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South Bank and Bankside

This broad south-of-the-Thames corridor links Bankside’s medieval and modern culture with Lambeth’s museums and Battersea’s industrial riverfront; its sights occupy several distinct walking clusters.

Why go

Choose it for a Thames walk, modern art, theatre or broad skyline views. Keep the Globe, Tate Modern and London Bridge in an eastern Bankside route; use Imperial War Museum as a Lambeth anchor, or make Battersea Power Station a separate western outing. Trying to walk every cluster wastes the day.

What to look for

  • Shakespeare’s Globe and Tate Modern
  • London Bridge and Southwark Cathedral
  • Imperial War Museum or Battersea riverfront

Useful to know

  • Pick an eastern, central or western stretch first; use transport between Lambeth, Bankside and Battersea.

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