Attraction · Lambeth · London

Southbank Centre

In Lambeth, Southbank Centre is an attraction. Our list has 390 more places within 5 km. The pick nearby is British Museum, 1.7 km off.

Where

In Lambeth

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–24°C

In brief

Attraction in Lambeth

Inside Lambeth

Southbank Centre is inside Lambeth’s built-up area, with 390 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.

When to go

Which month to go

If warmth matters, go May to September: Lambeth reaches 18–24°C.

Jan9° / 3°57 mm

Feb9° / 3°42 mm

Mar12° / 5°37 mm

Apr15° / 6°42 mm

May18° / 9°46 mm

Jun21° / 12°50 mm

Jul24° / 14°45 mm

Aug23° / 14°55 mm

Sep20° / 12°50 mm

Oct16° / 9°66 mm

Nov12° / 6°64 mm

Dec9° / 3°58 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Lambeth, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Lambeth. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Lambeth’s full climate →

About

Southbank Centre

Attraction.

In Lambeth, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Attraction
Town: in Lambeth
Official site: southbankcentre.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Where to find Southbank Centre

The numbers show what else is near Southbank Centre, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

In size, Wandsworth comes first of the 8, with 326,725 people. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in town

Lambeth

317,108 people · 450 places to visit

2 · 300 m west of it

Westminster

203,571 people · 461 places to visit

3 · 500 m southeast of it

Southwark

307,076 people · 471 places to visit

4 · 600 m northeast of it

City of London

7,820 people · 432 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Southbank Centre is	People	Places to visit
Lambeth	It’s in town	317,108	450
Westminster	300 m west of it	203,571	461
Southwark	500 m southeast of it	307,076	471
City of London	600 m northeast of it	7,820	432
Camden	700 m northwest of it	209,342	458
Islington	1.6 km north of it	216,309	425
Tower Hamlets	2 km east of it	311,072	430
Wandsworth	2.5 km southwest of it	326,725	442

Make a day of it

Pair Southbank Centre with these

Within 15 km you can add 2 attractions, 2 art galleries and a museum.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1.7 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey1.1 km away 3

AttractionElizabeth Tower800 m away 4

AttractionLondon Eye400 m away 5

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery900 m away · 709K visitors a year (2021)6

Historic houseBuckingham Palace1.9 km away 7

Big drawCastleTower of London2.8 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)8

Big drawArt galleryTate Modern1.2 km away · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Asked about Southbank Centre

Where is Southbank Centre?

Southbank Centre is in Lambeth, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Southbank Centre?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit Southbank Centre?

May to September are the warmest months in Lambeth, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Southbank Centre?

Within 15 km: British Museum (1.7 km), Westminster Abbey (1.1 km), Elizabeth Tower (800 m) and London Eye (400 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
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
National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, 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

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