City Hall
The home of London's government since 2002. The Greater London Authority - comprising the Mayor of London and London Assembly - is based here.
There is public access to the building on weekdays. The weekend openings (except for Open House London) have been discontinued.
City Hall is the venue for a programme of exhibitions and public events.
The Scoop open air amphitheatre is adjacent.
Web: www.london.gov.uk
Open: Mon-Fri 8.30am-6pm (Fri 5.30pm)
Admission FREE
Open: Mon-Fri 8.30am-6pm (Fri 5.30pm)
Admission FREE
News & features about City Hall
- New lights for Elephant & Castle's Faraday Island (22 May 2012)
- Labour's Val Shawcross re-elected to London Assembly (4 May 2012)
- Boris Johnson and Al Murray in Waterloo to meet Holland-bound war veterans (2 May 2012)
- Boris Johnson brings mayoral campaign to Borough Market (21 Apr 2012)
- Helicopter to drop 100,000 poems on South Bank to launch Poetry Parnassus (22 Apr 2012)
- Mayor seeks local talent for Potters Fields Park Olympics festival (17 Apr 2012)
- Build a tram from Peckham to the Shard, says Southwark councillor (13 Apr 2012)
- "Wow moment" fireworks finale for London 2012 (11 Apr 2012)
- Southwark approves new Elephant & Castle planning policy (21 Mar 2012)
- London Eye and Tower Bridge in floral art show at City Hall (20 Mar 2012)
- Southwark cycle safety campaigners stage 'die-in' at City Hall (14 Mar 2012)
- Ed Miliband and Eddie Izzard join Ken Livingstone at London Bridge (14 Mar 2012)
- Has Boris delayed Elephant skyscraper decision till after election? (11 Mar 2012)
- Woolwich Ferry pays overnight visit to Pool of London (11 Mar 2012)
- Boris's deputy rubber-stamps London Bridge Station redevelopment (2 Mar 2012)
- 'Bike boxes' could be provided at Abbey Street junction before Olympics (1 Mar 2012)
- Ken Livingstone and Brian Paddick urge Boris to block Elephant & Castle skyscraper plan (6 Feb 2012)
- 12 March: Boris names D-day for Newington Causeway tower (2 Feb 2012)
- Boris on London Bridge Station demolition: "I'd love to stop this" (1 Feb 2012)
- City Hall seeks developer for Elephant & Castle 360 skyscraper (19 Jan 2012)
- Bakerloo line extension south of Elephant "not high up TfL priority list" (17 Jan 2012)
- Potters Fields Park to host £850k Olympics and Paralympics big screen (17 Jan 2012)
- Council to oppose Thames Water plans for Shad Thames Pumping Station (17 Jan 2012)
- Peckham photographic portraits exhibited in Bermondsey Square (12 Jan 2012)
- TfL plans £25 million London Underground control centre at Palestra (30 Dec 2011)
Forum discussions about City Hall
- Royal Barge - Gloriana
- Are we electing a new Mayor?
- New Year clean up South Bank
- C4 hacking comedy partly filmed in SE1
- South Bank Christmas Market
- Noisy/Polluting Unmarked Aircraft/Helicopters
- Mayoral Election
- Tooley St closure
- Mayoral Limo
- Good restaurants on a Sunday evening
- Mass shooting at City Hall on Tuesday, bring tripod
- Boris Statue in Potters Fields
- Girders for Potters Fields Park
- Helecopters 1-12-10
- Funny and not so funny comments you have heard tourists make.
- Fire Alarm - every Sunday
- Pedestrian Crossing - Long Lane / Abbey St / TBR
- Damn helicopters over Borough
- 3G in Shad Thames - Help me pick - tried O2 which was meh... Any recommendations?
- Military helicopter activity around City Hall?
Restaurants, pubs & bars close to City Hall
- London's Kitchen (16 yards)
- Caffe Fratelli (44 yards)
- Strada (82 yards)
- Dim T (138 yards)
- Gaucho (140 yards)
- Spianata & Co (156 yards)
- The Bridge Lounge (190 yards)
- The Vault (196 yards)
- Pod (198 yards)
- Itsu (212 yards)
- Brigade (212 yards)
- Pret a Manger (218 yards)
- The Don Italian Restaurant (222 yards)
- Hipsta Bar (222 yards)
- Costa Coffee (234 yards)
- Unicorn Cafe (240 yards)