Visit any of these organisations below to take part in free activities, or just pop in for a tea and chat!
All of these spaces are open for you to come in and keep warm this winter. In many places you can take part in free activities such as bingo, creative writing, or meditation, and some will provide free refreshments or lunch (adults only).
Alongside their usual opening hours and services, libraries across the borough will also be running weekly drop-in sessions with free hot drinks and refreshments (open to all).
All libraries have desk space, comfy places to sit, and you can stay for as long as you need to, with larger libraries open all day. Other things that libraries are offering to assist residents with the cost of living:
You can use the map below to find a local warm space, or there’s a table listing activities below. You can also download a list with full details of activities and timings.
If you have any difficulties using this page please let us know via email at info@communitysouthwark.org, or call us on 0203 848 6540.
If you would like to be a warm space please complete this form http://bit.ly/3WLLfly
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Download Warm Spaces Information for Bermondsey, Borough or Rotherhithe Areas
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Download Warm Spaces Information for Peckham and Camberwell Areas
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Download Warm Spaces Information for Nunhead and Dulwich Areas
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Download FULL list of Warm Spaces in Southwark
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Download information on Library Activities
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Download Warm Spaces for Children and Families – (Term Time only)
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For information on what Cost of Living Support is available click HERE
| Organisation | Services | Address | Contact | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackfriars Settlement | Warm space with refreshments, alongside regular activity schedule. Free soup to takeaway every Wed at lunchtime. | 1 Rushworth Street London, SE1 0RB | 020 7928 9521 | www.blackfriars-settlement.org.uk |
| Time & Talents | Coffee mornings, lunch, games, advice and support | T&T, Surrey Quays Shopping Centre, Redriff Road, London, SE16 7NB | info@timeandtalents.org.uk | www.timeandtalents.org.uk |
| Age UK Yalding Road | Activities including bingo, film club and lunch club | Healthy Living and Learning Service, 95 Southwark Park Road, Bermondsey, SE16 3TY | 020 7237 0860 | www.ageuk.org.uk/lewishamandsouthwark |
| Love North Southwark | Coffee mornings, games, exercise and other activities | 4-5 Gataker House Slippers Place, Bermondsey SE16 2EN | kathy.heather@icloud.com | |
| London Senior Social | Lunch club, activities and bookable transport | 11 Scovell Road, London SE1 1QQ | 07495722523 | www.londonseniorsocial.com |
| St Jude's | Coffee mornings, hames and soup kitchen | St Jude's Centre, Colnbrook Street London, SE1 6EZ | stjudescentre@gmail.com 020 8928 0606 | |
| Haddon Hall Baptist Church | hot drinks, pastries, wifi and spaces to sit and chat or read and work | 22 Tower Bridge Rd, London SE1 4TR | 020 7231 2155 office@haddonhall.net | www.haddonhall.net |
| The Bridge | Light refreshments and activities | The Bridge Cafe, 73-81 Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 0NQ | Saoirse Medway - Programme Coordinator projects@thebridge-uk.org 02070896250 | https://www.thebridge-uk.org/hub |
| London LGBTQ+ Community Centre | A range of activities organised by local LGBTQ+ organisations. | 60-62 Hopton Street, SE1 9JH | Lip Wieckowski lip@londonlgbtqcentre.org | https://londonlgbtqcentre.org/ |
| Tate Modern | Free access to exhibitions, wi-fi and various activities for all ages | Tate Modern, Bankside, London, SE1 9TG | hello@tate.org.uk 020 7887 8888 | www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern |
| Southwark Pensioners Centre | Lunch club alongside regular activity schedule | Southwark Pensioners Centre, 305-307 Camberwell Rd, London, SE5 0HQ | info@southwarkpensioners.org.uk 020 7708 4556 | www.southwarkpensioners.org.uk |
| Copleston Centre | Soup kitchen | Copleston Centre, Copleston Road, Peckham SE15 4AN | 020 7732 3435 | www.coplestoncentre.org.uk |
| Southwark Carers | Carers Cafe with entertainment | 3rd Floor Walworth Methodist Church, 54 Camberwell Road, London SE5 0EN | 020 7708 4497 | www.southwarkcarers.org.uk |
| Prince of Peckham | Free hot drink and company on Tuesdays | 1 Clayton Rd, London SE15 5JA | 020 7635 8844 | www.princeofpeckham.co.uk |
| Together at Pecan | Free light, hot refreshments and activities | 121a Peckham High Street, SE15 5SE | Together@pecan.org.uk | https://www.pecan.org.uk/together/ |
| Elimhouse | Lunch club | 86-88 Bellenden Road, Peckham SE15 4RQ | elimhousecas@gmail.com 0207 358 9502 | www.elimhousedaycentre.com |
| COVO Connecting | Wellbeing sessions and workshops | 12b Asylum Road, London, SE15 2RL | angelo@covo.org.uk | www.covo.org.uk |
| South London Gallery | Free access to exhibitions and wi-fi | 65 Peckham Road & 82 Peckham Road SE5 8UH | mail@southlondongallery.org 020 7703 6120 | www.southlondongallery.org |
| The Well Community Church | Wellbeing Cafe with drinks, activities and a soup lunch | 146-154, Wells Way, SE5 7SY | Steph Marriott (07985 361 418/ stephjmarriott@aol.com ) Fiona Wells ( 07906 868684) | |
| Somali Integration & Development Association (SIDA) | Provides activities such as sewing refreshments, WI-FI access & Tea, coffee and biscuits. | Unit 50, Camberwell Business Centre, 99- 103 Lomond Grove, SE5 7HN | Coordinator: Guuleed Muhamud Phone no: 07442492272 Email: Somali.integration@sidauk.org | www.sidauk.org |
| ALL SAINTS CHURCH | Free hot drink (Tue) and free meal (Wed & Sat evening). | BLENHEIM GROVE, PECKHAM, SE15 4QS | 020 3637 2701 | www.allsaintspeckham.org.uk |
| Link Age Southwark | Lunch club and afternoon activities | URC (United Reformed Church), Telll Grove, SE22 8RH | info@linkagesouthwark.org 020 8299 2623 | www.linkagesouthwark.org |
| Lordship Lane Church | Coffee morning and lunch club | 287 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, SE22 8JG | www.lordshiplanebaptistchurch.weebly.com | |
| Christ Church | Light refreshments | 263 Barry Road, East Dulwich, SE22 0JT | christchurched.lcl@yahoo.com | http://www.cced.org.uk/contact.html |
| Daffodil Café | Activities for people experiencing early dementia | Nunhead Community Centre, 5 Nunhead Green, SE15 3QQ | southwarkandlambeth@alzheimers.org.uk 020 7735 5850 | |
| Ivy Club at The Green, Nunhead | Range of activities including films and advice sessions | Nunhead Community Centre, 5 Nunhead Green, SE15 3QQ | 0207 732 6543 | www.thegreennunhead.org |
| The Ivy House Community Pub | Open 7 days of the week - free tea and coffee | 40 Stuart Rd, London SE15 3BE | ivyhousenunhead@gmail.com | https://www.ivyhousenunhead.com/ |
| Walworth Living Room (part of Pembroke House) | Refreshments and brunch club | All Saints Hall, Surrey Square, SE17 2JU | info@pembrokehouse.org.uk 020 7703 3803 | www.walworthlivingroom.org |
| Draper Hall | Lunch club and cooking workshops | Draper Hall, Hampton Street, SE17 3AN | office@drapertogether.org | www.drapertogether.org |
| Mental Fight Club | Creative activities and lunch club | Draper Hall, Hampton Street, SE17 3AN | info@mentalfightclub.art | www.dragoncafe.co.uk |
| British Legion | Refreshments and games | 34 Gaza Street, London, SE17 3RD | 020 7582 8662 | |
| Golden Oldies | Refreshments, socialising and advice | Walworth Methodist Church Hall, 54 Camberwell Road, London, SE5 0EN | 07306 187476 | www.southwark-golden-oldies.com |
| The Docklands Settlement | Weekly drop-in with refreshments | 400 Salter Road, SE16 5AA | 0207 231 7108 | http://www.docklandsettlements.org.uk/ |
| The RJ4All Rotherhithe Community Centre | Creative activities, exercise classes, refreshments & food/clothes bank | Rotherhithe Community Centre 30 Plough Way, SE16 2LJ | admin@rj4all.org 07708758600 | https://www.rj4all.info/CC |
| Blue Anchor Library | Weekly drop-in with refreshments | Market Place, Bermondsey, SE16 3UQ | southwark.libraries@southwark.gov.uk | www.southwark.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library |
| Canada Water Library | Weekly drop-in with refreshments | 21 Surrey Quays Road, SE16 7AR | southwark.libraries@southwark.gov.uk | www.southwark.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library |
| John Harvard Library | Weekly drop-in with refreshments, plus monthly local history talks | 211 Borough High Street, SE1 1JA | southwark.libraries@southwark.gov.uk | www.southwark.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library |
| Camberwell Library | Weekly drop-in with refreshments | 48 Camberwell Green, SE5 7AL | southwark.libraries@southwark.gov.uk | www.southwark.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library |
| Dulwich Library | Weekly drop-in with refreshments | 368 Lordship Lane, SE22 8NB | southwark.libraries@southwark.gov.uk | www.southwark.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library |
| Grove Vale Library | Weekly drop-in with refreshments | 18-22 Grove Vale, SE22 8EF | southwark.libraries@southwark.gov.uk | www.southwark.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library |
| Nunhead Library | Weekly drop-in with refreshments | 88-138 Gordon Road, SE15 3RB | southwark.libraries@southwark.gov.uk | www.southwark.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library |
| Southwark Heritage Centre and Walworth Library | Weekly drop-in with refreshments | 147 Walworth Road, SE17 1RW | southwark.libraries@southwark.gov.uk | www.southwark.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library |
| Brandon Library | Weekly drop-in with refreshments | Maddock Way, SE17 3NH | southwark.libraries@southwark.gov.uk | www.southwark.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library |
