Mayflower

Top choice in Brixton, Peckham & South London


This 16th-century pub is easily one of London's most atmospheric. It's named after the vessel that took the first colonists to North America, which set sail from Rotherhithe in 1620. You can almost imagine Captain Christopher Jones charting its course on the back terrace, while supping schooners to the sound of the sloshing river. Fantastic meals are served in the upstairs dining room.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Brixton, Peckham & South London attractions

1. Brunel Museum

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This small museum celebrates the world's first underwater tunnel, built here in 1843. The tunnel was the brainchild of engineer Marc Isambard Brunel …

2. St George-in-the-East

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This church was erected by Nicholas Hawksmoor in 1729 and badly damaged in the Blitz. All that now remains is a shell enclosing a smaller modern core.

3. Cable Street Mural

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Painted on the side of the former St George’s Town Hall (now a library), this large mural commemorates the riots that took place here in October 1936,…

4. St Katharine Docks

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Sitting in the shadow of Tower Bridge, this once-booming part of London's Docklands was built in 1828 by engineer-extraordinaire Thomas Telford. To make…

5. Tower Bridge Exhibition

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The inner workings of Tower Bridge can't compare with its exterior magnificence, but this geeky exhibition tries to bridge that gap with details of the…

6. Tower Bridge

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It doesn't matter from where you first glimpse Tower Bridge, with two neo-Gothic towers rising gracefully from either side of the Thames: London's…

7. Tower of London

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Few parts of the UK are as steeped in history or as impregnated with legend and superstition as the titanic stonework of the Tower of London. Not only is…

8. City Hall

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Home to the Mayor of London, the bulbous glass-clad City Hall was designed by Foster and Partners and opened in 2002. Visitor access is limited to the…