Hay's Galleria
This was one of the first major developments in the SE1 area's recent regeneration. In 1651 Alexander Hay took over the lease on a brewhouse in Hay's Lane, and the business empire his family developed gave its name to Hay's Wharf, once famed for its tea clippers. Hay's Wharf pioneered cold storage, receiving new Zealand butter from 1867. In the late 1980s the main dock was filled in and covered with a glass roof, forming the main arcade of Hay's Galleria. A 60ft stunning sculpture by David Kemp called The Navigators now forms the centrepiece. In the main arcade chainstores such as Boots site side-by side with smaller businesses and craft stalls.
Eating and drinking opportunities include Cafe Rouge, Balls Brothers and Auberge. For book lovers the Riverside Bookshop is a must, while the Christmas Shop enables you to get festive all year round. The Cottons Club in the Lower Walkway boasts luxury swimming, squash and gym facilities.
In the Summer and at Christmas the Galleria hosts lunchtime concerts. There are also plans to revive the popular annual Oyster and Seafood Fair.
News & features about Hay's Galleria
- Fire at Hay's Lane office building (23 Nov 2010)
- Boris Johnson launches 2-day Big Draw festival at London Bridge (22 Oct 2010)
- Artist Stephen Wiltshire draws the Shard from memory (15 Oct 2010)
- Vapiano pizza and pasta chain plans Bankside Mix restaurant (4 Aug 2010)
- Penny Rudge launches London Bridge novel at Riverside Bookshop (10 Apr 2010)
- London drawings liven up hoardings at Tate Modern building site (23 Feb 2010)
- Mayor of Southwark welcomes South Korean guests to Tooley Street (16 Sep 2009)
- Southwark on alert as City shut down by G20 protests (1 Apr 2009)
- Southwark shuts its Tourist Information Centre (7 Apr 2008)
- Mayor: GLA will underwrite appeal against "offensive eyesore" strip club (23 Mar 2006)
- Southwark Fair at the National Theatre (17 Feb 2006)
- Finding a space in Borough High Street (22 Jan 2006)
- Chris Roberts launches bridges book at Blackfriars (23 Sep 2005)
- Getting Southwark back to work (19 Apr 2005)
- 18 community projects share £30,000 (19 Apr 2005)
- RunLondon comes to the Pool of London (26 Nov 2004)
- Plaque returned to Hay's Galleria (6 Aug 2004)
- Dean of Southwark takes to Thames in revival of Bankside custom (16 May 2004)
- New book to celebrate Southwark's architecture (6 Apr 2004)
- Mayor opens Jubilee Walkway and launches walking plan (24 Feb 2004)
- In pictures: Oyster & Seafood Fair at Hay's Galleria (7 Sep 2003)
- Southwark abandons its only tourist information centre (4 Aug 2003)
- Southwark launch for Strolls (22 Oct 2002)
- French Market at Hay's Galleria (7 Jul 2002)
- Thames ferry service cut back (6 May 2002)
Forum discussions about Hay's Galleria
- London Dungeon to quit Tooley Street for County Hall by Christmas
- Good places to eat around Think Apartments, Tower Bridge Road
- Dangerous subcontractors at Hays Galleria
- Tooley St closure
- 2011 Office Christmas Lunch
- Yogic con artist
- Good restaurants on a Sunday evening
- Idiotic Teenage Cyclists
- Fire in PWC building?
- Travel Agents - do they still exist?
- Sorry! Christmas Dinner Bookings
- Removing traffic lights
- Hays Galleria stalls
- Helium Balloon/Card Shop
- Car wash
- Christmas window stickers
- Cafe/restaurant premises
- Bookstores in SE1?
- Litter near City Hall and Hay's Galleria
- New Cote Restaurant in Hays Galleria
Restaurants, pubs & bars close to Hay's Galleria
- Starbucks (18 yards)
- Over the Moon (40 yards)
- Cafe Rouge (42 yards)
- The Fish Restaurant at Balls Brothers (44 yards)
- Bagel Factory (54 yards)
- Cote Brasserie (68 yards)
- The Horniman at Hay's (78 yards)
- Caffe Nero (94 yards)
- Allans (94 yards)
- Bagel Street (96 yards)
- Vivat Bacchus (108 yards)
- Eat (114 yards)
- Platform Restaurant & Bar (114 yards)
- Pret a Manger (118 yards)
- Absolutely Starving (128 yards)
- More Bar & Brasserie (130 yards)