Thames Clippers is a commuter boat service which, in my opinion, are a vastly underrated way to travel through town.
They offer single-journey tickets, as well as an all-day ticket, that gives you unlimited hop-on, hop-off travel for one day (between 10 am and 11 pm).
This is what I always recommend to my friends and family when they come to visit me in London.
I think it's great value for money and makes travelling through town a little more fun and I take the Uber Boat at least once a month.
One of my favourite things about it is that I can pay using my contactless debit card so there's no need to faff around with tickets!
The Uber Boat is valid in their Central and East Zone lines which include 18 piers including Greenwich, Tower, Westminster, and more. Boats depart every 20 minutes.
Some of the central London landmarks you can get to easily from the Uber Boat piers:
- St. Paul’s Cathedral
- Tower of London
- Tower Bridge
- Tate Modern
- Covent Garden
- Trafalgar Square
- Borough Market
- National Gallery of Art
- British Museum
- Houses of Parliament
- Churchill War Rooms
- HMS Belfast
- Shakespeare's Globe
- Palace of Westminster
You can download their free audio tour (available in English, Spanish, French, and German) if you are taking the boat for sightseeing purposes, but I feel that the journey is enjoyable even without it.
Also, to the delight of myself and my friends, you can buy alcoholic (and non) refreshments on board.
I can personally recommend the rose' wine they sell, although the pre-mixed cans of Jack Daniels and Coke seemed to be the most popular option the last time I was at the bar.
And prepare yourselves...
The boat travels at a moderate speed through the city but once we passed Tower Bridge, it sped up and I was flying past the docklands toward Canary Wharf!
It's a thrill not everybody on board was expecting.
- £22.10 Adults (16+)
- £11.05 for Children (5-15)
- Free for Infants (4 and under)
- More information or to purchase tickets.
- This cruise is included with the London Pass.
Thames Clippers has received a 4 out of 5 stars rating on both TripAdvisor and Get Your Guide.
Most reviews are very positive, stating that it is great value for the money. The staff is said to be courteous and helpful, which I definitely would agree with.
Also, guests said that the boat went just fast enough to get from point A to point B efficiently while still being slow enough to enjoy sightseeing with the downloadable app, which I think is an accurate way to describe the journey.
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