Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden Southbank Centre

Created in 2011 to celebrate the festival of britain s 60th anniversary this peaceful space is now a much loved feature of southbank centre and an ideal location to enjoy the sunshine and a drink from the bar.

Queen elizabeth hall roof garden southbank centre.

Restaurants south bank time out says. In summer the top of queen elizabeth hall gets transformed into a beautiful roof garden with trees bushes and wild flowers. Contrary to popular belief not all rooftop bars sit atop disused carparks. This one is found above the illustrious southbank centre encircled by its iconic brutalist architecture.

Look forward to welcoming you back summer 2021. Queen elizabeth hall southbank centre london se1 8xx. It s free to visit and relax among wildflowers fruit trees and allotments with beautiful views of the thames and london s iconic skyline. London on top of the brutalist masterpiece queen elizabeth hall is the southbank centre s very own relaxing queen elizabeth roof garden.

Behold the queen elizabeth hall roof garden bar café. Sip an english garden cocktail amongst the vegetable planters and wildflower meadow. It was built and is maintained by a group of volunteers who have all experienced homelessness mental health or substance abuse problems. The back area gives the impression of a meadow and you can even sit in logs if you want or if all the tables are taken.

The southbank centre s rooftop bar is the perfect place to unwind after a hard day in the office. Ascending it you re welcomed by a rare sight. While it does attract a huge number of people the hundreds of southbank visitors tend to miss it. The building was originally opened in march 1967 by her majesty the queen and this historic restoration has been made possible through generous support from arts council england and the heritage lottery fund thanks to national lottery players and through southbank centre friends trusts and foundations supporting the let the light in campaign.

Queen elizabeth hall roof garden was established in 2011 as part of southbank centre s celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the festival of britain. Queen elizabeth hall roof gardens the southbank centre s beautiful and award winning roof garden sits atop queen elizabeth hall as an oasis in central london. Queen elizabeth roof garden bar café. A roof terrace in central london.