London Borough of Southwark
The London Borough of Southwark in South London forms part of Inner London and is connected by bridges across the River Thames to the City of London and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
The London Borough of Southwark in South London forms part of Inner London and is connected by bridges across the River Thames to the City of London and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It was created in 1965 when three smaller council areas were amalgamated under the London Government Act 1963. All districts of the area are within the London postal district. It is governed by Southwark London Borough Council.
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Worth seeing in and around London Borough of Southwark
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Imperial War Museum London
The Imperial War Museum, currently branded "Imperial War Museums", is a British national museum. Its headquarters are in London, with five branches in England.
3.7 km · military museum in London · Wikipedia - 02The Oval
The Oval, for sponsorship reasons named the Kia Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, located in the borough of Lambeth, in south London. The Oval has been the home ground of Surrey County Cricket Club since it was opened in 1845.
2.9 km · cricket ground in Kennington, South London · Wikipedia - 03The Den
The Den is a football stadium in the New Cross and Bermondsey area of south-east London, and the home of Millwall Football Club. The Den is adjacent to the South London railway originating at London Bridge, and a quarter-of-a-mile from the Old Den, which it replaced on September 30, 1993.
3.1 km · football stadium in London, home to Millwall F.C. · Wikipedia - 04Vauxhall Bridge
Vauxhall Bridge is a Grade II* listed steel and granite deck arch bridge in central London. It crosses the River Thames in a southeast–northwest direction between Vauxhall on the south bank and Pimlico on the north bank.
3.8 km · arch bridge in central London · Wikipedia - 05Goldsmiths, University of London
Goldsmiths, University of London, formerly Goldsmiths' College, University of London, is a constituent research university of the University of London. It was originally founded in 1891 as The Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths in New Cross, London.
3.4 km · public research university in London, UK · Wikipedia - 06Dulwich Picture Gallery
Dulwich Picture Gallery is an art gallery in Dulwich, south London, and the oldest public art gallery in England. Opened in 1817 to a design by Regency architect Sir John Soane, it became a landmark in museum architecture through its innovative use of natural light.
2.3 km · art gallery in Dulwich, South London, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 07Horniman Museum and Gardens
The Horniman Museum and Gardens is a museum in Forest Hill, London, England. Commissioned in 1898, it opened in 1901 and was designed by Charles Harrison Townsend in the Modern Style.
3.3 km · museum in Forest Hill, London, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 08St George's Cathedral, Southwark
The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St George, usually known as St George's Cathedral, Southwark, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark, south London, and is the seat of the Archbishop of Southwark. The cathedral is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Province of Southwark which covers the Archdiocese of Southwark and the dioceses of Arundel and Brighton, Portsmouth, and Plymouth.
3.9 km · Roman Catholic cathedral in London, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09London South Bank University
London South Bank University is a public university in Elephant and Castle, London. It is based in the London Borough of Southwark, near the South Bank of the River Thames, from which it takes its name.
3.7 km · university in London, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 10Strata SE1
Strata SE1 is a 147-metre, 43-storey skyscraper at Elephant & Castle in the London Borough of Southwark with more than 1,000 residents living in its 408 flats. At the time of its construction, the building, designed by BFLS, was the tallest residential building in London and the first building in the world to have wind turbines integral to its original structure, although these no longer function.
3.1 km · building at Elephant and Castle in the London Borough of Southwark · Wikipedia
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Getting to London Borough of Southwark
- Airports
- London Heathrow (LHR), 26 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 36 km · London Luton (LTN), 49 km
- Stations
- Kennington tube station, 2.9 km · Brixton tube station, 2.2 km · Vauxhall tube station, 3.5 km · Stockwell tube station, 2.8 km · Borough tube station, 3.9 km
- Luton, Luton → London Borough of Southwark52 km · quickest by road, 1h 51m · £5–7
- London, Essex → London Borough of Southwark6 km · quickest by road, 34 min · £0.5–1
- Birmingham, West Midlands → London Borough of Southwark169 km · quickest by road, 3h 29m · £18–24
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- Get inSouthern from the South East including Gatwick Airport (), Bognor Regis, Epsom and Portsmouth with ferries from and ().
- Get inAlso from Harwich (via A120, ferries from Hook of Holland, Netherlands).
- Get inFastest route from Fishguard (ferries from Rosslare, Ireland).
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Next door to London Borough of Southwark
London Borough of Southwark is 5 km from London, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- London Borough of Lambethborough in the London Region in England2.4 km
- Brixtondistrict in the London Borough of Lambeth, South London, England2.6 km
- Southwarkdistrict of Central London, England3.6 km
- Lambethdistrict in Central London, England3.6 km
- Vauxhallarea in the London Borough of Lambeth, England3.6 km
- Claphamdistrict within London Borough of Lambeth, London, England and some areas in the London Borough of Wandsworth3.5 km