Clink Prison Museum

Clink Prison Museum is a museum in London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England which is located on Clink Street. Clink Prison Museum is situated nearby to the arts center Delight, as well as near Clink Street Bridge (Eastern Arch).

Opening hours: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM and December 25th closed
Email: miranda@clink.co.uk
Type: Museum
Address: 1 Clink Street, London, SE1 9DG

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include London Bridge and Shakespeares Globe.

London Bridge

Photo: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5.

Since Roman times, several crossings named London Bridge have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London. The current crossing, which opened to traffic in 1973, is a box girder bridge built from concrete and steel. London Bridge is situated 1,000 feet east of Clink Prison Museum.

Shakespeares Globe

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 650 feet west of Clink Prison Museum.

The Shard

Photo: Garry Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Shard, also referred to as the Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 95-storey mixed-use development supertall pyramid-shaped skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London, that forms part of The Shard Quarter development. The Shard is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Clink Prison Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bankside and 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.

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.

Southwark and Lewisham

Photo: Loz Pycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Southwark and Lewisham are two boroughs of inner south east London.

Clink Prison Museum

Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.50697° or 51° 30′ 25″ north

Longitude

-0.0919° or 0° 5′ 31″ west

Wheelchair access

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Delight and Clink Street Bridge (Eastern Arch).

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