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London / Seasonal
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London Ghost Festival
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22nd October 2010 and 31st October 2010
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London Dungeon, 28-34 Tooley Street, Bankside,
London, SE12SZ
1 minutes walk from London Bridge Tube
Only the brave will sign up for the London Ghost Festival, a week of frightening events taking place across the...
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London / Shopping
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Borough Market
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Every Thursday, Friday & Saturday
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Borough Market, Southwark Street, Bankside,
London, SE11TL
5 minutes walk from London Bridge Tube
Nestled in-between Borough High Street, Bedale Street, Stoney Street and Winchester Walk lives "London's Larder", more formally known as Borough...
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London / Exhibitions
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John Pawson
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22nd September 2010 and 16th January 2011
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Design Museum, 28 Shad Thames, Bankside,
London, SE12YD
11 minutes walk from London Bridge Tube
Minimalism is the trademark of British architect, John Pawson, whose designs on paired down living are displayed at the Design...
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London / Shopping
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Leadenhall Market
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Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday
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Leadenhall Market, Whittington Avenue, off Gracechurch Street, The City,
London, EC3V1LR
13 minutes walk from London Bridge Tube
Leadenhall Market is a restored Victorian covered market that sells traditional game, poultry, fish and meat. Although there has been...
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London / Seasonal
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Lord Mayor's Show
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13th November 2010
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Mansion House, City of London, The City,
London, EC4N8BH
14 minutes walk from London Bridge Tube
The Lord Mayor's Show features possibly the most dangerous and amazing of all the public fireworks shows in the capital:...
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London / Exhibitions
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Gauguin: Maker of Myth
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30th September 2010 and 16th January 2011
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Tate Modern, Bankside Power Station, 25 Sumner Street, Bankside,
London, SE19TG
15 minutes walk from London Bridge Tube
Gauguin as storyteller is the artist we discover in Gauguin: Maker of Myth, an exhibition at Tate Modern which brings...
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London / Exhibitions
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London Open House Weekend
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18th September 2010 and 19th September 2010
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Bank of England Museum, Bartholomew Lane, Clerkenwell,
London, EC2R8AH
16 minutes walk from London Bridge Tube
So many of London's architectural landmarks are closely guarded secrets, off-limits to Joe Public. It's tantalising to imagine what goes...
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London / Exhibitions
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Mayor's Thames Festival
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11th September 2010 and 12th September 2010
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Blackfriars Bridge, Victoria Embankment, The City,
London, EC4V3QR
22 minutes walk from London Bridge Tube
The Mayor's Thames Festival takes place in mid-September each year celebrating the main waterway which winds its way through the...
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London / Concerts
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Thomas Ades
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27th April 2010
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Barbican Hall, Silk Street, The City,
London, EC2Y8DS
26 minutes walk from London Bridge Tube
Stripped of his deep layers of musical brilliance, the British composer and musician Thomas Ades performs in captivating simplicity with...
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London / Exhibitions
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Alternative Fashion Week
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19th April 2010 and 23rd April 2010
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Spitalfields Market, 1 Crispin Place, Shoreditch,
London, E16DW
26 minutes walk from London Bridge Tube
Alternative Fashion Week is all about supporting new talent and making a fashion show more approachable and affordable for everyday...
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London / Exhibitions
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Baishakhi Mela
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23rd May 2010
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Brick Lane, Brick Lane, Shoreditch,
London, E16PU
26 minutes walk from London Bridge Tube
Famous for its curry houses, Brick Lane is the obvious choice of venue to celebrate Baishakhi Mela, the Bengali New...
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London / Tours
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Dennis Severs' House Tours
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Every Sunday
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Dennis Severs' House, 18 Folgate Street, Shoreditch,
London, E16BX
28 minutes walk from London Bridge Tube
A guided tour of Dennis Severs' House is one of the must-see attractions of hidden London. The living museum, the...
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London / Theatre
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Nation
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11th November 2009 and 28th March 2010
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National Theatre, South Bank, South Bank,
London, SE19PX
28 minutes walk from London Bridge Tube
With its puppets and projections, Nation is the play of choice for families looking for a little more sophistication from...
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London / Film Events
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Alice in Wonderland
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5th March 2010 and 30th March 2010
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BFI IMAX Cinema, 1 Charlie Chaplin Walk, South Bank, South Bank,
London, SE18XR
28 minutes walk from London Bridge Tube
Descend through the rabbit hole in 3D when Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland comes to the BFI IMAX. With an...
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London / Seasonal
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Hunt The Rat
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27th March 2010 and 18th April 2010
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HMS Belfast, Morgan's Lane, Tooley Street, Bankside,
London, SE12JH
5 minutes walk from London Bridge Tube
Here's a novel alternative to a traditional egg hunt - at HMS Belfast there's no Easter bunny, instead kids are...
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London / Exhibitions
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Sustainable Futures
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31st March 2010 and 5th September 2010
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Design Museum, 28 Shad Thames, Bankside,
London, SE12YD
11 minutes walk from London Bridge Tube
Can Design Save the World? That's the question the Design Musuem's Sustainable Futures exhibition attempts to answer through examining the objects on display. Taking a selection of projects, existing or are in the making, this exhibition presents key examples of how design can deliver a more sustainable future. The exhibition...
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London / Exhibitions
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Urban Africa
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31st March 2010 and 5th September 2010
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Design Museum, 28 Shad Thames, Bankside,
London, SE12YD
11 minutes walk from London Bridge Tube
Architect David Adjaye presents his pictures documenting key cities in Africa in Urban Africa, a temporary exhihition at the Design...
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London / Kids Events
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Fun Family Trails At The Tower
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Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday
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Tower Of London, Tower Hill, The City,
London, EC3N4AB
12 minutes walk from London Bridge Tube
A trip to the Tower of London is one of the highlights of being a tourist in the city and...
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London / Theatre
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2010 Sam Wanamaker Festival
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21st March 2010
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Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, 21 New Globe Walk, Bankside,
London, SE19DT
12 minutes walk from London Bridge Tube
The Sam Wanamaker Festival, held in honour of the American actor who who initiated the project to rebuild Shakespeare's Globe, sees 44 students from leading UK drama school students perform scenes by Shakespeare and his contemporaries. The festival, organised in partnership with the Conference Of Drama Schools, combines workshops for the...
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London / Tours
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Along The Thames Pub Walk
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Every Wednesday & Friday
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Mansion House Tube, 38 Cannon Street, The City,
London, EC4N6JD
14 minutes walk from London Bridge Tube
Take in London's famous watering holes while walking along the city's riverside path when you go on this guided tour,...
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London / Exhibitions
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Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective
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10th February 2010 and 3rd May 2010
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Tate Modern, Bankside Power Station, 25 Sumner Street, Bankside,
London, SE19TG
15 minutes walk from London Bridge Tube
Abstract expressionist works by the Armenian-born American artist Arshille Gorky go on display at Tate Modern in celebration of his life and work. Described as "one of the great absorbers in art" by the New York Times, Gorky studied artists like Cezanne, Picasso, Leger and Miro before arriving at his...
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