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.
1 April - 31 December
London Witches & History Walking Tour
Join your characterful witch guide and learn the true historical tales of suspected London witc...
2 October - 27 November
The Hoxton – Orange Wednesday (2-4-1) orange wine
Every Wednesday at the Albie lobby bar is officially orange. And what does that mean? It m...
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 100 handpicked gins including old classics and vint...
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...
