Sights and Attractions near Borough Road
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
38-40 Glasshill Street, London, SE1 | 4 minutes walk from Borough Road
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 > Historic Buildings
Westminster Bridge Road, London, South Bank, London SE1 | 8 minutes walk from Borough Road
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 > Museums
Lambeth Road, London, Southwark, London SE1 | 9 minutes walk from Borough Road
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, London, Southwark, London SE1 | 9 minutes walk from Borough Road
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 > Art Galleries
65a Hopton Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 13 minutes walk from Borough Road
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 > Museums
151 Walworth Road, London, Southwark, London SE17 | 13 minutes walk from Borough Road
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.... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Bankside Power Station, 25 Sumner Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 14 minutes walk from Borough Road
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, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 15 minutes walk from Borough Road
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 > Boats and Bridges
Pickfords Wharf, Clink Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 15 minutes walk from Borough Road
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
9a St Thomas Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 16 minutes walk from Borough Road
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 > Museums
1 Clink Street, Bankside, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 16 minutes walk from Borough Road
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 > Historic Buildings
London Bridge, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 16 minutes walk from Borough Road
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
, London, SE1 | 17 minutes walk from Borough Road
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 > Historic Buildings
Bargehouse Street, Off Upper Ground, London, South Bank, London SE1 | 17 minutes walk from Borough Road
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, London, City, London SE1 | 18 minutes walk from Borough Road
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 > Attractions for Kids
28-34 Tooley Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 18 minutes walk from Borough Road
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 > Art Galleries
Belvedere Road, London, South Bank, London SE1 | 19 minutes walk from Borough Road
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 > Attractions for Kids
64-66 Tooley Street, London Bridge, Bankside, London SE1 | 19 minutes walk from Borough Road
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 | 19 minutes walk from Borough Road
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 > Museums
83 Bermondsey Street, London, SE1 | 19 minutes walk from Borough Road
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 > Museums
Level 5, Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Road, London, South Bank, London SE1 | 20 minutes walk from Borough Road
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 > Attractions for Kids
County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road, South Bank, London SE1 | 20 minutes walk from Borough Road
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 > Museums
Lambeth Palace Road, London, South Bank, London SE1 | 21 minutes walk from Borough Road
Situated in the restored church of St Mary-at-Lambeth, adjacent to Lambeth Palace on the banks of the River Thames, the Garden Museum provides an insight... More
London > Attractions > Sights
Jubilee Gardens, South Bank, London, South Bank, London SE1 | 22 minutes walk from Borough Road
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 > Historic Buildings
Lower Thames Street, London, City, London EC3R | 22 minutes walk from Borough Road
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 > Boats and Bridges
Morgan's Lane, Tooley Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 22 minutes walk from Borough Road
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 > Sights
Monument Street, London, City, London EC3R | 23 minutes walk from Borough Road
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
Middle Temple Lane, London, Holborn, London EC4Y | 24 minutes walk from Borough Road
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, London, City, London EC4M | 24 minutes walk from Borough Road
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
Attractions in Borough Road
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What's On Today Near Borough Road Saturday Sessions Clubbing and Nightlife | On 2nd June 2012 Ministry of Sound 2 minutes walk from Borough Road Thomas Gold, Norman Doray, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, Shane Patrick, Vikings, Joe & Will Ask?, Citizen, Junior G and ...More WE Party Clubbing and Nightlife | On 2nd June 2012 The Coronet Theatre 7 minutes walk from Borough Road Resident DJs spin drum'n'bass and electro....More Matthew Johnstone: Photographs & Slide Shows Exhibitions | Until 1st September 2012 Jerwood Space 8 minutes walk from Borough Road An installation of films on LCD screens and framed photographs of film stills, both of which examine the materials and ...More Jerwood Encounters: Assembly Exhibitions | Until 24th June 2012 Jerwood Space 8 minutes walk from Borough Road Multimedia, installations and performances by artists including Kim Coleman and Jenny Hogarth, The Hut Project and Charlie Woolley....More Jekyll And Hyde Theatre | Until 16th June 2012 The Union Theatre 8 minutes walk from Borough Road Morphic Graffiti presents Leslie Bricusse and Frank Wildhorn's musical adaptation of RL Stevenson's chilling novella The Strange Case Of Dr ...More Rupture Clubbing and Nightlife | On 2nd June 2012 Corsica Studios 9 minutes walk from Borough Road Genotype, Nolige, Zero T and guests provide house, techno, drum'n'bass and electronica....More Build The Truce Exhibitions | Until 23rd September 2012 Imperial War Museum 9 minutes walk from Borough Road An interactive display inspired by the 9th century BC Olympic Games 'truce', which enabled Greek athletes from the country's warring ...More A Family In Wartime Exhibitions | Until 31st December 2012 Imperial War Museum 9 minutes walk from Borough Road Photographs, personal testimonies, posters, film and paintings exploring how one ordinary family, the Allpresses, faced the daily challenge of living ...More Women And The Home Front Kids Events | Until 10th June 2012 Imperial War Museum 9 minutes walk from Borough Road A drop-in activity about the contribution of women to the war effort....More ![]() The Suit Theatre | Until 16th June 2012 The Young Vic 10 minutes walk from Borough Road Set in hot and dry 1950s South Africa, The Suit follows a young husband who arrives home to find his ...More
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