Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Tate Modern:
Free, but
£
4 donation appreciated (fee for special exhibits), daily
10:00-18:00, Fri-Sat until 22:00, last entry to temporary exhibits 45 minutes before
closing, view restaurant on top floor. See the Tate Modern Tour chapter.
Starring:
Shakespeare's world, London Bridge, historic pubs, and views of the London
skyline.
(See “Bankside Walk” map,
here
.)
• Start at the south end of London Bridge. From the London Bridge Tube stop, take the
“Borough High Street east” exit and turn right (north), pass the One London Bridge com-
plex, and walk out on the bridge about 100 yards
.
London Bridge
The City (across the river) is to the north, Tower Bridge is east, and the Thames flows from
west to east (left to right). Looking to the east (downstream) and turning counterclockwise,
you'll see the following:
Downstream
• Tower Bridge (the Neo-Gothic-towered drawbridge that many Americans mistakenly call
London Bridge).
• The HMS
Belfast
(in the foreground, docked on the southern bank), a WWII cruiser that's
open to tourists.
• Canary Wharf Tower (the distant 800-foot skyscraper with pyramid top and blinking
light), built in 1990 on the Isle of Dogs. It recently lost its standing as the UK's tallest
building to The Shard.
• The “Pool of London.” This is the stretch of river between Tower Bridge (a drawbridge)
and London Bridge, which marks the farthest point seagoing vessels can sail inland. In the
18th century this was the busiest port in the world.
