Map Rambles are self-guided walks that incorporate themes inspired by events and exhibitions, in which participants explore areas and come together to discuss and map their experiences.
We’ve mapped an itinerary for the Map Ramble to entice you to join us:
11.00am Map ramble start – join fellow Map Ramblers at the Parkside Café & Bar, Southwark Park, at the end of Gomm Road - choose a themed Map guide, collect a sketch book, and set out in small groups, on a Map Ramble around the local streets, to collect your ideas.
Explore Southwark Park (with its new art gallery), step into the streets of old Rotherhithe with their shipping and seafaring heritage, where people have lived and worked cheek by jowl for centuries. Catch glimpses of river traffic along narrow streets. Bermondsey to the west, and Deptford to the south, the neighbourhoods here are bounded by the river and ooze memories with street names and dock areas that resonate with faraway places.
1.30pm reconvene for a picnic (weather permitting) at the ship’s table at the Brunel Museum, St Mary’s Church Street or at the Angel Inn, Bermondsey Wall East, for a chance to share and map your discoveries with fellow Map Ramblers.
Afterwards, contribute your findings to the Map Ramble web at the Map Ramble web log - these might be sketches, photographs or recordings - please note we don’t provide equipment.
Email: Map Rambles to register.
Parkside Café & Bar is situated in Southwark Park, less than 10 minutes walk from either Canada Water on the Jubilee Line, or Surrey Quays on the East London Line. location map We recommend you use Journey Planner to find your best route.
