Back in Shakespeare’s day Borough's entertainment scene could definitely be described as colourful: one could easily find bear bating, brothels and gambling dens aplenty. Today the culture is a little more sophisticated with museums art galleries and theatres that are the envy of the world.

In this episode of Cool in Your Code, Zandra Rhodes invites Urban Guerrilla Damian Barr into her boudoir and presenter James McCourt checks out saws and scalpels in Britain’s oldest operating theatre.

Menier Chocolate Factory
51 Southwark St
SE11 1RU

Built in the 1870’s to house a chocolate factory, this historical building has now been converted into an arts complex, including a gallery, restaurant, theatre, and rehearsal space.

Bramah Museum of Tea and Coffee

40 Southwark St
SE1 1UN
T: 020 7403 5650

The first museum devoted entirely to the history of tea and coffee tells the story of the commercial and social importance of two of the world’s biggest commodities.

Shakespeare's Globe

21 New Globe Walk
SE1 9DT
020 7902 1491

Experience Shakespeare’s works as his Tudor contemporaries would have done in this beautiful reconstruction.

Tate Modern

Bankside
SE1 9TG
020 7887 8888

Created in 2000 from the disused Battersea power station, Tate Modern has become one of London’s most recognisable features as well as displaying a huge selection of modern art

The Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret

9a St. Thomas Street
SE1 9RY

The oldest operating theatre in Britain, set in a timber framed herb garret. Visually stimulating and historically fascinating.

Floatworks

1 Thrale St
SE1 9HW
020 7357 0111

The latest in relaxation therapies: submerge yourself in a tank of warm, saline water and experience something akin to weightlessness.

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