Bear Gardens is the site of a medieval pleasure ground.
Bear Gardens lay on the south side of the River Thames, west of Southwark Bridge. It included part of Bankside, buildings on the east side of New Globe Walk, the north side of Park Street, the west side of Rose Alley and the street of Bear Gardens itself.
The street pattern of the area still recognisably derives from its medieval and post-medieval development, with narrow lanes and alleys and densely-packed buildings lining the river.
Bear Gardens is one of these alleys and widens in the approximate location of the last bear baiting ring.
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Bear Gardens is the site of a medieval pleasure ground.
