St. Katharine's Pier

St. Katharine's Pier
Type River bus and tourist/leisure services
Locale River Thames, London, UK
Owner St Katharine Dock
Operator St Katharine Dock

St. Katharine's Pier is a river transport pier on the River Thames, in London, UK. It is operated by St Katharine Dock and served by various river transport and cruise operators.

It is situated on the north bank of the Thames, on the east side of Tower Bridge, and immediately in front of the Thistle Tower Hotel. The pier is about ten minutes walk from Tower Hill Underground station.

St. Katharine's Pier should not be confused with the nearby St Katharine Docks, which is a private yacht marina and residential area.

Services

The main service from St Katharine Pier is a "hop-on, hop-off" circular river cruise operated by Crown River Cruises which goes west non-stop to Westminster Millennium Pier before returning east via the South Bank arts centre.[1]

There is also a Westminster-Greenwich express service run by Thames River Services which circles around the Thames Barrier before returning to central London.[2]

The 'Thames Rockets' operate a speedboat sightseeing tour from the Pier, taking guests from St. Kats to the Thames Barrier and back.

Interchange

Local attractions

Preceding station   London River Services   Following station
Commuter Service
toward London Eye
London Eye to Tower Express ServiceTerminus
Westminster to St Katharine's Circular
Terminus

References

  1. ↑ Transport for London. "London River Services timetables". Retrieved 2008-03-30.
  2. ↑ Transport for London (2008). "Boats from St Katharine's Pier" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-05-16.
  3. ↑ Transport for London (2008). "Boats from Tower Millennium Pier" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-05-16.

Coordinates: 51°30′22″N 0°04′25″W / 51.506071°N 0.073535°W / 51.506071; -0.073535


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