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Thames River Cruise Boat photo The hands down best way to get to Greenwich while taking in all the sights of London, St. Paul’s, The Tower of London (see Mind Your Head and the Family Jewels, Tower Bridge is by boat along the Thames River itself from which Tower and the "Pickle" Thames Cruise photo the whole of London’s maritime history arose to get to the sea and conquer the world. There are a number of cruise companies, most with "hop on hop off" ticketing which allow you to stop at the sights to while away some time and continue on your journey a direct trip down and back takes about an hour, but you can spend all day. ©Bargain Travel Europe

Get a “River Roamer” ticket on the Riverline and you can make your way down the river, hopping on and off at all the places you want to explore. The ticket is £7.30 for one Adult, and £16.60 for a whole family to explore all day. A straight cruise to Greenwich takes about 30 minutes and a round trip 60 if you don’t want to get off.

City Cruises offers dinner and dance cruises along the river as well as sight-seeing cruises. Eat lunch while passing under the Tower Bridge on an arranged charter or take the London Showboat with a four course dinner and cabaret show.

City Cruises
44 (0)20 7740 0400

Catamaran Cruisers offer a multi-lingual commentary in enclosed comfort. They offer both tourist sightseeing cruises and operate the popular luxury restaurant cruises brand Bateaux London for a more elegant experience.

Catamaran Cruisers/Bateaux London
44 (0)20 7987 1185

Or take the RIB River Speedboat Adventure on the Thames at 35 Knots down the river like James Bond for the whole family. Located near the London Eye at Waterloo Millenium Pier.

London RIB Voyages
44 (0) 20 7928 2350

And save the fumbling through your wallet trying to calculate pounds and “hay-pennies” while the kids tug at your sleeve.
The London Pass - is accepted at many of the venues along the Thames and provides admission to 50 attractions for one price.

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		SET YOUR WATCH ON THAMES TIME Big Ben to Greenwich Mean - London Sight-Seeing Cruises along the River So, you’ve got time on your hands in London. You’re punctual like a water clock. You’re a clock watcher and a watch winder. Phinneas Phogg is your diety. You can travel Around the World in 80 Days, 2 hours, 35 minutes, 8 seconds minutes exactly. After you've seen the the river and the city from Europe's largest observation wheel, the London Eye,Take a river cruise from London’s Big Ben, the ultimate icon of grandfather clocks to Greenwich, the home town of time. Greenwich Mean is the time standard against which all the world’s clocks are measured. The setting of Greenwich as the center of the world’s colock was born from England’s historical maritime empire, when one of Great Britain’s majesty’s ships was always somewhere in a colony around the globe. Aside from the atomic clock at the Greenwich Observatory which keeps the world ticking, Greenwich is the home to Britain’s National Maritime Museum and Royal Observatory with some of the world’s most important artifacts on the history of Britain at sea, including maritime art, cartography, scientific and navigational instruments, time-keeping and astronomy. Cruising the Thames River for Sight-Seeing The hands down best way to get to Greenwich while taking in all the sights of London, St. Paul’s, The Tower of London (see Mind Your Head and the Family Jewels, Tower Bridge is by boat along the Thames River itself from which the whole of London’s maritime history arose to get to the sea and conquer the world. There are a number of cruise companies, most with "hop on hop off" ticketing which allow you to stop at the sights to while away some time and continue on your journey a direct trip down and back takes about an hour, but you can spend all day. ©Bargain Travel Europe Get a “River Roamer” ticket on the Riverline and you can make your way down the river, hopping on and off at all the places you want to explore. The ticket is £7.30 for one Adult, and £16.60 for a whole family to explore all day. A straight cruise to Greenwich takes about 30 minutes and a round trip 60 if you don’t want to get off. Thames River Clipper 44 (0)20 7930 4097 City Cruises offers dinner and dance cruises along the river as well as sight-seeing cruises. Eat lunch while passing under the Tower Bridge on an arranged charter or take the London Showboat with a four course dinner and cabaret show. City Cruises 44 (0)20 7740 0400 Catamaran Cruisers offer a multi-lingual commentary in enclosed comfort. They offer both tourist sightseeing cruises and operate the popular luxury restaurant cruises brand Bateaux London for a more elegant experience. Catamaran Cruisers/Bateaux London 44 (0)20 7987 1185 Or take the RIB River Speedboat Adventure on the Thames at 35 Knots down the river like James Bond for the whole family. Located near the London Eye at Waterloo Millenium Pier. London RIB Voyages 44 (0) 20 7928 2350 And save the fumbling through your wallet trying to calculate pounds and “hay-pennies” while the kids tug at your sleeve. The London Pass - is accepted at many of the venues along the Thames and provides admission to 50 attractions for one price. These articles are copyrighted and the sole property of Bargain Travel Europe and WLPV, LLC. and may not be copied or reprinted without permission. SEE ALSO: For farther up the Thames see: UP RIVER WITHOUT AN OAR Rowing and Revolution at Henley-on-Thames THE STRATFORD MAN Literature’s greatest mystery - Did He or Didn’t He? And in London WATSON! THE BREW IS AFOOT! London's Sherlock Holmes Pub FROM TRAITOR'S GATE TO MORTIMER'S HOLE LONDON PUB TOUR Historic Drinking Spots of Ole London Town

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