Worth getting off for
Browse Borough Market before buying lunch, then take the riverside route towards Shakespeare’s Globe.
Where to eat
Use Borough Market for a food-led visit; choose a stall after a circuit rather than joining the first queue.
A drink along the way
The George Inn is the natural pub stop for this route.
A walk to make of it
Station → Borough Market → Southwark Cathedral exterior → Bankside → Globe exterior. Allow about two hours with food.
Keep it free
Walking Bankside is free; riverside views do not require a ticket to a viewing platform.
With the family
HMS Belfast is a separate paid family option east of the station; choose it instead of an overlong market day.
A little history
The George Inn preserves a surviving galleried coaching-inn building in a district long linked to travellers.