Welcome to our guide for the area around Sumner Street in Southwark. Below we present a selection of upcoming events, local attractions and great places to eat and shop. The nearest station to Sumner Street is 'Southwark Tube' which is about 10 minutes to the South West.
Tate Modern
Bankside Power Station, 25 Sumner Street, SE1 9TG
The Turbine Hall, 20th century art, Matisse to Moore.
Located along the banks of the River... More
Futurism
Tate Modern, SE1 9TG
12th June 2009 - 20th September 2009
Key artists of the Futurism Italian art movement, which came to prominence before the First World... More
Tate Modern
Bankside Power Station, 25 Sumner Street, SE1 9TG
Located along the banks of the River Thames, Tate Modern opened to great acclaim in 2000... More
Rothko
Tate Modern, SE1 9TG
26th September 2008 - 1st February 2009
Taking Mark Rothko's canvasses of squared blocks of colour at face value, it can be hard... More
Start with Art
Tate Modern's Long Weekend includes 'Start' - a programme of games especially designed for young children (4 - 11 years old) to help... More
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Bankside House can accommodate over 800 people in a variety of rooms which all feature their own telephones and are serviced daily. The ground floor ... More
Pop Art gets a radical re-sizing at Tate Modern with artists like be Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst re-examined. This exhibition, described as ...More
For the first time ever, Shakespeare's Globe will be opening its doors over the festive season with a Christmas show hosted by travelling theatre company, ...More
Located along the banks of the River Thames in the former Bankside Power Station, originally designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1947, the architect ... More
This sleek, £18.2million 325m steel footbridge designed by Sir Norman Foster spans the River Thames between St Paul's Cathedral in the City and the Tate ... More
On the ground floor of the offices of award-winning architects Allies and Morrison The Table makes an excellent staff canteen (a bit like The River ...More
London South Bank University started life as the Borough Polytechnic Institute and has been part of the local landscape for since 1892 making it one ...More
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 ...More
Float your cares away in ten inches of super-saturated salt solution, the only situation where your body is completely free from gravity. It's like being ...More
Dating back to 1676 this is the only original galleried inn left in London.
Borough High Street was once crammed full of old coaching inns, providing ... More
If you like wine, an afternoon spent exploring the alcoholic delights of Vinopolis is an ideal pursuit. This self-guided tour allows visitors to find out ... More
A massive sound system, huge dancefloor and a staggering roster of big name DJs has made sure of Ministry of Sound's place in clubbing folklore. ... More
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