Waterloo Station

[woodelf]

How far is it from Waterloo main line station to the South Bank - and do the Thames boat trips start from there too?? Ta Muchly.

[Postdog]

Not far at all - maybe 5/10 minutes walk. Head for the london eye, which will take you to the river, then you have to head east for another 5 minutes to find boat trip docks.

Dunno what goes from where, but you have one south side (where you are) and one over westminster bridge.

[Buenchico]

Waterloo station is exactly where you should head for if you're going to the 'South Bank'. It's very close to the Royal Festival Hall, the British Film Institute, the Queen Elizabeth Hall, the National Theatre and the London Eye. Tate Modern and Shakespeare's Globe are within easy walking distance.

There are lots of river services, running from various piers - but most of them are on the north side of the Thames. The nearest to Waterloo is Westminster Millennium Pier. It's a fairly easy walk from Waterloo but (because of heavy traffic levels) it's not particularly pleasant. It's probably better to take the Jubilee Line, for one stop, northbound to Westminster station.

From Westminster Millennium Pier there are river services to Kew, Richmond, Hampton Court, Greenwich and the Tower (among other places). Details of times and prices are in this guide:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/river-g uide.pdf

Chris

[Postdog]

pier!!

couldn't think of the word.....

[woodelf]

Thank You Both...especially Chris for a very extensive answer.

[Naomicorlett]

Just come back from London did the London Eye ( yawn) but also booked river trip from next to Eye . I have got to say it was wonderful. I expect it depends on the guide you get but it was well worth the �10 ( I think ) that I paid. It lasted about 40 mins and went down river to Canary Wharf and back. Also climbed the Monument �3 for 311 steps. Brill.