Switch House
Switch House is a scenic viewpoint in London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England which is located on Bankside. Switch House is situated nearby to the museum Tate Modern, as well as near Hopton’s Gardens.- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Address: Bankside
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tate Modern and Shakespeares Globe.
Tate Modern
Museum
Photo: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tate Modern is an art gallery in London, housing the United Kingdom's national collection of international modern and contemporary art. It forms part of the Tate group together with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives.
Shakespeares Globe
Archaeological site
Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 at Southwark, close to the south bank of the Thames, by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men. Shakespeares Globe is situated 1,300 feet east of Switch House.
Wobbly Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Txllxt TxllxT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Millennium Bridge, officially known as the London Millennium Footbridge, is a steel suspension bridge for pedestrians crossing the River Thames in London, England, linking Bankside with the City of London. Wobbly Bridge is situated 1,000 feet northeast of Switch House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southwark and Bankside.
Southwark
Suburb
Photo: Loz Pycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southwark is a district of Central London situated on the south bank of the River Thames, forming the north-western part of the wider modern London Borough of Southwark.
Bankside
Quarter
Bankside is an area of London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark. Bankside is located on the southern bank of the River Thames, 1.5 miles east of Charing Cross, running from a little west of Blackfriars Bridge to just a short distance before London Bridge at St Mary Overie Dock.
Blackfriars
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Blackfriars is in central London, specifically the south-west corner of the City of London.
Switch House
- Category: tourism
- Location: London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.50714° or 51° 30′ 26″ northLongitude
-0.10029° or 0° 6′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C3XGV4X+VVOpenStreetMap ID
node 4880465176OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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