Tourist attractions

You can find more information about Lambeth, including places to visit and local projects, by going to the Lambeth by local area pages.

Find out about local attractions and events on our what's on and Lambeth Arts pages.

For information on accommodation and staying in Lambeth go to Visit Britain, the official website of the British and English tourist authority, or Visit London, the official visitor site for London.

Places to visit

• Brixton Windmill
• The Imperial War Museum
• Lambeth Bridge
• The London Aquarium
• The London Eye
• Museum of Garden History
• South Bank London
• Vauxhall Bridge
• Florence Nightingale Museum

Music

• Southbank Centre (formerly Royal Festival Hall)
• Brixton Academy

Film and theatre

• BFI Southbank (formerly National Film Theatre)
• National Theatre
• The Young Vic
• The Old Vic 
• BFI London IMAX Cinema
• Oval House Theatre
• Ritzy Cinema (Brixton)

Arts

• Hayward Gallery 

Sport

• The Kia Oval 

Overview of tourist attractions in the borough

The South Bank complex is the most visible element of a thriving and expanding arts and leisure industry in the borough. Examples include internationally known theatres such as the Old Vic, the Young Vic, the National Theatre, Royal Festival Hall and the National Film Theatre.

The north of the borough is bounded by the River Thames and is home to the London Eye and Waterloo station. The Vauxhall area, immediately to the south of Waterloo, is predominantly residential with important commercial and industrial activity taking place.

The central part of the borough extends from the Oval in the north (with the Oval Cricket Ground) to Clapham Common and Brockwell Park in the south. The area contains many of the Council's housing developments. It contains the borough's largest shopping centre in Brixton and leisure attractions such as the Academy music venue and the Ritzy cinema.

Travelling down from the north of the borough to the inner suburbs of Streatham and Norwood, the south of the borough is predominantly residential. It has excellent entertainment and recreation facilities and potential for retail and business development on a number of key sites.

Lambeth walks

Explore green spaces and historic Lambeth in our Black History, Brixton to Ruskin and Clapham walks.