Sights and Attractions near Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
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London > Attractions > Museums
28 Shad Thames, London, Bankside, London SE1 | At Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
Located on the banks of the Thames, the Design Museum has two floors and showcases contemporary design in all forms, including fashion, graphic and architectural.... More
London > Attractions > Boats and Bridges
Tower Bridge Road, Tower Bridge Road, , London, Bankside, London SE1 | 2 minutes walk from Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
Competing with the London Eye for the capitals most vertiginous experience, Tower Bridge offers one of the best vantage points in the city from its... More
London > Attractions > Boats and Bridges
Morgan's Lane, Tooley Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 8 minutes walk from Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
HMS Belfast, moored at Morgan's Lane off Tooley Street, is a World War Two cruiser with nine decks. As you explore this floating museum, pop... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Tower Hill, London, City, London EC3N | 8 minutes walk from Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
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... More
London > Attractions > Museums
83 Bermondsey Street, London, SE1 | 8 minutes walk from Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
The fashionista behind the Fashion and Textile Museum is Zandra Rhodes, the colourful designer who won the Designer of the Year award in 1972 and... More
London > Attractions > Attractions for Kids
64-66 Tooley Street, London Bridge, Bankside, London SE1 | 9 minutes walk from Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
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 > Art Galleries
144-152 Bermondsey Street, London, SE1 | 11 minutes walk from Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
Jay Jopling's third - and largest - White Cube art gallery in London is located on Bermondsey Street and set in a former 1970s warehouse.... More
London > Attractions > Attractions for Kids
28-34 Tooley Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 11 minutes walk from Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
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 > Sights
, London, SE1 | 13 minutes walk from Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
Opening in June 2012, The Shard will become the tallest building in the European Union and the 45th tallest building in the world when it... More
London > Attractions > Museums
9a St Thomas Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 13 minutes walk from Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
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
Lower Thames Street, London, City, London EC3R | 14 minutes walk from Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
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 > Historic Buildings
London Bridge, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 15 minutes walk from Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
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 > Sights
Monument Street, London, City, London EC3R | 15 minutes walk from Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
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
12 Leadenhall Street, London, City, London EC3V | 17 minutes walk from Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
The landmark Lloyd's building, at 1 Lime Street, is arguably one of the most iconic buildings in The City. Designed by architect Richard Rogers, it... More
London > Attractions > Museums
1 Clink Street, Bankside, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 18 minutes walk from Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
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 > Boats and Bridges
Pickfords Wharf, Clink Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 18 minutes walk from Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
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 > Art Galleries
77-82 Whitechapel High Street, London, Tower Hamlets, London E1 | 20 minutes walk from Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
Designed in a distinctive Arts and Crafts architecture style by Charles Harrison Townsend, the Whitechapel, Britain's first purpose-built arts gallery, is renowned both for the... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
64 Middlesex Street, London, Spitalfields, London E1 | 21 minutes walk from Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
The Electric Blue Gallery gallery, co-owned by Jessica Tibbles and Olivier Bernay, opened in January 2009. By February, Wallpaper* magazine was calling the launch "a... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Wapping Hydraulic Power Station, Wapping Wall, London, Tower Hamlets, London E1W | 21 minutes walk from Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
Built in 1890 and originally used to power machinery using stream and later electricity, the unique space of The Wapping Project is now a thriving... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
City of London, City, London EC4N | 21 minutes walk from Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
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 > Historic Buildings
Tower 42, 25 Old Broad Street, London, City, London EC2N | 21 minutes walk from Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
The first skyscraper in the City of London and, at 600ft, it's still the tallest in central London, though the fifth tallest in the city... More
London > Attractions > Museums
Bartholomew Lane, London, City, London EC2R | 22 minutes walk from Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
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
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Brick Lane, London, Spitalfields, London E1 | 23 minutes walk from Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
London's own "Curry Mile", Brick Lane is home to so much more than first-rate spiced food, it also plays host to Jewish bagel shops, Indian... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
56 Artillery Lane, London, Spitalfields, London E1 | 24 minutes walk from Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
Raven Row, a non-profit contemporary art centre in Spitalfields, not far from the Market, opened to the public on 28th February 2009. The name -... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Commercial Street, London, Spitalfields, London E1 | 25 minutes walk from Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
Built in 1729, Nicholas Hawksmoor's Christ Church creation was declared dangerous and closed in 1956. Vigorous campaigning, from the poet Sir John Betjeman among others,... More
London > Attractions > Boats and Bridges
River Thames, London, City, London SE1 | 25 minutes walk from Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
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 > Art Galleries
38-40 Glasshill Street, London, SE1 | 26 minutes walk from Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
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, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 26 minutes walk from Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
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
1 Park Approach, Southwark Park, London, Southwark, London SE16 | 26 minutes walk from Design Overtime: Sparkle the Dark Up
Before the Bermondsey Artists' Group (BAG) took over the cafe in the middle of Southwark Park it had fallen into disrepair. The building was completely... More
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What's On Today Near Design Museum Designs of the Year 2012 Exhibitions | Until 4th July 2012 Design Museum At Design Museum The Design of the Year Awards are the Oscars of the design world, celebrating and showcasing the most innovative and ...More ![]() Christian Louboutin Exhibitions | Until 9th July 2012 Design Museum At Design Museum For anyone who follows fashion, French shoe designer Christian Louboutin is the height of sophistication. His famous red soled shoes, ...More Something Very Far Away: Mark Arends (Over 8s) Theatre | Until 24th June 2012 Unicorn Theatre 7 minutes walk from Design Museum Children's show telling the story of Johannes Kepler....More Designing Women: Post-War British Textiles Exhibitions | Until 16th June 2012 Fashion and Textile Museum 8 minutes walk from Design Museum Textiles for domestic interiors from the 1950s and 1960s, highlighting the creative visions of Lucienne Day, Jacqueline Groag and Marian ...More Wfs Presents Clubbing and Nightlife | On 2nd June 2012 Cable 9 minutes walk from Design Museum DJs Klute, Nymfo, Calibre, Marcus Intalex, Dom & Roland, Vicious Circle and Presha spin electro, drum'n'bass and dubstep, with MCs ...More The Hairy Ape Theatre | Until 9th June 2012 Southwark Playhouse 9 minutes walk from Design Museum Creature Of London presents Eugene O'Neill's tragic drama about the brutalising effects of industrial toil in its first major revival ...More Damien Hirst: Two Weeks One Summer Exhibitions | Until 8th July 2012 White Cube Bermondsey 11 minutes walk from Design Museum Contemporary still-life paintings made in the artist's Devon studio....More Marie Angeletti & Mathis Gasser: In The Museum Exhibitions | Until 24th June 2012 Vitrine Gallery 12 minutes walk from Design Museum A group show featuring photographs which explores the modes of image and representation. Curated by Katherine Gardner....More John Foster: Of Mind And Heart Exhibitions | Until 24th June 2012 Woolfson & Tay 13 minutes walk from Design Museum Contemporary paintings and drawings, featuring portrait, landscape and abstract works....More The Mark Bruce Company: Made In Heaven Dance | Until 2nd June 2012 Wilton's Music Hall 13 minutes walk from Design Museum A dance-theatre piece featuring music composed by Debussy, Queens Of The Stone Age and The Black Keys, choreographed by Mark ...More
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