Holiday and Out of School ArtsSouthwark offers an excellent range of holiday schemes and out of school hours’ arts programmes for children and young people in the borough. These recreational activities offer opportunities for creative expression and personal development in a fun, stimulating and safe environment.
Art In The Park
Tel: 020 7277 4297
 www.artinthepark.co.uk
This community and education arts facility offers arts workshops for children under five and arts education workshops for school and community groups based on the environment. It also encourages the community to create in the borough's outdoor spaces.
Tube Elephant and Castle
 Blue Elephant Theatre
Tel: 020 7701 0100
www.blueelephanttheatre.co.uk
The Blue Elephant works with children aged five to 11, developing drama, script writing, and performance skills while building imagination and self esteem.
Tube Oval
Brunel Engine House
Tel: 020 7231 3840
www.brunelenginehouse.org.uk
The Engine House is a striking piece of 19th Century architecture. The engine house originally contained the steam driven pumps used to keep the Thames Tunnel clear of water. Today it houses an exhibition explaining the birth of modern tunnelling in Rotherhithe and the impact Marc & Isambard Kingdom Brunel had on civil engineering. It offers a range of community programmes including summer play schemes and the annual Thames Tunnel Fancy Fair.
Tube Rotherhithe
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Tel: 020 8693 5254
www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk
The gallery offers seasonal and holiday arts activities, free weekend workshops for families, and hosts after school art clubs for children aged seven to ten.
Tube Brixton, take P4 bus
London Bubble Theatre Company
Tel: 020 7237 4434
www.londonbubble.org.uk
London Bubble's Youth Theatre, for young people aged five to 19, offers a range of opportunities to participate in drama. It is a good place to play games and get to know new people through theatre.
Tube Rotherhithe, Canada Water
New Peckham Varieties 
Tel: 020 7708 5401
www.npvarts.co.uk
New Peckham Varieties offers training for young people in all aspects of theatre, from lighting and design to performance. NPV creates professional theatre for and with young people, providing opportunities to work alongside professional actors and directors.
Tube Oval, take bus 436, Elephant and Castle take bus 12,171
Shakespeare's Globe
Tel: 020 7902 1462
www.shakespeares-globe.org
Globe Education offers an after school club programme which runs for ten weeks and uses literary work to explore, challenge and support creativity and values.
Tube Southwark, London Bridge
Tate Modern
Tel: 020 7887 8000
www.tate.org.uk/modern/
The Tate hosts a range of activities for young children and their families including weekend sessions, an audio tour, and free activity sheets that help children explore the art works on display.
Tube Blackfriars, London Bridge, Southwark
Unicorn Theatre
Tel: 020 7700 0702
www.unicorntheatre.com
The Unicorn provides a range of theatre and education projects for children, as well as family days that encourage the whole family to take part in a workshop, see a show, and meet the cast.
Tube London Bridge
Young Vic
Tel: 020 7928 6363
www.youngvic.org
The Young Vic’s programming offers evening and weekend workshops, summer schemes and theatre visits for young people aged seven to 20.
Tube Oval
Contact us
Tel: 020 7525 2000
artsadmin@southwark.gov.uk
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