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Welcome to our guide for the area around Union Street in Southwark. Below we present a selection of upcoming events, local attractions and great places to eat and shop.
The nearest station to Union Street is Borough Tube Station which is about 5 minutes to the South East.
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London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel Double Rooms: 25% off from £150
53 61 Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 | 4 minutes from Union Street
Opposite St Paul's Cathedral and right in the shadow of the Tate Modern Novotel is a short walk from the River Thames. With bright, airy rooms, ...More
London > Hotels > Budget Chain Hotel Double Rooms: 43% off from £100
103-109 Southwark Street, SE1 | 5 minutes from Union Street
Located in the bustling heart of London's arts scene, with the capital's finest theatres, concert halls and cinemas just a short stroll away, this is a ...More
London > Hotels > Budget Chain Hotel Double Room - Ensuites: 38% off from £54
30 Borough Road, SE1 | 6 minutes from Union Street
Located just south of the River Thames, The Bridge Hotel is the perfect accommodation choice for those wishing to explore the many sights and attractions London ...More
London > Events > Theatre Dates: 1st June to 31st August 2013
Old Vic Theatre, 103 The Cut, South Bank, London SE1 | 9 minutes from Union Street
'Sex And The City' star Kim Cattrall takes on the role of fading Hollywood legend Alexandra Del Lago in Tennessee Williams's Sweet Bird of Youth, directed ...More
London > Events > Tours Dates: 1st February 2013 to 31st December 2014
The Shard, 96 Tooley Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 13 minutes from Union Street
London looks like a city in miniature from The View From The Shard which at 244 metres tall is the highest public viewing platform in ...More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Wednesday 19th June 2013 - 8pm
Corsica Studios, Unit 5 Farrell Court, Elephant Road, SE17 | 13 minutes from Union Street
The band who are based in London plays alternative pop....More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
53 Southwark Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 3 minutes from Union Street
Housed in a former chocolate factory, this innovative theatre has rapidly established itself as one of London's best. Since opening in 2004, it has had half-a-dozen ...More
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
128-132 Borough High Street, SE1 | 5 minutes from Union Street
The Roxy Bar and Screen on Borough High Street is an independent cinema which hosts monthly VJ/DJ nights and has a Popcorn Comedy night as well ...More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Marlborough Playground, 11-25 Union Street, SE1 | 5 minutes from Union Street
London's first fully-functioning theatre made entirely from recycled and reclaimed materials was constructed over the summer of 2010 and will be open from late August through ...More
Sights and Attractions near Union Street
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
38-40 Glasshill Street, SE1 | 3 minutes from Union Street
After five years at 1 Vyner Street Alma Enterprises, the project-space which began as a base for successful young artists' collective 'Land', moved to this new ...More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Bankside Power Station, 25 Sumner Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 6 minutes from Union Street
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 of ...More
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Tate Modern, Bankside Power Station, Bankside, London SE1 | 6 minutes from Union Street
A dramatic new development at the Tate Modern opens in the summer of 2012 as three 30x7 metre oil tanks display art in live form. The ...More
London > Shopping > Wine Merchants
3 Archie Street, SE1 | 2 minutes from Union Street
Specialists in fine German wine, this shop has moved to larger premises and taken its customers with it - they have a deserved reputation for excellence ...More
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
10 Stoney Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 6 minutes from Union Street
Konditor & Cook specialise in the creation of amazingly tasty cakes which are also sold on to some of the finest restaurants in the city. This ...More
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
1 Stoney Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 6 minutes from Union Street
The only wine shop in the world selling nothing but English wine, The Wine Pantry in Borough Market offers customers something quite unique. It may come ...More
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
160 Union Street, SE1 | 2 minutes from Union Street
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London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
7 Canvey Street, The Blue Fin Building, Bankside, London SE1 | 3 minutes from Union Street
This branch of Leon is a great find, tucked away behind Tate Modern in IPC media's headquarters, The Blue Fin Building. Once you've fed the soul ...More
London > Restaurants > British restaurants
53 Southwark Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 3 minutes from Union Street
The menu at this Chocolate Factory has no golden eggs or endlessly chewable bubble gum on it and, on the night we went anyway, there were ...More
London > Education > Professional Training
Elephant & Castle, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 | 12 minutes from Union Street
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 > Arts and Drama
Somerset House, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 18 minutes from Union Street
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 | 18 minutes from Union Street
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
Leisure near Union Street
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
41 Snowsfields, SE1 | 11 minutes from Union Street
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 > Leisure > Martial Arts
Topnotch Health Club, 3 Tudor Street, City, London EC4Y | 13 minutes from Union Street
Grandmaster Gedo Chang's Hapkido martial arts schools emphasises practical self-defence, confidence, balance and fitness. The ancient Korean martial art of Hapkido is made up of three components: ...More
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
City Hall, 110 The Queens Walk, Bankside, London SE1 | 16 minutes from Union Street
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 > Restaurants > Gastropub
160 Union Street, SE1 | 2 minutes from Union Street
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London > Nightlife > Pubs
77 Borough High Street, Southwark, Bankside, London SE1 | 7 minutes from Union Street
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 accommodation ...More
Nightlife near Union Street
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London > Business > Venue Hire
Bankside, Bankside, London SE1 | 6 minutes from Union Street
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 of ...More
London > Business > Venue Hire
The Mermaid, Puddledock, City, London EC4V | 11 minutes from Union Street
The self-proclaimed best kept events secret in the City, the newly refurbished Mermaid events and conference centre in Blackfriars boasts a 600-seat theatre-style auditorium and numerous ...More
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What's On Today Near Union Street Travels With My Aunt Theatre | Until 29th June 2013 Menier Chocolate Factory 3 minutes walk from Union Street The aunt in the Menier Chocolate Factory's staging of Travels With My Aunt isn't played by a lady, instead four ...More ![]() Saloua Raouda Choucair Exhibitions | Until 20th October 2013 Tate Modern 6 minutes walk from Union Street More than 120 works of the Lebanese artist Saloua Raouda Choucair (b.1916) are on display at the Tate Modern this ...More ![]() Ellen Gallagher: AxME Exhibitions | Until 1st September 2013 Tate Modern 6 minutes walk from Union Street This summer, Tate Modern presents the UK's first major solo exhibition of the work of Ellen Gallagher, one of the ...More The Taming of the Shrew Theatre | Until 21st June 2013 Shakespeare's Globe Theatre 6 minutes walk from Union Street An all-female cast performs Shakespeare's outrageous comedy The Taming of the Shrew at the Globe Theatre. In the Bard's celebrated ...More ![]() A Midsummer Night's Dream Theatre | Until 12th October 2013 Shakespeare's Globe Theatre 6 minutes walk from Union Street The award-winning Michelle Terry (Tribes) returns to Shakespeare's Globe this summer to star as Titania in the Bard's evergreen forest ...More ![]() The Tempest Theatre | Until 18th August 2013 Shakespeare's Globe Theatre 6 minutes walk from Union Street Shakespeare's great masterpiece, The Tempest, starts Shakespeare's Globe's 2013 season on 23rd April 2013 with a play which uses Renaissance ...More Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Tours Tours | Until 31st December 2015 Shakespeare's Globe Theatre 6 minutes walk from Union Street Founded by actor and director Sam Wanamaker, the Globe as it's seen today is a reconstruction of the original Elizabethan ...More ![]() Sweet Bird of Youth Theatre | Until 31st August 2013 Old Vic Theatre 9 minutes walk from Union Street 'Sex And The City' star Kim Cattrall takes on the role of fading Hollywood legend Alexandra Del Lago in Tennessee ...More Life Drawing And Painting: Workshop Exhibitions | Until 26th June 2013 The Waterloo Action Centre 11 minutes walk from Union Street Untutored art class....More Life Drawing And Painting: Workshop Exhibitions | Until 26th June 2013 The Waterloo Action Centre 11 minutes walk from Union Street Life drawing with Chris Francis....More London 2013 The AnnualThe best London events, openings, anniversaries & experiences for 2013, from LondonTown.com Book £10 Tablet FREE
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