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Itineraries

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Audio Guide - Borough High Street Inns and Yards

An audio guide by local historian Leonard Reilly

Bad Bankside

Twenty-first-century Bankside is on the rise, and quite right too. But the district’s grim past is only a footstep away, lurking in the shadows.

Bankside After Hours

When the sun goes down, wine bars and restaurants serving different cuisine from around the world can be enjoyed throughout Bankside, along the riverwalk, in and around Borough Market and along Borough High Street and Southwark Street. But there are also some alternative too.

Bankside American Connections

For the US tourist, a visit to London's Bankside is a must.

Bankside Film Locations

Bankside's unique cityscape and landmarks have been featured in scenes of many famous films.

Bankside for Families

The Bankside riverside is a traffic free riverside walk with a handful of attractions that kids will love...

Culture and Arts Tour of Bankside

There is more than to see than just the Tate and Globe! This walk guides you along the best independent galleries and theatres of Bankside.

Dickens's Bankside

2012 marks the bicentenary of Charles Dickens’s birth. Dickens had strong links to Bankside, both personal and literary.

Green Oases

Do you have lunch on a park bench or in at your desk? Step outside the office and discover a greener Bankside!

Literary Bankside

Start your literary discovery down near Borough Tube station where in the 19th century the young Charles Dickens lodged in Lant Street, Southwark while his family were in the Marshalsea Prison.