Sights and Attractions near Gambia Street
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
65a Hopton Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 5 minutes walk from Gambia Street
Dr Jules Wright, founder and owner of The Wapping Project, has opened up a second gallery space - the Wapping Project Bankside. Located next to... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
38-40 Glasshill Street, SE1 | 5 minutes walk from Gambia 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... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Bankside Power Station, 25 Sumner Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 6 minutes walk from Gambia 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... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
48 Hopton Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 7 minutes walk from Gambia Street
Bankside Gallery is the home of the Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers - the oldest societies of their kind in the... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Bargehouse Street, Off Upper Ground, South Bank, London SE1 | 9 minutes walk from Gambia Street
Originally a power station, later a reprocessing plant owned by the Oxo Company, the bold, Art Deco Oxo Tower was marked out as ripe for... More
London > Attractions > Boats and Bridges
River Thames, City, London SE1 | 10 minutes walk from Gambia Street
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
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Westminster Bridge Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 11 minutes walk from Gambia Street
One of two cathedrals in Southwark, St George's Cathedral opened in 1848 as the first Catholic cathedral in the UK after the Reformation. The impressive... More
London > Attractions > Boats and Bridges
Pickfords Wharf, Clink Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 12 minutes walk from Gambia Street
Sir Francis Drake completed the second-ever circumnavigation of the world between 1577-80 in a galleon ship called the Golden Hinde. The ship has been re-created... More
London > Attractions > Museums
1 Clink Street, Bankside, Bankside, London SE1 | 12 minutes walk from Gambia Street
Located on what was once the London estate of the Bishops of Winchester (known as the 'Liberty of the Clink'), the Clink Prison Museum unlocks... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Belvedere Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 13 minutes walk from Gambia Street
The Hayward Gallery has been the originator or host of influential exhibitions since 1968. It mounts temporary exhibitions of contemporary and historical art. The gallery,... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
London Bridge, Bankside, London SE1 | 14 minutes walk from Gambia Street
Dating back to around 1220 Southwark Cathedral is the oldest Gothic church in London. It has a varied and lively history and houses interesting memorials... More
London > Attractions > Museums
Lambeth Road, Southwark, London SE1 | 14 minutes walk from Gambia Street
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... More
London > Attractions > Parks and Gardens
Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, Southwark, London SE1 | 14 minutes walk from Gambia Street
Buddhist garden in the grounds of the Imperial War Museum. Located in the ground of the Imperial War Museum, lies this fitting tribute to peace and... More
London > Attractions > Museums
Level 5, Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 14 minutes walk from Gambia Street
The most comprehensive and accessible collection of poetry from 1914 in Britain, The Poetry Library within the Southbank Centre contains 90,000 items and is still... More
London > Attractions > Museums
9a St Thomas Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 15 minutes walk from Gambia Street
Hidden away in the roof space of the old St Thomas Baroque church, this restored 1821 women's operating theatre is the oldest operating theatre in... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Middle Temple Lane, Holborn, London EC4Y | 15 minutes walk from Gambia Street
Middle Temple Hall, completed in 1574, is late-Gothic in style. Its attractions are a rare double-hammer beam roof, an intricately carved screen (which, although heavily... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
St Paul's Churchyard, City, London EC4M | 16 minutes walk from Gambia Street
Being the cathedral of the capital city, St Paul's is officially the spiritual home of Great Britain. The funerals of Lord Nelson, the Duke of... More
London > Attractions > Attractions for Kids
County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 17 minutes walk from Gambia Street
The Sea Life London Aquarium features hundreds of varieties of fish and sea life from around the world. Here you'll come face-to-face with sharks and... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Fleet Street, Holborn, London EC4Y | 17 minutes walk from Gambia Street
Temple Church sits within the Inner Temple of the Inns of Court, and was originally consecrated in 1185 as the spiritual and actual home of... More
London > Attractions > Sights
Jubilee Gardens, South Bank, South Bank, London SE1 | 18 minutes walk from Gambia Street
The London Eye elbowed its way onto the capital's tourist scene as one of the statement pieces to mark the turn of the century (see... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 18 minutes walk from Gambia Street
Manet's 'Bar at the Folies-Bergeres', Van Gogh's 'Self-Portrait with a Bandaged Ear' and Renoir's 'La Loge' are just a few of the celebrated artworks displayed... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Strand, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 18 minutes walk from Gambia Street
Somerset House, once the site of a spectacular Tudor palace, now includes a magnificent 18th century art gallery housing celebrated collections belonging to the Courtauld Institute... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Strand, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 18 minutes walk from Gambia Street
Opened on 24th April 2008, the Embankment Galleries at Somerset House offer 750 square metres of exhibition space where the Hermitage Rooms used to be.... More
London > Attractions > Attractions for Kids
28-34 Tooley Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 18 minutes walk from Gambia Street
Torture, beheading, plague and murder are the main 'attractions' at the London Dungeon - a museum dripping with the murkiest dregs of British history. In... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Lower Thames Street, City, London EC3R | 19 minutes walk from Gambia Street
St Magnus' was built by Sir Christopher Wren between 1671-76, and boasts a steeple dating from 1705. Henry Yevele, Richard II's master mason, is buried... More
London > Attractions > Attractions for Kids
64-66 Tooley Street, London Bridge, Bankside, London SE1 | 19 minutes walk from Gambia Street
Noise, smoke, confined space, fear and an astonishing camaraderie were the overriding characteristics of the Blitz. Winston Churchill's Britain at War Experience reveals how Londoners... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Strand, Holborn, London WC2A | 19 minutes walk from Gambia Street
A stunning example of Gothic architecture, London's Inns of Court date back to before the 14th century. It is here that barristers train and traditionally... More
London > Attractions > Sights
Monument Street, City, London EC3R | 19 minutes walk from Gambia Street
Following an 18-month closure which began in 2007, The Monument reopened in February 2009 revealing the effects of a £4.5 million renovation. If you're feeling... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
City of London, City, London EC4N | 20 minutes walk from Gambia Street
Mansion House, the Palace of the London Mayor, was originally for the Lord Mayor to represent the City in appropriate style, Sir Crispin Gascoigne was... More
London > Attractions > Museums
Bartholomew Lane, City, London EC2R | 21 minutes walk from Gambia Street
Sorry, no free samples here but you can get your hands on a real gold bar. Housed within the Bank of England, the Bank of... More
Attractions in Gambia Street
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What's On Today Near Gambia Street Jerwood Encounters: Formed Thoughts Exhibitions | Until 26th February 2012 Jerwood Space 3 minutes walk from Gambia Street Contemporary works in a variety of media that examine the relationship between artist's and their medium, featuring works by Phoebe ...More Bingo Theatre | Until 31st March 2012 The Young Vic 6 minutes walk from Gambia Street After the glory times, Shakespeare finds himself faced with the same dilemma as his character King Lear. Drama by Edward ...More Half Term at Tate Modern Kids Events | Until 19th February 2012 Tate Modern 6 minutes walk from Gambia Street The Tate Modern is giving families the chance to beat the boredom of half term and instead drop into the ...More No Lone Zone Exhibitions | Until 13th May 2012 Tate Modern 6 minutes walk from Gambia Street Contemporary sculpture, videos, photographs and installations exploring the relationship between history, nature and politics, by Teresa Margolles, Cinthia Marcelle, David ...More ![]() Yayoi Kusama Exhibitions | Until 5th June 2012 Tate Modern 6 minutes walk from Gambia Street Well-known for her repeating dot patterns, influential Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama first came to prominence in the 1960s, mixing with ...More Photography: New Documentary Forms Exhibitions | Until 31st March 2012 Tate Modern 6 minutes walk from Gambia Street Photographs by Luc Delahaye, Mitch Epstein, Guy Tillim and Akram Zaatari in which the artists explore a variety of subjects ...More ![]() The Unilever Series: Tacita Dean Exhibitions | Until 9th April 2012 Tate Modern 6 minutes walk from Gambia Street Berlin-based English visual artists Tacita Dean undertakes the 12th commission in The Unilever Series for the Turbine Hall at Tate ...More Noises Off Theatre | Until 10th March 2012 Old Vic Theatre 7 minutes walk from Gambia Street It wouldn't be Christmas without a rip-roaring comedy at The Old Vic, this year's seasonal offering comes in the form ...More ![]() Pippin Theatre | Until 25th February 2012 Menier Chocolate Factory 8 minutes walk from Gambia Street From the composer of Wicked and Godspell comes this adaptation of Roger O.Hirson's book Pippin. Stephen Schwartz provides the music ...More Pilates Sporting Events | Until 23rd February 2012 The Waterloo Action Centre 8 minutes walk from Gambia Street Pilates class....More
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