Royal Festival Hall

Royal Festival Hall is part of the Southbank Centre Complex.

The Royal Festival Hall was opened in 1951 at Southbank Centre in conjunction with the Festival of Britain. The Royal Festival Hall is a leading entertainment venue with modernist architectural styling consisting of a 2900 seat auditorium, the Clore Ballroom, Southbank Centre Shop, several restaurants and the Siason Poetry Library.

The hall overlooks the River Thames and is also right next to the Jubilee Gardens and the The London Eye.

Entrance to Southbank centre and all the buildings is free, so you can explore the venue without charge, but there is a charge to attend events which include concerts, dances and talks. The centre is open daily from 10am until 11pm. The hall is the regular home to the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

The Royal Festival Hall was reopened in 2007 after being closed for extensive renovations.

For more information about the Royal Festival Hall as well as shows and schedules visit their official website: Southbank Centre

The Royal Festival Hall on the Southbank

The Royal Festival Hall on the Southbank cc licensed flickr photo shared by garryknight

Getting There on Transit
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Northern, Bakerloo and Jubilee LinesWaterloo Station3 minutes
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Walking Distance from Tube Station. No bus needed.

The Royal Festival hall is just northwest of the main exit from Waterloo Station. Exit onto Waterloo Road and go to you left (north). Stay left at the BFI Imax Theatre and bear left again onto Concert Hall Approach.

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Concert inside the Royal Festival Hall

Concert inside the Royal Festival Hall cc licensed flickr photo shared by Ezhar/Ingmar


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