Photo: londondrum.comUseful things to know before your visit
Address: Hay’s Galleria, Hay’s Lane (off Tooley Street), Bankside SE1 2HD. Website: hays-galleria.com
Which buses go to Hay’s Galleria?
Bus routes 47, 343 and 381 all stop close by.
Which is the closest train station?
The nearest station is London Bridge, which connects with the Jubilee and Northern lines. It also serves National Rail trains. It only takes three minutes to walk to Hay’s Galleria.
Which other attractions are nearby?
These attractions are all within 15 minutes walk of Hay’s Galleria: HMS Belfast, The Shard, Old Operating Theatre, Billingsgate Roman House & Baths, Borough Market, The Monument, All Hallows-by-the-Tower, Tower Bridge, Tower of London, Clink Prison Museum, Golden Hinde, Sky Garden, Leadenhall Market and St. Katharine Dock.
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Try and imagine how busy Hay’s Wharf would have been in the 1860s. The floor was originally where the water was so you’ve got to picture it minus the roof and with tall-masted clipper ships moored up in the middle. Something like 80% of all London’s dry produce was offloaded here once upon a time and all of those brick buildings round the side would have been warehouses full of cranes and crates of coffee beans and tea.
Photo: londondrum.comIt must have been incredibly exciting coming into London after such a long time at sea. The Cutty Sark used to complete her China trip in just under four months, so the crew would have had four months of looking at nothing but rolling water and then they’d come round the Isle of Dogs… everyone standing on deck to see what was coming next… there was no Tower Bridge in those days so it would have been the Tower of London and the golden top of the Monument and the dome of St Paul’s, before taking a left turn into here.
Photo: londondrum.comNow it’s all tables and chairs and restaurants. A few clothes shops, travel shops, stalls selling knick-knack souvenirs and a caravan selling salad baps and bagels.
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T Brown What’s that sculpture in the middle. (reply)
Craig Hi T Brown, if you mean that big fountain it’s called ‘The Navigators’ by David Kemp. It’s supposed to commemorate the galleria’s shipping past but I always think it looks a bit steam-punk, like something Jules Verne would have built. (reply)
Alec Stanley Is the Galleria dog friendly still?, I know it was in the early naughties. (reply)
Craig The middle bit is because it’s just like a covered-over street, but I don’t know about the individual shops. It has a couple of cafes with outdoor seating, and lots of other outdoor seats. (reply)
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