Southwark (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Wetherspoons is set to open The Sun Wharf pub on Tooley Street, Southwark, after a ghost cleansing performed by the London Dungeon’s former medium, ensuring the venue starts free of spirits.
As Southwark News reported, a new Wetherspoons pub is about to open on Tooley Street in the former site of the London Dungeon in Southwark. The venue, called The Sun Wharf, will welcome its first customers on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. The arches once drew visitors for decades with gruesome displays and tales of London’s darker past.
The location also carried a reputation for ghostly activity, leading the company to arrange an unusual preparation before launch. The Dungeon’s former medium was invited back to perform a formal exorcism and remove any remaining spirits.
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The medium carried out the cleansing by gathering the ghosts believed to remain inside the arches and guiding them across the river to the South Bank, where the Dungeon continues today. Wetherspoons said the step ensured the pub would begin its new role free from the shadows of the past.
With the ritual completed, The Sun Wharf is ready to open as a major new venue opposite London Bridge station. It will serve commuters, residents and visitors. The new Wetherspoons pub in Southwark will display old photographs and artefacts from the London Dungeon on its walls. Officials mentioned that the arches that once echoed with tales of torture and execution will now host a different type of spirit, one served across the bar.
A London Dungeon spokesperson said:
“For nearly 40 years, our Tooley Street location terrified and entertained visitors with chilling tales of London’s dark history. Our move to the South Bank has allowed us to expand our horrifying repertoire and make it one of the most infamous attractions in the capital.
Tooley Street can rest easy now as we’ve ensured that all the ghosts have traversed the Thames to the South Bank, where historic horrors of Victorian London await.”
The London Dungeon first opened on Tooley Street in 1974 as a waxwork exhibition of crime and punishment. It soon expanded into an interactive attraction with live actors, sets and effects that drew millions of tourists.
The site remained one of Southwark’s most visited landmarks for 39 years before moving to County Hall on the South Bank in 2013. The relocation gave the attraction more room and modern facilities, leaving the arches vacant until their conversion into a new pub.