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Attractions in Bankside

 

We really like 13 attractions in Bankside neighbourhood. There are another 14 attractions in the area.

View: Our favourite 13 attractions in Bankside

Bankside Attractions by category: Museums (7), Art Galleries (5), Historic Buildings (4), Other Attractions (4), Attractions for Kids (3), Boats and Bridges (3), Sights (2)

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Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Bankside Gallery
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
48 Hopton Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | in Bankside
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
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
HMS Belfast
London > Attractions > Boats and Bridges
Morgan's Lane, Tooley Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | in Bankside
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
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret
London > Attractions > Museums
9a St Thomas Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | in Bankside
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
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
London Dungeon
London > Attractions > Attractions for Kids
28-34 Tooley Street, Bankside, London SE1 | in Bankside
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
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Southwark Cathedral
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
London Bridge, London, Bankside, London SE1 | in Bankside
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
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Design Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
28 Shad Thames, London, Bankside, London SE1 | in Bankside
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
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Clink Prison Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
1 Clink Street, Bankside, London, Bankside, London SE1 | in Bankside
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
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Golden Hinde
London > Attractions > Boats and Bridges
Pickfords Wharf, Clink Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | in Bankside
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
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Tate Modern
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Bankside Power Station, 25 Sumner Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | in Bankside
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
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Winston Churchill's Britain at War Experience
London > Attractions > Attractions for Kids
64-66 Tooley Street, London Bridge, Bankside, London SE1 | in Bankside
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
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
City Hall
London > Attractions > Sights
110 The Queen's Walk, London, Bankside, London SE1 | in Bankside
It may look like a pile of CDs tilted at a precarious angle so it's about to fall over, but this attractive Norman Foster building... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Tower Bridge
London > Attractions > Boats and Bridges
Tower Bridge Road, Tower Bridge Road, , London, Bankside, London SE1 | in Bankside
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
 
 
 
Tower Bridge Exhibition
London > Attractions > Museums
Tower Bridge, Bankside, London SE1 | in Bankside
Competing with the London Eye for the capital's most vertiginous experience, Tower Bridge offers one of the best vantage points in the city from... More
 
 
 
Shakespeare's Globe Exhibition and Tour
London > Attractions > Museums
New Globe Walk, Bankside, Southwark, London, Bankside, London SE1 | in Bankside
Against the historical background of Elizabethan Bankside (the City of London's playground in Shakespeare's time) this exhibition focuses on the role of the actor and... More
 
 
 
Kirkaldy Testing Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
99 Southwark Street, Southwark, London, Bankside, London SE1 | in Bankside
Working equipment and exhibition about the machinery David Kirkaldy designed to experiment and test the strength of materials to uniform standards. The entrance is in... More
 
 
 
Architecture Foundation
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
136–148 Tooley Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | in Bankside
As the first independent architecture centre in Britain, the Architecture Foundation aims to promote debate on the planning, design and welfare of cities. It regularly... More
 
 
 
Rose Theatre
London > Attractions > Museums
56 Park Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | in Bankside
This exhibition is situated on the site of Bankside's first theatre, which was only discovered by Museum of London archaeologists in 1989. This was the... More
 
 
 
Glaziers Hall and Southwark Cathedral
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Montague Close London Bridge, Bankside, London SE1 | in Bankside
It was built by the Hays Wharf company during the Napoleonic wars as a three-storey warehouse, its distinctive Georgian industrial facade being added when it... More
 
 
 
Hay's Galleria
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Hay's Lane, off Tooley Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | in Bankside
Hay's Galleria is a covered shopping centre but it's also so much more than that. Its riverside location hints at its original purpose back in... More
 
 
 
London Bridge Experience
London > Attractions > Attractions for Kids
2-4 Tooley Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | in Bankside
Take the London Bridge Experience and explore the tombs under London Bridge with the history of the area brought to life through special effects, CGI,... More
 
 
 
Southwark Bridge
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Southwark, London, Bankside, London SE1 | in Bankside
Southwark Bridge is a Grade II listed steel road and foot bridge, which links Southwark and the City crossing the River Thames. The distinctive bridge,... More
 
 
 
Cannon Street Railway Bridge
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Southwark, London, Bankside, London SE1 | in Bankside
Constructed between 1863 and 1866, Cannon Street Railway Bridge was built to transport trains over the river to Cannon Street station on the north bank.... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Wapping Project Bankside
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
65a Hopton Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | in Bankside
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
 
 
 
Essor Gallery
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
1 America Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | in Bankside
Art Gallery ... More
 
 
 
Skyline Balloon
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Lambeth College Tower Bridge Centre, Tooley Street SOUTHWARK, London, Bankside, London SE1 | in Bankside
Tethered balloon offering 15-minute rides and ascending to 400 feet, giving passengers the opportuni... More
 
 
 
IceSpace
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Queen's Walk, London, Bankside, London SE1 | in Bankside
IceSpace is a super-cool touring attraction that touches down in London this month, bringing the largest collection of ice found outside the Arctic Circles to... More
 
 
 
Shakespeare's Globe Exhibition
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, London SE1 | in Bankside
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Borough Market
Borough Market
Shopping | Until 1st January 2013 

Borough Market 2 minutes walk from Bankside

Nestled in-between Borough High Street, Bedale Street, Stoney Street and Winchester Walk lives "London's Larder", more formally known as Borough ...More

 
Kensington Brass
Music | On 2nd June 2012 

Southwark Cathedral 3 minutes walk from Bankside

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Common Sense
Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 30th June 2012 

Belushi's 4 minutes walk from Bankside

Resident DJs spin funk, house and electro....More

Speed Surgery: Surgery In The 19th Century: Demonstration
Leisure | Until 30th June 2012 

Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret 4 minutes walk from Bankside

A surgical demonstration presented in the original architecture of St Thomas's Hospital in 1822....More

World Shakespeare Festival
World Shakespeare Festival
Theatre | Until 9th September 2012 

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre 6 minutes walk from Bankside

With 2012 being the year to be proud to be in London, it's well suited that the celebrations of all ...More

 
Globe to Globe
Globe to Globe
Theatre | Until 9th June 2012 

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre 6 minutes walk from Bankside

Over a period of six weeks, Shakespeare's Globe will be celebrating London's large variety of communities by presenting a truly ...More

 
Much Ado About Nothing
Theatre | Until 2nd June 2012 

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre 6 minutes walk from Bankside

William Shakespeare's romantic comedy is set within the chaos surrounding an Italian restaurant. Presented by Compagnie Hypermobile, and performed in ...More

Hamlet
Hamlet
Theatre | Until 3rd June 2012 

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre 6 minutes walk from Bankside

The Lithuanian musician Andrius Mamontovas plays the tortured Prince of Denmark, in the director Eimuntas Nekrosius's production of Hamlet. Performed ...More

 
Shakespeare's Globe Multi-Lingual Shakespeare Festival 2012
Theatre | Until 2nd June 2012 

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre 6 minutes walk from Bankside

A theatrical feast as Shakespeare's Globe presents all of the Bard's plays, in a different language, each by a different ...More

Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama
Exhibitions | Until 5th June 2012 

Tate Modern 9 minutes walk from Bankside

Well-known for her repeating dot patterns, influential Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama first came to prominence in the 1960s, mixing with ...More

 
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