Alscot Road Allotments

Alscot Road Allotments is an allotment garden in London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England. Alscot Road Allotments is situated nearby to the school Harris Academy Bermondsey, as well as near the park Bermondsey Spa Gardens.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Tower of London and Tower Bridge.

The Tower of London

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The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in London, England. The Tower of London is situated 1 mile north of Alscot Road Allotments.

Tower Bridge

Bridge

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Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule, suspension, and, until 1960, cantilever bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry with the help of Henry Marc Brunel. Tower Bridge is situated 4,100 feet north of Alscot Road Allotments.

London Bridge

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The name "London Bridge" refers to several historic crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman times. London Bridge is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Alscot Road Allotments.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bermondsey and Butler’s Wharf.

Bermondsey

Suburb

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Bermondsey is a district in southeast London, part of the London Borough of Southwark, England, 2+1⁄2 miles southeast of Charing Cross. To the west of Bermondsey lies Southwark, to the east Rotherhithe and Deptford, to the south Walworth and Peckham, and to the north is Wapping across the River Thames.

Butler’s Wharf

Neighborhood

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Butler's Wharf is an English historic building at Shad Thames on the south bank of the River Thames, just east of London's Tower Bridge, now housing luxury flats and restaurants.