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It may look like a pile of CDs tilted at a precarious angle so it's about to fall over, but this attractive Norman Foster building near Tower Bridge is the hub of the Greater London Authority. City Hall is where the mayor's team works on the implementation of policies devised by the Greater London Authority... so that's self-promotion, self-congratulation and a bit of congestion charging. Some parts are accessible to the public Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm and on occasional weekends. It's worth going along to have a look at the regular exhibitions, usually themed on a London-related topic. London's Living Room on the top floor which can be hired (or lent to charities) is particularly impressive with stunning views over Tower Bridge, just a stone's throw away.
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London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel
5 Cavell Street, E1 | 21 minutes from City Hall
Perfectly located in the heart of the East End, this new generation Holiday Inn offers a quiet retreat away from the hustle and bustle of the ... More
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel
335-337 Old Street, EC1V | 30 minutes from City Hall
Prison cells are VIP booths in the bar at the Courthouse Hotel Shoreditch, a 128 room hotel in the Old Magistrates Court and Police Station, opposite ... More
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel
252 High Holborn, WC1V | 37 minutes from City Hall
Located in High Holborn, Rosewood London is the most luxurious hotel in the area and is nearby to the capital's main business district and a number ... More

London > Attractions > Sights
Tower Bridge, Bankside, London SE1 | Same location as City Hall
Located at the foot of one of London's most famous landmarks, One Tower Bridge is home to a boutique hotel and Nicholas Hytner's London Theatre Company. ... More


London > Attractions > Sights
3 Minster Court, Mincing Lane, City, London EC3R | 8 minutes from City Hall
Opened in October 1993, The London Underwriting Centre (LUC) at 3 Minster Court is a purpose-built building where the world's leading insurance and reinsurance companies can ... More
Sights and Attractions near City Hall

London > Attractions >
More London Place, Bankside, London SE1 | 1 minute from City Hall
Every summer the London Riviera pops up in the shadow of City Hall adding a colourful food market and free entertainment ... More

London > Attractions > Museums
Tower Bridge, Bankside, London SE1 | 3 minutes from City Hall
Competing with the London Eye for the capital's most vertiginous experience, Tower Bridge offers one of the best vantage points in the city from its ... More

London > Attractions > Boats and Bridges
Tower Bridge Road, Bankside, London SE1 | 3 minutes from City Hall
With its views of the Tower Of London and The Shard, Tower Bridge offers one of the best vantage points in the city from its ... More
Events near City Hall

London > Events > Tours Dates: 1st February 2013 to 31st December 2045
City Hall, 96 Tooley Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 3 minutes from City Hall
The View from The ShardAt almost twice the height of any other viewing platform in London, The View from The Shard offers visitors the chance to ...More

London > Events > Exhibitions Dates: 17th July 2019 to 17th July 2029
City Hall, London, SE1 | 5 minutes from City Hall
Lighting up London's main waterway, Illuminated River will be one of the longest public art projects in the world when it's complete in 2022 - stretching ...More

London > Entertainment >
The Queen's Walk Bridge City, Bankside, London SE1 | 2 minutes from City Hall
Multi-purpose sunken outdoor amphitheatre next to London Bridge and Tower Bridge, next to City Hall on the South Bank of the Thames hosting films, theatre, music, ... More

London > Entertainment > Theatres
3 Potters Fields Park, Bankside, London SE1 | 2 minutes from City Hall
What Nicholas Hytner did next: after 12 years as director of the National Theatre, the theatre chief is building a theatre from the ground up. Designed ... More

London > Entertainment >
147 Tooley Street, More London, Bankside, London SE1 | 3 minutes from City Hall
This £14 million theatre is the plushest venue for children's plays in the capital. The Unicorn Theatre has two spaces; The Weston Theatre holds 300 people ... More

London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
36D Shad Thames, SE1 | 5 minutes from City Hall
A small store serving take away coffee, sandwiches and salads, The Kiosk is run by ... More

London > Shopping > Menswear
Unit 27a Tooley Street, SE1 | 5 minutes from City Hall
The shirt company founded by Nicholas Charles Trywhitt Wheeler in 1986 while still at university has 23 stores worldwide, including one in Paris, five ... More

London > Shopping > Markets
80-82 St Thomas Street, SE1 | 6 minutes from City Hall
From the team behind Flat Iron Square, and in common with that nearby attraction, Vinegar Yard sits directly ... More

London > Restaurants > Brasseries
One Tower Bridge, SE1 | Same location as City Hall
Part of the ever expanding chain of brasseries spun off from The Ivy, The Ivy Tower Bridge has a ... More

London > Restaurants > South American restaurants
2 More London Riverside, Bankside, London SE1 | 2 minutes from City Hall
The Gaucho Grill boasts the finest Argentine steak (Bife de Lomo) in London. The consistently high quality is spread throughout all nine of its London venues. ... More

London > Restaurants > British restaurants
Unit 3.1 One Tower Bridge, 4 Crown Square, SE1 | 2 minutes from City Hall
Named by Observer Food Monthly as one of the best places to eat in the UK, The Coal Shed in Brighton has also been recommended by ... More

London > Education > Cookery Courses
1 Cathedral Street, Borough Market, SE1 | 10 minutes from City Hall
In a historic building next to Borough Market, husband and wife team Jon and Nicole Warren have set up the second branch of Mimo, their cookery ... More

London > Education > Professional Training
Elephant & Castle, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 | 23 minutes from City Hall
From a clutch of excellent courses in London, this is the best and among the premier specialist media courses in the world. Formerly London College of ... More

London > Education > Evening Classes
4 Luke Street, Shoreditch, London EC2A | 26 minutes from City Hall
National charity for adult learning which also runs an excellent selection of theatre, literature, history and politics evening classes.... More

London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
City Hall, 110 The Queens Walk, Bankside, London SE1 | Same location as City Hall
Potters Fields Park occupies a prime spot between City Hall (from where the Mayor runs London) and Tower Bridge. The pedestrianised, grassy area on the south ... More

London > Leisure >
7 Horselydown Lane, SE1 | 3 minutes from City Hall
Two years after launching its first studio in 2016 MoreYoga, which has studios across London, added this Tower Bridge space. The 14th yoga studio from the ... More

London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
41 Snowsfields, SE1 | 6 minutes from City Hall
It's a relief to step into Snowsfields Wellness, with its shelves of carefully selected healthy and organic products. Unlike plenty of other places, each of the ... More


London > Restaurants > Gastropub
99 - 101 Bermondsey Street, SE1 | 6 minutes from City Hall
Oh how we wish we lived in Bermondsey, then we could call this gem of a pub our local. We'd stop in for a regular drink ... More

London > Nightlife > Pubs
171-173 Bermondsey Street, SE1 | 8 minutes from City Hall
In September 2019, Bermondsey institution Village East becomes the Loyal Tavern as ex Duck & Waffle executive chef Tom Cenci teams ... More
Nightlife near City Hall

London > Nightlife > Bars
8 Holyrood Street, SE1 | 3 minutes from City Hall
The founders of Sweet&Chilli, experts in cocktail research and creation, are behind this late night Bermondsey Street cocktail bar. Set in a Victorian ... More


London > Nightlife > Bars
Vinegar Yard, St Thomas Street, SE1 | 6 minutes from City Hall
Hidden away in the main building above outdoor foodie hub Vinegar Yard, Abigail's Bar is a secret '70s cocktail den with a retro living room ... More
Meeting venue hire near City Hall

London > Business > Venue Hire
City Hall, The Queen's Walk, Bankside, London SE1 | Same location as City Hall
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London > Business > Venue Hire
Waterloo Block, City, London EC3N | 5 minutes from City Hall
With close to 1,000 years of royal history lurking within its highly fortified walls, a trip to the Tower of London is like traveling back to ... More

London > Business > Venue Hire
Old Billingsgate Market, 1 Old Billingsgate Walk, City, London EC3R | 6 minutes from City Hall
A magnificent 19th-century market building designed by Sir Horace Jones and entirely renovated in 1988 by acclaimed architect Richard Rogers. At the foot of the City, ... More
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