The opening of Wetherspoons’ new pub in south east London has been pushed back to September, after initially being scheduled for the August bank holiday weekend.
The new venue, named The Sun Wharf, will take over the former London Dungeon site in the distinctive brick arches at 50 Tooley Street, Southwark, SE1 2TF, next to London Bridge station’s entrance.
Construction began on Monday, March 10, 2025, with the opening originally set for Tuesday, August 26, two days ahead of the previously announced date of Thursday, August 28.
However, the opening has now been delayed to Thursday, September 2, 2025.
A spokesperson confirmed the pub will occupy the historic arches that housed The London Dungeon for nearly 40 years before the attraction moved to County Hall on the South Bank in 2013.
The arches at 48 – 50 Tooley Street once served importers and provision agents whose businesses relied on the nearby warehouses, many of which – like Hay’s Wharf, now known as Hay’s Galleria – still stand today.
Others, such as Fenning’s Wharf and Sun Wharf, were replaced in the mid-1980s by the No.1 London Bridge complex.
During its development, a Bronze Age burial mound was discovered on the site.
JD Wetherspoon submitted a planning application to Southwark Council on September 11, 2024, proposing the pub operate seven days a week from 6.30am to 12.30am. The application remains under review.
An artist’s impression of the venue shows a bright neon sign reading: “The Sun Wharf Wetherspoon.”
Since the departure of the London Dungeon, the space had been notoriously difficult to let.
In 2017, Network Rail described the location as providing a “very poor-quality environment,” stating: “The former user (London Dungeon) was somewhat unusual in so far as the poor-quality environment was its main attraction.
“NR Commercial Property has been unable to identify other potential D2 users willing to lease the residual space in its current state.
