Its a London HOTSPOT and Tourists Have No Idea its There

Its a London hotspot and tourists have no idea its there. Step inside another London hotspot hidden gem as walk along Tower Bridge to unveil an amazing place to visit - if you know its there. Just beside Londons Tower Bridge there is a place called Katharine Dock, where you will see a dock full of beautiful boats, restaurants, bars in an amazing setting. #hotspot #tourists #katharinedock #hiddengems
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[@brianstanding2963]

Thanks Darren,my wife and I are visiting London soon, somewhere different for us to explore! Looking forward to your next video! Take care

[@djrampage1]

great place darren went there yesterday walked all way round took plenty photos lovely place when its nice enjoy your usa trip mate :)

[@Plume_Serpent]

It’s been quite a while since I have been to St Katharine’s Dock but it’s a beautiful place. We went to The Dickens Inn and had a lovely all day breakfast. It was quite a place to eat and drink, very calm and great interior and exterior.

[@gillrees8852]

As a non-Londoner, I've been to St Katherine Dock a few times. The Dickens Inn is indeed a lovely pub and does good comfort food. It's a great area to wander around.

[@juliawilliams3467]

Brilliant vlog our own tour guide for free, well done , what a treat ,thank you for all your efforts you put in, x

[@Chelseamatt84]

It is nice area actually lovely stuff🎉

[@chrisgillanders111]

Walked all round it, but never into the dock. Thanks Darren.

[@josepharmstrong4639]

Great dim sum In the dock.

[@johnlocke5265]

Love it when you explore London

[@karengalley3669]

They used to have sawdust on the floor a long time ago in The Dickens Inn. I don’t know about now but it’s lovely walking around there.

[@GaryWinchester-i2u]

WOW, GOING TO VISIT

[@colindarroch4022]

What a wonderful city London is. That was a gem.

[@alansim969]

Hi Darren -Very nice location it reminds me of the Albert Dock in Liverpool.

[@gaileborall1868]

We bought a yacht from there many moons ago, and sailed a lot in Scotland, thanks for this.

[@airspeed_alive]

I actually found this once purely by accident, I was just walking aimlessly and found myself their! Glad you are here to show others!

[@linz347]

Love Tower Bridge, even have a large picture of it with a London bus on my living room wall. You should do a Darren John art print with the Off the Charts logo over Tower Bridge as displayed at the end of the vlog. Good to see the Tower Hotel in shot. St Katherine’s Dock is a gem of its own . Looking forward to the Thailand and New York vlogs.

[@user-dt1tp7dl6y]

Used to work there from 93 to 96, security team for then owners Taylor Woodrow,the stories i could tell.😊

[@user-tj5xu5vh5b]

Well Daren if you don’t like the sun you won’t like Thailand.xxLook forward to your travels.

[@collevelo49er]

I know it well Darren and it’s one of my favourite places to visit when I’m in London. There’s a Tapas Bar that comes highly recommended and you can’t resist a beer in the Dicken’s Inn. On one visit a few years back, they were getting ready for the start of a round-the-world yacht race and I was almost talked in to signing up as a novice deck hand on a Transatlantic leg to South America on one of the yachts! My important other half thought better of that idea! 😊😂

[@gaylemcclelland7002]

Was in St Katherines Docks last Thursday after a workmate recommended it. Love hidden gems like this perfect for escaping the annoying family in Watford lol

[@samhenwood5746]

Thanks for the tour of St Katherine’s Dock ,what a beautiful place 🤗Thanks DJ 😊👍

[@user-zn3jw8fi4q]

Nice one D J

[@DOINKS-R-USS]

Hidden Gem 💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎🇬🇧🖤

[@tweetchris46]

This jogged a memory for me......pre covid I used to regularly take the train into London and explore for the day, I stumbled upon The Dickens Inn, what a fantastic spot a real hidden gem with an amazing atmosphere on a sunny afternoon. thanks Darren.

[@LoremIpsum1970]

Had many a work's pub crawl has pass through there, The Dickens Inn... nice in Summer with all the flowers, almost like it as much as The Mayflower, which is generally pretty quiet.

[@shaunkerronabel]

love it all ,allways great content ,when you get to bankok dont forget to try the mango tree ,have fun

[@dosionmckinney4769]

Nice darren

[@Richard-gk3kq]

We visited St Katherines Dock last year when we stayed in the Leonardo hotel close by. Had a bite to eat at Cote.

[@bobkatanga]

I've never lived in London but know about and have been a number of times to "St Katherine's Dock". I'm ex RN and spent many weekends visiting London while living in Portsmouth back in the 80s.

[@davidnm21]

Love St Catherine’s Dock one of my little getaways when I used to live in Lee Green. It really is one of London’s little secrets. Some great food and drink dining areas too👍

[@johngibson3837]

Hey up mate really good video there's lots of little lost or secret bits in cities, in this vid kept thinking how funny it was ov the American chap who bought London bridge thinking it was tower

[@brewsterkits]

i do like it around there, my daughter got married on the bridge and then we all got on an old double decker and toured London waving at the tourists , it was like being famous for an hour!

[@Bahlsted1]

Love that spot in London - stayed at The Tower Hill Hotel, right next to the docks

[@Chelseamatt84]

Expensive per night?

[@Bahlsted1]

@@Chelseamatt84 it is - but right after the restrictions were lifted after Covid, it was one of few hotels with a room Use to stay at Qeen’s Gate Hotel, while I am in London

[@butterflydiva1]

Thank you for your free gift . Very kind of you. Lovely footage and I look forward to your food review too xx 😊

[@DarrenJohn]

🙂🙏🏼👍🏼😊

[@rmil4531]

These are the types of video I like Darren. You are showing me places I didn’t know existed. This is what I’ll miss when or if you move away abroad.😊🤔

[@kcu189]

Brought back memories. My Dad was one of the managers at the Tower Hotel right next to St Katherines and we would eat out many times.

[@amandad7121]

Lovely, thank you Darren, what a nice place to go after a Tower visit.

[@lisalewis8989]

I knew that was there as a non-Londoner but I did work in London for a number of years. It’s great. x

[@robertwk24]

😊Been going to St Katherine's Dock for years. Wonderful place to go.

[@DOINKS-R-USS]

Your looking well now governor 🖤 I love London 🇬🇧🖤

[@jeanettevinten8743]

A beautiful placce, remember it well when i lived in london ,much love xxx

[@PaulCareyDigitalWiz]

Great area for a wander around St Katherines Dock and Wapping. One of my favourite films - The Long Good Friday, with Bob Hoskins, was filmed in that area in the late 70s. As other people have said in the comments The Dickens Inn is great for a beer and some food.

[@jglasernyc]

The docks look very enticing. I'll add it to my list.

[@knightsorder]

DJ - YOU NEED TO GET ON YOUR MOTORBIKE to brighton beach again, its due...eats / new sights /markets. Cheers from sydney oz

[@shirraalexander6366]

Just loved it Darren! Thank you. I cannot wait for NYC. My uncle lived in Greenwich Village for many years and what fun I had there! Xxx

[@747jono]

Got to say last visit to London maybe 10 plus years ago found a fabulous little coffee shop near Adramality Arch after watching Trooping The Colourrehearsal Amazing friendly service only had cappuccino and a slice of home made apple cake, sensational 💋💋🥰🥰❤️💯🌞🌞

[@bigteno4597]

Brilliant Darren and I must say you're looking a lot better my friend. Can't wait until you go to NYC. Take care Dr Paul

[@junemccann5981]

Lovely to see Darren! 🥰☀️🥰xxx

[@salster4891]

Was there a couple weeks ago at Cote

[@TimK2646]

Thanks DJ. Many happy memories of St Kaths Dock

[@Mattfuze]

As soon as you said tower gateway I knew you were going to say st Katherine’s dock, I went there last year a couple of times on my bike, I only know about it because I used to empty the bins there years ago when I worked for bywaters , stunning place ❤

[@swimdeep189]

Good stuff,live just down the road.Nothing better than a walk over the Bridge around the dock,couple of Ales then off to Ginger Pig at Borough for the greatest Pasty ever with a couple more Ales.Then walk up to Indian 2 to round off the perfect day.

[@Nice-places]

Thank you so much for such an enjoyable video, an education 😎☀️

[@NA-lz3rb]

I live in London,know about it and have visited it several times.

[@stewartgrant7724]

Hi Darren I agree with you its so peacfull and quiet what I liked about it was you could have some lovely food and a drink and you would not notice you were in London at all you could be in some lovely European. The only way you were back in London was when you come out of St Katharine Dock and see the Tube Station. Again thank you 10/10

[@sav7568]

If St Katharine's is the place to be then have a think about doing the best walk you can do in London, Canary Wharf to Tower Bridge. Allow 4 hours, not because it is a long way but because of all the zigs and zags you are bound to take. Right near Canary Wharf tube is the Museum of London Docklands which is absolutely brilliant and free too. If you can't manage the walk then at least go there. Along the way to Tower Bridge you will pass all manner of old warehouses which are now posh flats. Then there are the pubs such as The Grapes owned by Ian McKellen. It was one of Charles Dickens' many London watering holes. Old Charles liked his beer. Then there is the Prospect of Whitby where William Bligh and Fletcher Christian drank their last beer together. You can see and walk the same stairs that they took down to the longboat as they set off for Tahiti. Nearby is the Captain Kidd pub outside which famous pirate Captain Kidd was hung in 1701. If you can manage a short walk inland there is Turners Old Star, the pub that Joe Turner bought for his mistress in order to give her something to do during the day. Eventually you will wind up at St Katharine's and there is a tube station only two blocks north of where DJ stands at the start of the clip.

[@wendalboy]

Off the charts

[@JackTyler-g9b]

Many Thanx Darren 👍JT (Manchester Is Sky Blue)

[@747jono]

Top quality video Darren as always. You Greeno ,Gary Eats my favourite food channels. Rest seem to be cheap cr*p

[@robertansell4538]

😊marvellous vlog dj the wife I been there with friends then walk under the river in May 😊

[@shellybrooke8676]

What a wonderful vlog...appreciate you.

[@DarrenJohn]

Thank you so much!

[@kevinhoughton9134]

Superb chill out vlog Darren, with equally relaxing music. London is the gift that keeps on giving!

[@trevorveail]

Back in the 1970's when I worked in an office in Pepy street we often went of a Friday lunch time to the pub there. Back then there were a few famous boatss in the dock. one was a light ship and another was a boat used in a solo round the world voyage. Looks like it has been gentrified a little more than back then.

[@margaretnadin8030]

Thanks Darren, looks very inviting but sadly I will not be visiting my Capital whilst a certain individual temains in office. JimN

[@donnienlefty]

Care to enlighten us why?

[@garysanders8090]

Used to enjoy walking round that area during a lunchtime as I used to work near Aldgate which isnt far. Nice set of shops and places to eat/drink in there. I thought it was St Katherines Dock but prob wrong lol Regardless its a lovely little place. Shhhhhhhhhhh

[@gazzasgooners5662]

St Katherine's dock, been going down there since I was a kid.

[@user-zl3qm7ht9k]

Excellent content, another place on my to do list when I visit the capital. I’ll try some of those nuts too.

[@eileennewport9713]

As always Darren great stuff. I worked many many many moons ago all over different parts of London ,My Mum and Dad were born and bred in and around Islington, And during the war. we ended up South London ,But I'm luck thahave family that. occasionally take me back there ,So it's great watching your Videos lovemthem thank you .

[@christine393]

🌞👍

[@AllanNeaves-qn3zr]

Hello Darren, 30 /40 years in the making. I went to to the "Dickens Inn" way back when 👌👍🔙nights out and change from a £ niffty. Happy memories. If I remember correctly I think Barry Foster got shot by some crooks, right in front of the Sweeny ( Jack Regan & George Carter) And again if memory serves me right. The film " to the devil a daughter " also shot around there. Just a question. Why do you drop the Saint??. Keep 'em coming, even us locals don't know it all. Allan&Family

[@johngibson3837]

Forgot to say im same as you i like the temperature but not getting bombarded by the sun

[@kryptokid9085]

I usually stay at the tower hotel, but it’s now showing its age and will be at the Novotel down the road..love the wine bar named tradewinds ..I’ll see u in October

[@derekwhittle2158]

I’m from Manchester and I know we went in the dickens inn for a drink I’d have my London flat there I think. There or thst private road by James blunts pub. Other than that you can keep it. Cheeers.

[@burpeesking11122]

Thank you. That's given me something interesting to do on Sunday 28th July after pie mash and liquor at M. Manzes.

[@TelstarFirst]

St.Katherine Docks is known to boaters as London's premier marina, I've drunk in the Dicken's Inn and it's all very pleasant but also upmarket, bear in mind that their clientelle in the marina are all millionaires. You won't be going down there for a bag of chips.

[@taxi54938vito]

I know it but then again I do drive a black cab 😂😂

[@stevecohen8206]

My Ex-wife applied to work at The Dickens Inn in the late 70’s. She refused when the costume she was asked to wear was too revealing up top. Lol

[@DarrenJohn]

Wow

[@needtlc]

That has changed so much, thanks for the tour. We used to cover outdoor events there. Would never known it was there unless I attended the events 27 years ago. Love how they have updated the hospital. Did you pop in and give a donation. Used to have a sperm bank 😂

[@747jono]

Wouldn't you rather be in Corfu with Deano think not 😂😂😂😂

[@DarrenJohn]

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[@williebobs3830]

How long would it take you Darren to walk across tower bridge ?. got a reason for asking. Thanks.

[@ReeceRealeighton-pc4dq]

Hi Darren when are you going back to tenerife

[@DarrenJohn]

Maybe not

[@richt71]

Hey Darren. I as Londoner I've known about St Katherine's dick for a while as I looked at buying a live aboard boat moored there maybe 10 years ago but realised no mortgages available to buy the boat and the mooring fees are eye watering there!

[@Chelseamatt84]

Or meet up with Garyeats?

[@DarrenJohn]

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[@andywrong3247]

Darren ,i must have been blocked on your other channel. I've not sworn or been rude, so i don't know if you can rectify it for me. i, for one, would appreciate it.