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Southwark is the historical home of the capital’s arts and entertainments industry. London’s first theatres, the Globe, the Hope and The Rose were all built there in the 16th century and Shakespeare's plays first performed there. The rebuilt Globe theatre is now one of the best theatres in London, while the neighbouring Tate Modern, housed in the stupendous Bankside Power Station, is among the world’s most popular art galleries. London’s modern City Hall and the magnificent, gothic Southwark Cathedral, complete a remarkable set of buildings that show five centuries of London’s architectural achievements.
Next to Bankside, the borough takes in the up-and-coming areas of Bermondsey, Camberwell and Peckham, where Only Fools and Horse was set. This part of London is currently popular with young professionals and artists due to its proximity to the centre of town and low property prices. Nearby Borough Market is heaving with fresh, organic food and drink. In the south of the borough lies leafy, suburban Dulwich which forms a welcome contrast to the bustling energy that defines the rest of one of London’s oldest areas.
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London > Hotels > Budget Chain Hotel Double Room - Ensuites: 14% off from £104
29-33 Camberwell Church Street, SE5 | 6 minutes from Southwark
Billing itself as 'a Spanish Americana oasis in the heart of downtown South London', the Church Street Hotel is certainly unique and boutique-y. Frida Kahlo stares ...More
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel Double Rooms: 77% off from £42
Bermondsey Square, SE1 | 31 minutes from Southwark
Bermondsey Square Hotel offers a peaceful place to stay with its 79 bedrooms taking up one side of the traffic-free square. All rooms in this modern ...More
London > Hotels > Budget Chain Hotel Petite Twin Rooms: 26% off from £93
87 South Lambeth Road, SW8 | 36 minutes from Southwark
Recently redeveloped in a contemporary style, the Comfort Inn Vauxhall is a budget hotel located just south of the river Thames. Offering quality yet affordable accommodation, ...More
London > Useful Numbers > London Boroughs
Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, Westminster, London SW1E | 2.8 miles from Southwark
It is impossible to even begin to capture everything that Westminster - the seat of Britain’s government - has to offer. From stately Buckingham Palace and ...More
London > Useful Numbers > London Boroughs
Lewisham Town Hall, Catford, SE6 | 3.4 miles from Southwark
The Borough of Lewisham lies six miles to the south east of central London and enjoys good transportation links to and from the centre. Blackheath is ...More
London > Useful Numbers > London Boroughs
Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton, Brixton, London SW2 | 34 minutes from Southwark
Stretching from the South Bank of the Thames to the suburbs of Streatham and Norwood, Lambeth is bursting with exciting attractions. Brixton, one of the borough's ...More
London > Events > Film Events Dates: 14th to 20th Jun 2013
Peckhamplex, 95a Rye Lane, Peckham, SE15 | 14 minutes from Southwark
Gina is the manager of a London youth club called The Garage, which provides a safe environment for local youngsters to express themselves. Unfortunately, an evil ...More
London > Events > Film Events Dates: 14th to 20th Jun 2013
Bussey Building, 133 Rye Lane, SE15 | 14 minutes from Southwark
Focusing on a day in the life of the staff at an American record store....More
London > Events > Film Events Dates: 14th to 20th Jun 2013
Bussey Building, 133 Rye Lane, SE15 | 14 minutes from Southwark
High school student Juno MacGuff is dismayed when her third pregnancy test comes back positive; the result of a moment of madness with social misfit Paulie. ...More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Havil Street, SE5 | 4 minutes from Southwark
In the heart of Borough, behind Southwark Town Hall, the Peckham Theatre offers theatre workshops especially aimed at children and young people in the borough. Their ...More
London > Entertainment >
133 Rye Lane, SE15 | 14 minutes from Southwark
Once an industrial powerhouse, one of the premier cricket bat makers in the country and an air raid shelter during the Second World War, the historic ...More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
138 Kennington Park Road, Kennington, London SE11 | 27 minutes from Southwark
It's easy to spot who's at the White Bear for the pints and who's there for the Pinter but somehow the two aspects unite comfortably under ...More
Sights and Attractions near Southwark
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
65 Peckham Road, SE5 | 3 minutes from Southwark
This is one of London's most important contemporary art exhibition spaces, having shown artists such as Gilbert and George, Tracey Emin, Mark Quinn and Julian Schnabel ...More
London > Attractions > Museums
151 Walworth Road, Southwark, London SE17 | 25 minutes from Southwark
The worldwide collection of the Cuming Family accompanies exhibitions on the history of Southwark (from Roman times to the 19th century) in this unique museum. The ...More
London > Attractions > Parks and Gardens
Linden Grove, SE15 | 28 minutes from Southwark
Nunhead Cemetery is a 52 acre Victorian burial ground situated on a hill four miles south of Central London. A ruined Gothic chapel overlooks a large ...More
London > Shopping > Catalogue and Mail Order
69 East Dulwich Grove, SE22 | 21 minutes from Southwark
Based in sleepy Dulwich, London’s number one mail order florist offers a comprehensive service across the city, the country and the world! And you won’t find ...More
London > Shopping > Children's Gifts and Toys
106 Lordship Lane, SE22 | 23 minutes from Southwark
This versatile little shop is great for picking up all sorts of pressies for little ones. They offer an exquisite selection of traditional toys, unusual and ...More
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
20 Northcross Road, SE22 | 24 minutes from Southwark
Excellent ice cream in the summer and a delicious-looking Christmas window in the winter are the kind of thing that make this candy shop a special ...More
London > Restaurants > Modern European restaurants
67 Peckham Road, SE5 | 3 minutes from Southwark
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London > Restaurants > Italian restaurants
47 Camberwell Church Street, SE5 | 6 minutes from Southwark
Italian Cuisine...More
London > Restaurants > Spanish restaurants
29-33 Camberwell Church street, SE5 | 6 minutes from Southwark
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London > Education > Arts and Drama
Somerset House, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 2.9 miles from Southwark
The Courtauld is one of the most prestigious art schools in the country, affiliated with the Oxbridge system and boasting a huge private location and prime ...More
London > Education > Medical Schools
Strand, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 2.9 miles from Southwark
Imperial College London is the foremost medical training faculty in the country but for non-medical graduates wishing for a change of career, King’s is the obvious ...More
London > Education > Professional Training
Elephant & Castle, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 | 31 minutes from Southwark
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 > Leisure > Spectator Sport
The Brit Insurance Oval, Kennington, Kennington, London SE11 | 29 minutes from Southwark
While Lords is the spiritual home of English cricket, it is The Oval (offically The Brit Insurance Oval), home of Surrey County Cricket Club, that fills ...More
London > Leisure > Spectator Sport
Harleyford Street, Kennington, London SE11 | 29 minutes from Southwark
Though it does not have quite the same kudos as Lord's, The Kia Oval (known so because of a sponsorship deal, but usually referred to simply ...More
London > Leisure > Activities
33, Vanbrugh Court, Wincott St, Lambeth, London SE11 | 31 minutes from Southwark
What is the oldest annual sporting event in the world? Where was the Roman Forum? How do I become Lord Mayor? What was (and is!) the ...More
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
31 Peckham Rye, SE15 | 19 minutes from Southwark
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London > Restaurants > Gastropub
91 Lordship Lane, SE22 | 22 minutes from Southwark
After eight years as head chef of Bibendum, Jamie Younger brought his cooking talents to The Palmerston (formally The Lord Palmerston) in East Dulwich in ...More
London > Nightlife > Pubs
336 Kennington Park Road, Kennington, London SE11 | 27 minutes from Southwark
Utterly immersed in the local community, this long, thin old-school boozer is a cosy little Celtic cave. Irish ex-pats prop up the bar, drinking the black ...More
Nightlife near Southwark
London > Nightlife > Bars
340 Kennington Road, Kennington, London SE11 | 29 minutes from Southwark
Ten minutes from the nearest tube, in a drab and ugly corner of Oval, sits one of the most surreal nightlife experiences you can have in ...More
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
Unit 5 Farrell Court, Elephant Road, Elephant and Castle, London SE17 | 29 minutes from Southwark
A superbly designed two-room club and arts venue that captures the feeling of an illegal party in a squatted industrial space - while still being clean, ...More
Meeting venue hire near Southwark
London > Business > Venue Hire
Drummond Road, Southwark, London SE16 | 32 minutes from Southwark
Peek Frean & Co made biscuits here in Bermondsey for 123 years, from 1866 until 1989 when the factory closed. Home to baked goods like the ...More
London > Business > Venue Hire
Lambeth Road, Southwark, London SE1 | 36 minutes from Southwark
This museum of 20th-century warfare offers a thoughtful look at what day-to-day life was like for both citizens and soldiers in the two world wars. The ...More
London > Business > Venue Hire
Gallery Road, SE21 | 37 minutes from Southwark
Designed by London architect Sir John Soane in 1811, Dulwich Picture Gallery is the world's first purpose-built art gallery and holds one of the most celebrated ...More
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What's On Today Near Southwark Connexions Advisor Sessions (Ages 16-19) Exhibitions | Until 27th June 2013 Peckham Library 11 minutes walk from Southwark ...More Lust Of Money Album Launch Clubbing and Nightlife | On 20th June 2013 Jamm 25 minutes walk from Southwark DJs Target, Chillz, Daffy, El B and MC Rolla spin hip hop, with live performances from US and UK artists ...More Zena James Duo Concerts | On 20th June 2013 Brasserie Toulouse Lautrec 1.47 miles from Southwark Jazz and soul originals by the vocalist and accompanying musician....More Sessions Clubbing and Nightlife | On 20th June 2013 Corsica Studios 1.52 miles from Southwark Cassio Kohl and Oli DAB spin house and techno....More Get Low Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 27th June 2013 The Dogstar 1.54 miles from Southwark Resident DJs and guests spin house, garage and bass music....More Anne Ryan Exhibitions | Until 27th July 2013 Greengrassi 1.62 miles from Southwark Contemporary works by the artist....More Ritzy Crackers Comedy | On 20th June 2013 Upstairs At The Ritzy 1.64 miles from Southwark Stories and gags mixed with musical comedy from Omnichord-playing stand-up and 2010 Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee, Gareth ...More Breaking The Ice Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 27th June 2013 Veranda Bar 1.75 miles from Southwark R&B and hip hop karaoke....More AlunaGeorge Concerts | On 20th June 2013 Electric Brixton 1.78 miles from Southwark The London duo of vocalist Aluna Francis and producer George Reid showcase their original electronic sounds laced with pop and ...More David Hoyle's Guiding Light Exhibitions | Until 27th June 2013 Royal Vauxhall Tavern 1.81 miles from Southwark The performance artist presents a show which explores how we can liberate our mindsets from Austerity Britain and live with ...More London 2013 The AnnualThe best London events, openings, anniversaries & experiences for 2013, from LondonTown.com Book £10 Tablet FREE 
Hotels near Southwark
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