Southbank Centre

Facts and information

Address:: Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, Southbank,
London SE1 8XX
England
Website:: www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Opening times:: Box office (in person) – 10 AM to 8 PM (daily); Box office (by phone) – 9 AM to 8 Pm (daily); Note: Opening times are subject to change, and may not apply on public holidays. Always reconfirm with the venue before making plans.
Telephone:: Work +44 (0) 871 663 2501
Buses:: 1 4 26 59 68 76 77 139 168 172 176 177 189 253 341 381 521 RV1 X68
Trains:: Charing Cross BKL NRN, Embankment BKL CRC DSC NRN, Temple CRC DSC, Waterloo BKL JUB NRN W&C Note: The nearest train station to Southbank Centre is Waterloo. We can help you find the best route from any other train station:
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Royal Festival Hall, part of the Southbank Centre

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The Southbank Centre is London’s largest entertainment venue, comprising chiefly of the Hayward Gallery, Royal Festival Hall, Royal National Theatre and National Film Theatre.

Hayward Gallery

The Hayward Gallery is the worst of the Southbank Centre’s concrete catastrophes (one architect accused it of having a quite frightening ugliness), but don’t let the depressing shell keep you from the inside – where you’ll find major exhibitions by the world’s leading artists.

Royal Festival Hall

The Royal Festival Hall is the Southbank Centre’s main concert venue. Classical music recitals are always on the agenda, with regular performances by the Philharmonic and London Philharmonic. You can also find jazz, ballet and world music pieces.

National Theatre

The National Theatre was opened in 1976, and combines three different auditoria: the Cottesloe, the Lyttelton and Olivier.

BFI Southbank shows a broad range of British, international and foreign language films, and is the focus of the annual London Film Festival.

If you don’t like all the art-house movies, then you can always catch one of their frequent film premières – where, if you’re really lucky, you’ll also catch the director or movie-star introducing the piece with a short talk. Previous stars have included Clint Eastwood and Cate Blanchett.