Bonfire enthusiasts! Join us for our annual legendary Midnight Apothecary Bonfire Night special! Expect some seriously sumptuous sizzling seasonal cocktails to warm your cockles, plus our decadent Deluxe Hot Rum or Whisky Toddies, along with sparklers, firepits, s'mores kits (toasted marshmallows squashed inside deluxe chocolate biscuits) & Tim Thomas' hugely entertaining guided descents into Brunel's vast underground Grand Entrance Hall. You'll get all the fireworks you need in our cocktails across these last two nights of our 2022 season!
In addition to the extension of our Halloween menu including rum-based 'Out of this Gourd', sticky Sloe Gin delight 'The Bloody Sloe' and a rosehip syrup infused 'Spooky Whisky Sour', cocktail highlights for our Bonfire Night sessions will be 'The Firework: The Ultimate Bloody Mary' (black cardamom & horseradish-infused vodka, tomato juice, celery salt, Worcestershire & tabasco sauces) and, now classic, 'Bonfire of the Vani-Teas' (Jensen’s Old Tom gin, Campari, sweet vermouth, house-made burnt bergamot).
For those not familiar with us, we have been voted one of London's best outdoor pop-up cocktail bars since we built the Roof Garden at the Brunel Museum in 2012, and we specialise in lovingly prepared seasonal botanical cocktails round a campfire made by Midnight Apothecary founder Lottie Muir AKA the Cocktail Gardener. We infuse and garnish our drinks using ingredients grown in our rooftop garden or foraged close by, with the menu changing frequently based on what's growing in the garden. These are all served in our atmospheric setting right next to the Thames in the heart of Rotherhithe Village. We are the best kept secret around here being nestled on top of the Thames Tunnel Shaft which was itself built in the Victorian era by Marc Brunel. The garden is lovingly maintained and is adorned with giant flares, hurricane lamps and fairy lights.
We source all our alcohol and sodas carefully using local brews and spirits where possible eg Bermondsey's Hiver Honey Beer, Anspach & Hobday, the Kernel Brewery and Jensen's gin, as well as Hackney's Square Root Soda. Our wine is vegan, as is Kernel Brewery beer, and we have plenty of non-alcoholic mocktails for you. All spirits are premium brands. Our menu features a range of cocktails that change with the season, among which you can expect, for example, our take on the classic Mojito with house-made hibiscus and blackberry & mint syrup, alongside Lottie's crowd-pleasing 'Smoky Negroni' made with Jensen's Bermondsey Dry gin, Campari, sweet vermouth, scented geranium & pinewood-smoked lapsang souchong tea, and, our signature 'Midnight Margarita', with activated charcoal, premium tequila and a lime foam.
Choose between either the early sitting (5pm-7.15pm) or the late sitting (7.30pm-10pm). Roof Garden tickets are bought individually per guest and include an optional Guided Descent down into the Tunnel Shaft led by local legend & actor, Tim Thomas. Ticket money goes directly to registered charity the Brunel Museum.
We will have a centralised firepit up in the Roof Garden plus as many individual firepits to hire as safety will allow (first come, first served) with s'mores kits available to purchase via the menu on the night.
We welcome you to order in food of your choice to be delivered directly to you using Deliveroo/Just Eat/Uber Eats, etc or straight from the caterer.
Please note only drinks bought from Midnight Apothecary may be consumed on the premises. We are an outdoor venue so there is no rain cover but bring a brolly if it looks like light showers as we fully embrace the Friluftsliv!
A perfect mates' night out or date for two. We look forward to welcoming you!
| Ticket | Event time | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 5pm entry roof garden | 17:00 - 19:15 | £8.00 |
| Sat 5pm entry roof garden | 17:00 - 19:15 | £8.00 |
| Fri 7.30pm entry roof garden | 17:00 - 19:15 | £8.00 |
| Sat 7.30pm entry roof garden | 19:30 - 22:00 | £8.00 |
Address
Railway Avenue, SE16 4LF
Area
South London
Nearest Station
Rotherhithe (Rail)
A cutesy space atop the heralded Brunel Museum, this rooftop garden is an intimate and charming space to take in the night lights of the city. Perfect for a date night, an evening out with mates or during the COVID-19 crisis, a safe and intimate space for exclusive hire for a party of up to 30 guests…
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