest site has occured there. It caters for a wide range of media and arts activities, music of course being one of them. Check their site for more info.

The Coronet
28 New Kent Road, SE1 6TJ
Telephone 020 7701 1500
www.coronettheatre.co.uk

Generally regarded as one of the most exciting new venues in the city, The Coronet is set within an old art deco cinema, hosting a whole load of innovative and intersting artists.

Ministry of Sound
103 Gaunt Street, Elephant and Castle, London
Telephone 0870 060 0010
www.ministryofsound.com

Clubbing fanatics will need no introduction to Ministry of Sound. It has been one of Europe's leading clubs for many years, attracting the world's top DJs week in-week out. It is a short bus ride from Miloco's Leroy Street premises.

To Eat & Drink

The Hartley Bar & Grill
www.thehartley.com
64 Tower Bridge Road, London SE1 4TR
Telephone 020 7394 7023

Attention! All Miloco customers get 30% off at The Hartley! This quality gastropub is the closest pub to the studio and it handily provides an excellent range of food. The name is a reference to the nearby former Hartley's jam factory, now a residential development.

Sobo Cafe Restaurant
www.sobogallery.co.uk
83 Tower Bridge Road, London SE1 4TT
Telephone 020 7403 5080

SoBo is an imaginative new venture in Tower Bridge Road mixing art and coffee. A special SoBo blend of coffee is supplied by Rizzi Coffee, based just around the corner in Wilds Rents. Muffins, pastries and cakes, delivered daily, are all hand-made using only non-GM and free-range ingredients.

Le Pont De La Tour
www.conran-restaurants.co.uk/
36d Shad Thames, London SE1 2YE
Telephone 020 7403 8403

Conran's SE1 flagship. Offers private dining for groups of up to 20 in a room with a wall of sheet-glass providing a view of the wine cellar and all those lovely loitering bottles. Set menu for groups of 13+.

All Bar One

34 Shad Thames, London SE1 2YG
Telephone 020 7940 9771

Riverside location next to the Design Museum. Standard All Bar One setup but in a good spot and features a varied menu alongside the usual beverage suspects.

Bengal Clipper
www.bengalrestaurants.co.uk
11-12 Cardamom Building, Shad Thames, London SE1 2YR
Telephone 0207 357 9001

This large and airy restaurant provides daily menus at both £5 (changed weekly) and £10 (changed monthly). Sunday Buffet is £7.75. The 'club' atmosphere is heightened by the slightly old-fashioned attentive personal service and the cleverly-folded clipper sail napkins. It's an ideal restaurant for a quiet lunch a deux.

Delfina Studio Cafe
www.delfina.org.uk
50 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3UD
Telephone 020 7357 0244

Acclaimed eatery open weekday lunchtimes and Friday evenings. A good sport for functions and wedding receptions !

Fish
www.fishdiner.co.uk
Cathedral Street, London SE1 9AL
Telephone 020 7407 3803

Fish! is a 90-seat restaurant with a wet fish shop attached. In the summer there's space for a further 60 diners on the terrace.

The Garrison Bar & Grill
www.thegarrison.co.uk
99 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3XB
Telephone 020 7089 9355

The Garrison in Bermondsey Street is the Honest Cabbage re-launched by a new team, and this is very unusual pub. While some of the decor is kept simple and cool with stripped floorboards, the splendid toilets are worth visiting to experience the sensation of being onboard an ocean liner.

The Wool Pack

98 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3UB
Telephone 020 7357 9269

Formerly the London Scotia Bar, this is a nice pub that has been completely redecorated and offers food for lunch and in the evening. It has a great beer garden too.

Village East
www.villageeast.co.uk
171-173 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3UW
Telephone 020-7357 6082

Recently opened deluxe eatery that has already garnered favourable reviews in several broadsheets (inc. The Independent), the stylish and swanky establishment mixes touches of Pacific-rim fusion with English revival and French classics.

The Leather Exchange
www.theleatherexchange.co.uk
15 Leathermarket Street, London SE1 3HN / Telephone 020 7407 0295

This traditional pub as been refurbished to modern standards, which sets its theme of mixing the traditional with the contemporary. The food and drink menu boasts everything from tradtional pub nosh to lunchtime snacks, and the variety of music events in the evening are a hit with SE1 residents. A private-hire room is onsite.

Coffee @ Bermondsey Street

163 - 167 Bermondsey Street, SE1 3UW
Telephone 020 7403 7638

This trendy coffee shop opened in early 2007, following in the footsteps of the hugely succesful Coffee @ Brick Lane. It has become hugely popular with workers in the area, not least to mention a few of Miloco's office staff!! Another branch is to open soon on Tower Bridge Road.

Goode Foods

104 Bermondsey Street, SE1 3UB
Telephone 0207 407 5352

This traditonally-styled sandwich shop and bakery offers a very wide range of sandwich fillers at very good prices in comparison to some of its contemporary neighbours. They also sell hot food such as jacket potatoes. Open from early in the morning to late afternoon, it is very popular for both breakfast and lunch.





That's the end of our detailed list of eateries and drinkeries, but there are obviously others to be discovered too. As well as these listed you can find Pizza Express at Tower Bridge and London Bridge, ASK at Tower Bridge, a variety of other establishments in the local vicinity and of course the infamous Nachos! For a full up-to-date guide check out www.london-se1.co.uk/