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Note that there is an Underground exit in Borough High Street which is more convenient for some of the attractions than the National Rail station exit. Please see the map below.

Old Operating Theatre Museum - 9A St Thomas's Street
Britain's oldest Operating Theatre restored with much original furniture. The Museum in St Thomas's Church displays the history of herbal medicine, surgery and nursing. Tel. 020 7955 4791.
Open*: Daily 1030-1700.
Website: www.thegarret.org.uk

George Inn NT - 77 Borough High Street
The last remaining galleried inn in London, the George Inn is still in use as a public house. It was famous as a coaching inn during the 17th century and mentioned by Dickens in Little Dorrit. Tel. 020 7407 2056.
Open*: Daily, licensing hours.
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Southwark Cathedral - Cathedral Street
London's oldest gothic building and a place of worship for over 1000 years. Connections with Chaucer, Shakespeare, Dickens and John Harvard. Interactive exhibition. Refectory. Tel. 020 7367 6700.
Open*: Daily 0830-1800.
Website: www.dswark.org/cathedral

Golden Hinde - Cathedral Street
The Golden Hinde is an accurate reconstruction of Sir Francis Drake's Tudor galleon with five levels of deck including the gun deck and 22 cannons. It is a real sailing galleon which has made a circumnavigation of the world. Tel. 08700 118700.
Open*: Daily, but opening times vary.
Website: www.goldenhinde.org

Clink Prison Museum - Clink Street
This prison museum is on the site of the Tudor Clink Prison. You can see the cells where prisoners would be held, tortured and executed. Tel. 020 7403 6515.
Open*: Daily 1000-1800.
Website: www.clink.co.uk

Vinopolis - 1 Bank End
An audio-guided tour through the world's wine regions and their cultures. Wine tasting. Tel. 0870 241 4040.
Open*: Daily 1200-1800 (2100 MFS).
Website: www.vinopolis.co.uk

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre - 21 New Globe Walk
A reconstruction of the Elizabethan Theatre which burnt down in 1613. Exhibition of Elizabethan theatrical costumes and musical instruments. Guided tours. Tel. 020 7902 1500.
Open*: Daily 1000-1700.
Website: www.shakespeares-globe.org

Tate Modern - Bankside
A gallery of modern art in the former Bankside power station. Collection displays and temporary exhibitions programme. Café, Restaurant, Bar and refreshment kiosks. Tel. 020 7887 8000.
Open*: Daily 1000-1800 (2200 Fri & Sat), last admission 45 minutes before closing.
Website: www.tate.org.uk

Bankside Gallery - 48 Hopton Street
The home of the Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers. Regular exhibtions of contemporary watercolours and original prints. Tel. 020 7928 7521.
Open*: TWThF 1000-1700, SSu 1100-1700. Times may vary.
Website: www.banksidegallery.com

London Dungeon - 28-34 Tooley Street
Not recommended for those of a nervous disposition or very young children! Tel. 020 7403 7221.
Open*: Daily 1030-1700.
Website: www.thedungeons.com

Winston Churchill's Britain at War Experience - 64-6 Tooley Street
The London Blitz recreated in all its fury with special effects highlighting the sites and sounds. Discover how ordinary London people lived through the Second World War. Tel. 020 7403 3171.
Open*: Daily 1000-1730, closes 1630 Oct-Mar. Last admission 1600.
Website: www.britainatwar.co.uk

HMS Belfast - Morgan's Lane, Tooley Street
Moored on the Thames, HMS Belfast is Europe's only surviving big gun armoured warship surviving from the Second World War. There are nine decks to explore, from the Captain's Bridge down to the boiler and engine rooms below the waterline. Tel. 020 7940 6300.
Open*: Daily 1000-1800 (1700 Nov-Feb), last admission 45 minutes before closing.
Website: www.iwm.org.uk

Tower Bridge Exhibition - Tower Bridge Road
Interactive displays explain the history of the Tower Bridge. Victorian engine room. Impressive views from the walkways. Tel. 020 7403 3761.
Open*: Daily 1000-1800, last admission 1700.
Website: www.towerbridge.org.uk

Transport for London tel. 020 7222 1234.
National Rail Enquiries tel. 0845 748 4950.
Useful unofficial website: London Bus Routes

Other stations on the Jubilee line:
London Bridge - Canary Wharf