The Southbank Centre is a complex of artistic venues which form the largest single arts centre in the world. It is made up of The Royal Festival Hall, The Hayward Gallery, The Queen Elizabeth Hall, The Purcell Room and The Saison Poetry Library, totaling over eight hectares of creative arts. A brainchild of Herbert Morrison, the centre was inaugurated at The Festival of Britain, with the objective of celebrating the recovery from World War II and showing off the very best in British science, technology, arts and industrial design. This first exhibition ran from May to September in 1951 and The Royal Festival Hall is the only building that remains of it today. Every year more than 1,000 musicians and artists perform at the Southbank Centre, and 22 million visitors pass through its doors. 

Address

Belvedere Rd, London SE1 8XX

Getting There

Tube:  Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern and Waterloo & City lines (Waterloo).

Rail: Southbank