Shut in 1981, the monolithic Giles Gilbert Scott-designed mid-century power station Bankside re-opened in 2000...
Southeast London · Bankside, London
One of Britain's most vital and visited attractions is not, as the name suggests, British-specific. In fact very...
Central London · Great Russell St, Bloomsbury, London
An impressive if infuriatingly convoluted brutalist-style arts complex, the Barbican Centre (opened in 1982) was...
East London · Silk St, London
The V&A, as it is commonly known, boasts the world's largest collection of decorative arts and design, with 4.5 million...
Southwest London · Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London
Major, spectacular and cherished church with a convoluted past, Westminster Abbey was built in the 13th, 16th and...
Central London · 20 Dean's Yard, London
Stately but somehow not grand in its position perched above Trafalgar Square — and seemingly oblivious to the...
Central London · Trafalgar Square, London
The grander of London's two major opera houses, Covent Garden [as it is commonly known] attracts international...
Central London · Covent Garden, London
Along with its competitive neighbour the Odeon Leicester Square, the Cineworld experience offers big-budget movies...
Central London · 5–6 Leicester Square, London
A beloved riverside hot spot situated between the National Theatre and the Southbank Centre art-and-music complex,...
Central London · Belvedere Rd, Waterloo, London
Started in 1971 on Great Newport St as a space for photographers to display, discuss and sell their work and to promote...
Soho · 16–18 Ramillies St, London