HISTORY UK • January 17, 2011The unusual name comes from the maypole that stood taller than the church spire here for many years, until it was pulled down after the infamous Evil May Day riots of 1517.
HISTORY UK • January 17, 2011This church contains the only architectural remains of a nunnery in London, St.Helen’s, founded in 1204 and dissolved in the Reformation.
Sabah A. • January 24, 2016Lovely coffee shop with a great selection of teas. Try the Tibetan butter tea!
Lauren K. • August 28, 2017Friendly staff and gorgeous building. Free meditation classes. Good to poke your head in during Open House London: http://bit.ly/2vkisvS
Rob S. • February 1, 2012Try to see the yurt/ tent in the garden at the back. Amazing to be inside a cosy tent, in the freezing glass and steel office block jungle. Meditation every Wednesday gives you a full hour experience!
Andrew S. • May 11, 2012It's closing down at the end of Dec 2012. And who knows if the building will survive once it is sold.
HISTORY UK • February 14, 2011The parish church here used to be known as the Church of Sea Captains, and allegedly there are 75 of them buried in the cemetery. Captain Cook was one of the many mariners who worshipped here.
Chris B. • November 29, 2012Who do we have to complain to get 4sq super users responsible of Rotherhithe area to know we are not part of Camberwell? Buy a new map!
Keyvan N. • August 16, 2014If the environs of the church are uninspiring, the interior of St Botolph’s is breathtaking. Remodelled at the end of the 19th century by John Francis Bentley, architect of Westminster Cathedral,
Veronika H. • May 1, 2013There's a nice little park behind the church. I love walking my dog here while drinking cappuccino from the Street Coffee on Bermondsey street.
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