Originally Posted by
SudOvest
Is the Southwark area nice to go for a walk along the Thames? Or is the area just really dead at night? Would we have better dining options and stuff for the kids in Bloomsbury? The HIX has free breakfast in Southwark, HI in Bloomsbury doesn't.
You might take a look at Google Maps. When we attended a play at the Old Vic theatre a few years ago, there were lots of restaurant choices around Waterloo station.