Bankside Guides

Banksiders are generous folk. They don’t mind sharing their tips with you…where to sup coffee in the sun, grab a gaze of the Shard or let the kids go bananas in a secret playground. Do as the locals do.

Sneaky Shard views

For hiders, seekers & foxes...

Low Line London

Give the river (and the crowds) the slip. Mosey inland via the viaduct, aka The Low Line. An ac...

Bankside Parks

Do you often find yourself eating lunch at your desk? Step outside the office and discover a gr...

Bankside Benches

For a book & a brew...

Misguided Tour Easy

This learner map is meant to lead you astray in Bankside – an alternative trail to stoke ...

Misguided Tour Hard

This advanced map is tougher to navigate. You won’t quite need a PHD in urban orienteering, b...

Misguided Tour Intermediate

This mid-level map hopes to send you up blind alleys in Bankside – an eclectic tour throu...

Bankside Trees

For hugs & bugs  ...

Bankside playgrounds

For games & giggling...

Bankside Suntraps

For cats & coffee...

What's On

With a history as deep and sordid as ours, entertainment doesn’t hold back. On any given day or night, you can find a happening to blow you away. Go big in the Tate’s Turbine Hall or find a pop-up experiment under an arch.

2 - 29 March

Female Pirate Tours at The Golden Hinde

To celebrate International Women’s History Month, we are focusing our weekend tours on women ...

14 - 30 March

Tale Tonic Exhibition at The Africa Centre

London, UK – March 14, 2024 — AWAN festival is proud to present the “Tale Tonic...

26 March - 23 July

Yoko Ono Exhibition Talks at Tate Modern

Enjoy a one hour talk prior to visiting the exhibition to learn about the life and work of Yoko...

29 March

Good Friday Concert at Southwark Cathedral

Experience the powerful and hauntingly beautiful melodies of Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem, ...

31 March - 1 April

Murder on the Hinde Immersive Murder Mystery

There’s a major new motion picture being made on the Golden Hinde and you’ve signed up as a...

31 March

Easter Treasure Hunt at The Golden Hinde

Calling all chocolate lovers and fortune seekers! This Easter Sunday (31 March), The Golden Hin...

1 - 14 April

Pirate Training on The Golden Hinde

Ever wondered what it takes to be a pirate? Bring your little ones to our pirate training and l...

2 - 4 April

Borough Market: Market Explorers Garden

For three days during the Easter holidays (Tuesday 2nd April – 4th April, between 11am-3pm), ...

2 April

Relaxed Opening at The Golden Hinde

To mark World Autism Awareness Day on Tuesday 2nd April, The Golden Hinde is running its very f...

12 April

Bella Gaffney Live at The Golden Hinde

Join us aboard The Golden Hinde, the iconic ship docked at London’s Borough Market for a ...

11 May

London Cider Salon at Tate Modern

Come along to Tate Modern Corner on 11th May for a celebration & tasting of the finest cide...

Food & Drink

A vibrant creative and cultural neighbourhood, home to the world's most visited art gallery, Tate Modern, one of London's oldest food markets, Borough Market, and instantly recognisable Shakespeare's Globe and Southwark Cathedral.

Bala Baya

Bala Baya is the first stand-alone project from Israeli born Chef Eran Tibi. The restaurant bri...

Borough Market

Borough Market is one of London’s oldest markets, offering a vast array of British and in...

Brother Marcus

Brother Marcus is known for their small plates and as one of the best brunch spots in London. S...

Flat Iron Square

Flat Iron Square is a food and culture hub that has been a firm favourite and regarded as one o...

Gordon Ramsay Street Pizza

Tucked away underground on the corner of Great Suffolk Street and Union Street, beneath Bread S...

Hawksmoor Borough

At Hawksmoor Borough you can expect to find some of the best steak in London. Their meat is car...

SAMA Bankside

For a great night out look no further than SAMA Bankside, a unique late night bar, restaurant, ...

Sea Containers Restaurant

A dining experience with views of the River Thames Designed by visionary Tom Dixon, Sea Contain...

The Distillery Bar

Hilton Bankside’s Distillery Bar features over 50 handpicked gins including old classics ...

See & Do

Meet miscellaneous Bankside. There's too much to see and do and smell and hear and bump into. A rare urban acre where distraction is the art of attraction. Lose yourself to find yourself.

Borough Market

Food glorious food. Manna from the gods. Borough Market makes it cool to drool. London’s lard...

Clink Prison Museum

1144. The original slammer that gave its name to all the clinks that followed. 600 years of pur...

Golden Hinde

Skippered by Drake (the sailor, not the singer), The Golden Hinde was the first English vessel ...

Kirkaldy's Testing Works

The Industrial Revolution transformed the world, but engineers found themselves on a crash cour...

Millennium Bridge

From the sky, it’s a needle threading St Paul’s to Tate Modern. Home to the Museum of Paint...

Omeara

Our ears need love. So do our legs. And our hips. And every fibre of our being. This only happe...

Shakespeare's Globe

Meet the Rose’s younger sister. Nicknamed the big wooden ‘O’, this new reconstruction is ...

Southwark Cathedral

Here lies the oldest crossing point of the Thames and once the city’s only entrance. A site o...

Tate Modern

You can’t miss the world’s most iconic art gallery. It’s huge (34,550m2, 325ft high, 4.2m...

Union Yard Arches

A city in a matchbox, that’s Union Yards. An almost secret courtyard full of food & perfo...

Winchester Palace

Hard to tell, but it’s a Palace. In its day, it made Buckingham Palace look like a shed. Buil...

Stay

Staying in Bankside is now bliss. Hoxton Southwark joins Hilton Bankside, Citizen M & Sea Containers at the top table, while you can crash on a budget in snug spaces, right in the thick of the action.

Bankside Hotel

Bankside Hotel is an independent boutique hotel with a passion for culture, art and food. Set a...

citizenM Bankside

citizenM Bankside is a stylish contemporary hotel with 192 modern ‘smart’ bedroo...

Hilton Bankside

Hilton London Bankside is a next generation design-led Hilton hotel located in the heart of Ban...

Holiday Inn Express Southwark

Located on the south side of central London near Southwark Tube station with free WiFi and brea...

Ibis Styles Southwark

Ibis Styles Southwark, part of the Accor brand, is an affordable London hotel, home to 154 spac...

Mercure London Bridge

Mercure London Bridge is a flagship Mercure hotel located in the centre of London. Enjoy famous...

Native Bankside

A historic warehouse. A luxe aparthotel. An unbeatable location. Stay in our converted tea ware...

Novotel London Blackfriars

If you’re looking for a contemporary and elegantly-designed hotel in a vibrant and easy-t...

Sea Containers London

Sea Containers London is a destinational South Bank hotel where glamour meets electric energy ...

The Hoxton, Southwark

Our 192 rooms come in five room types – Shoebox, Snug, Cosy, Roomy and Biggy. Alongside indus...

Travelodge London Central Southwark

Situated just a few minutes walk from the River Thames and close to a whole range of art and cu...

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