The borough boundary runs along it from the intersection with King Edward's Walk to Kennington Road.
Lambeth Palace, the London base of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Museum of Garden History are to the north towards the west by the river.
St George's Cathedral Southwark is on the north side.
Opposite on the south side is the Imperial War Museum, originally the site of the notorious Dog and Duck tavern and later the Bethlem Royal Hospital, the world's oldest psychiatric hospital.
The remains of Saint John Jones were displayed on what is now Lambeth Road after his execution in 1598.