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
- Boris's Crossrail levy on Elephant & Castle and Waterloo rejected by independent panel (4 Mar 2010)
- Boris Johnson on South Bank for music education launch (2 Mar 2010)
- London drawings liven up hoardings at Tate Modern building site (23 Feb 2010)
- Work begins on removal of Elephant & Castle southern roundabout (10 Feb 2010)
- Boris Johnson opens climate change City Hall photo exhibition (9 Feb 2010)
- Southwark's Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony (27 Jan 2010)
- Fire station upgrades may be delayed by Albert Embankment sale hold-up (20 Jan 2010)
- Boris: private developers must pay for new Elephant & Castle tube station (4 Jan 2010)
- Another two years till Waterloo International station is returned to use (2 Jan 2010)
- Crossrail charge could make Waterloo and Elephant regeneration "unviable" (16 Dec 2009)
- Photos: Mayor of London's Carol Service at Southwark Cathedral (16 Dec 2009)
- Boris Johnson to miss his own carol service at Southwark Cathedral (13 Dec 2009)
- "War of words" over Jubilee line closures must end (7 Dec 2009)
- Pictures & video: Remembrance Sunday in SE1 (8 Nov 2009)
- Boris Johnson rejects call to reinstate weekend City Hall open days (21 Oct 2009)
- Waterloo's P&O 'three sisters' development unacceptable says John Denham (9 Oct 2009)
- Boris's Hyde Park policy change could scupper SE1 skyscraper plans (8 Oct 2009)
- Kit Malthouse meets Southwark youngsters preparing for Thames Festival carnival (12 Aug 2009)
- UNISON hires 'chicken' to run round Potters Fields (21 Jul 2009)
- Pink folding bicycles available to Bankside businesses (14 Jul 2009)
- Warning from London Bridge history for Boris's living bridge idea (10 Jul 2009)
- Boris Johnson and Wayne Hemingway launch KiosKiosk at More London (2 Jul 2009)
- Parade across Tower Bridge to Potters Fields Park for Armed Forces Day (26 Jun 2009)
- Boris swaps Olympic flag for Armed Forces Day flag at City Hall (22 Jun 2009)
- London Bridge Cycle Park: a secure place to store your bike - at a price (9 Jun 2009)
Forum discussions about City Hall
- Bermondsey Square Hotel
- Baby shower...
- Thameslink / Borough Market - is destruction really necessary?
- Cockney Walk for Help for Heroes
- Is Amano still going
- Jokers doing road works on southern approach to London Bridge
- Bad smell in the air
- Litter near City Hall and Hay's Galleria
- Boris's taxi
- Southwark Council - Tooley Street Dresscide
- The second annual Great Flood of Tooley Street
- Cheap Cafe/Greasy Spoon 5 mins from Tooley Street
- Photography notes for around Shad Thames
- 100 Globes arriving at More London
- Earth Hour 2009
- The Blue Fin Building- style??? (need to find post-modernist building)
- More London defaults on City Hall mortgage
- "Dreadful" bus service on routes 1 and 78: Val Shawcross investigates
- Police Bashing
- Amano
Restaurants, pubs & bars close to City Hall
- Just Deli (16 yards)
- Amano (44 yards)
- Strada (82 yards)
- Dim T (138 yards)
- Gaucho (140 yards)
- Bubble Cafe (178 yards)
- The Bridge Lounge (190 yards)
- Most Cafe Bar (196 yards)
- Pod (198 yards)
- Itsu (212 yards)
- Pret a Manger (218 yards)
- The Don Italian Restaurant (222 yards)
- DeliMarche (240 yards)
- The Anchor Tap (240 yards)
- The Bridge House Bar and Dining Room (244 yards)
- The Picnic Basket (244 yards)