South Bank

Making the Most of Your Time

Don't attempt the South Bank all in one go. Not only will you exhaust yourself, but you will miss out on the varied delights that it has to offer.

The Tate Modern alone deserves a whole morning or afternoon, especially if you want to do justice to both the temporary exhibitions and the permanent collection.

The Globe requires about two hours for the exhibition theater tour and two to three hours for a performance. Finish with drinks or dinner at the Oxo Tower or a stroll west along the riverbank and then across the Golden Jubilee Bridges.

As for other ways of returning across the river to central London, keep in mind that you can use Southwark on the Jubilee Line from Tate Modern, although it's a good 15-minute walk from the station. It's perhaps more enjoyable to use St. Paul's on the Central Line, where you can cross the Millennium Bridge, or Embankment, which are longer walks, but pass through more alluring scenery.