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Experience · South Bank · London

Southbank Centre

Concrete terraces, skaters in the undercroft, river light

‹ London
When it fits
Best in the evening · about 90 min
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Where it is

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Straight-line distances: Rules 741 m · Covent Garden 828 m · Houses of Parliament 892 m. Not travel times.

Why Aura
The concrete arts complex on the river — Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Hayward Gallery — with free foyers open to anyone and many free events. Walk the Queen's Walk from here to Tate Modern.
BudgetFine in the rainLivelyWith friends
TodayHours to re-checkHours not in OpenStreetMap
Visit lengthAbout 90 min
WeatherPartly outdoorsUsed by the rain swap in Live
EffortEasy
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  • When it fits: Aura editorial estimate.
  • Today: Hours not in OpenStreetMap
  • Visit length: Aura estimate
  • Effort: Aura estimate
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Also in this area

Tate ModernBankside · Modern and contemporary art in a former power station: the Turbine Hall, then the free collection floors (Rothko, Picasso, Bourgeois). Open until 21:00 on Fridays and Saturdays; the top-floor terrace looks across to St Paul's.
Shakespeare's GlobeBankside · A reconstruction of Shakespeare's open-air playhouse on Bankside. From autumn to January, take the guided tour and exhibition; in the summer season, stand in the yard for a play.
Borough MarketSouthwark · London's great food market under the railway arches by London Bridge: cheese, bread, game, oysters and hot lunch stalls. Come on a weekday morning; it is shut on Mondays and packed by Saturday lunchtime.