Shakespeare's Globe
You can find Shakespeare's Globe, an attraction, in Southwark. Another 362 places to visit lie within 5 km. Look also at British Museum, 2.4 km away.
Attraction in Southwark
Inside Southwark
Shakespeare's Globe is inside Southwark’s built-up area, with 362 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
Warmest in Southwark are May to September, at 18–24°C.
Shakespeare's Globe
Attraction.
In Southwark, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Southwark
- Official site
- shakespearesglobe.com
Where to find Shakespeare's Globe
The orange dot is Shakespeare's Globe; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Southwark’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where people come from
The 8 towns are led in size by Lambeth, with 317,108 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
Southwark
City of London
Lambeth
Westminster
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Shakespeare's Globe is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwark | It’s in town | 307,076 | 471 |
| City of London | 200 m north of it | 7,820 | 432 |
| Lambeth | 700 m south of it | 317,108 | 450 |
| Westminster | 1 km west of it | 203,571 | 461 |
| Camden | 1.1 km northwest of it | 209,342 | 458 |
| Tower Hamlets | 1.2 km east of it | 311,072 | 430 |
| Islington | 1.3 km north of it | 216,309 | 425 |
| Hackney | 1.6 km north of it | 258,464 | 407 |
More to see nearby
Of the 600 within 15 km, look for 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and a museum.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum2.4 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2
Big drawCastleTower of London1.4 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)3
Big drawArt galleryTate Modern200 m away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)4
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral600 m away5
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey2.3 km away6
AttractionElizabeth Tower2.1 km away7
AttractionLondon Eye1.6 km away8
Historic houseBuckingham Palace3.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Shakespeare's Globe: what to know
Where is Shakespeare's Globe?
Shakespeare's Globe is in Southwark, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Shakespeare's Globe?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Shakespeare's Globe?
May to September are the warmest months in Southwark, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Shakespeare's Globe?
Within 15 km: British Museum (2.4 km), Tower of London (1.4 km), Tate Modern (200 m) and St Paul's Cathedral (600 m).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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