London Bridge
- Address:London Bridge, London
- Hours:Open daily year-round
- Admission:Free
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London Bridge is the oldest bridge over the River Thames. While the current incarnation of the bridge dates from the 1970s, there has been a bridge in this place since around 50 AD, when the Romans drove some wooden piles into the river's mud. Since then there has always been a bridge here, and for a long time it was the only one. (Nowadays there are many bridges crisscrossing the Thames.)
Sadly, London Bridge is not one of the prettiest of the Thames bridges, although its name might be the most famous. Expecting the name to conjure up something special, people often mistakenly call Tower Bridge London Bridge. This leads to the story that an American bought London Bridge in 1968, thinking he'd bought Tower Bridge: what he did buy now spans a lake in Arizona.
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My granddaughter and I enjoyed the tour, finding it very informative and well organized. Although the trip was long, we made many stops.
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Excellent!! Our guide was a great. This was the best tour I've been on. She made everything very clear about where we would be going and what we would be doing, and took good care of our group. She was full of very interesting information. She even re-arranged the schedule to get us into St. Paul's cathedral that was closed most of the day, so that we could see it. That was very much appreciated by everyone in the group. Highly recommended!
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London Eye and River Sightseeing was excellent. Would recommend this tour and strongly recommend making your arrangements through Viator.com.
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Helpfully, London Bridge Station is close to London Bridge. On the other side of the river is Monument Station. Nearby is the monument itself, a memorial to the Great Fire of London of 1666.
