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 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)
- Boris Johnson tours Green Car Day in Potters Fields Park (9 Jun 2009)
- Boris backtracks on "plastic surgery" claims over Waterloo towers (3 Jun 2009)
- Wayne Hemingway launches temporary shop outside City Hall (31 May 2009)
- Second annual great flood of Tooley Street: burst water main causes havoc (14 May 2009)
- Big Bang for World Fair Trade Day in The Scoop at More London (10 May 2009)
- Boris Johnson cuts public access to City Hall (8 May 2009)
- Pete Postlethwaite at The Scoop to launch Origins: Festival of First Nations (4 May 2009)
- Boris Johnson: I performed "plastic surgery" on Waterloo's "three ugly sisters" (1 May 2009)
- London Cityscapes exhibition at City Hall (29 Apr 2009)
- Clock ticking for Elephant & Castle regeneration as Lend Lease deadline approaches (22 Apr 2009)
- Latin Americans must take full part in Elephant & Castle regeneration says London Assembly chair (21 Apr 2009)
- Portrait of the Queen unveiled by Boris Johnson at City Hall (21 Apr 2009)
- Boris Johnson visits County Hall's new Sea Life London Aquarium (19 Apr 2009)
- Elephant & Castle southern roundabout plan agreed but Lend Lease deal delayed till 'summer' (23 Mar 2009)
- Scoop summer theatre and mediation centre share £20,000 from London Bridge businesses (8 Mar 2009)
- City Hall weekend public access under threat (6 Mar 2009)
- Southwark biodiesel firm Uptown Oil wins cross-party praise (22 Feb 2009)
- New street trees in the Borough funded by Mayor of London (12 Feb 2009)
- Holocaust Memorial Day in Southwark: Stand up to hatred (29 Jan 2009)
- SE1 office developments could be hit by Crossrail levy says Southwark (19 Jan 2009)
- Boris Johnson: "Watch this space" on Elephant & Castle southern roundabout (18 Jan 2009)
Forum discussions about City Hall
- 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
- Three Houses [major London Bridge development by Sellar, designed by Herzog & de Meuron]
- Why is City Hall so un-Christmassy??
- Vote for your SE1 park
- Boris's Bollock
- Octopus
- Where to take the prez?
Restaurants, pubs & bars close to City Hall
- City Hall Cafe (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)
- 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)
- Mega Pizza (244 yards)
- Magdalen (256 yards)
- The Bridge Tandoori (258 yards)