Thames River Services Ltd London

Areas served:

London

Westminster Pier, Victoria Embankment, London, SW1A 2JH

MONTHS OPEN

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

AGE GROUPS SERVED

5 to 7 years, 8 to 10 years, 11 to 13 years, 14 to 16 years, College, University

Thames River Services Operate sightseeing trips from Westminster Pier which is right by The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben to Greenwich and the Thames Flood Barrier.

What we offer on a school trip

The trip to see the Thames Flood Barrier which is the Largest Movable Flood Barrier in the World the return trip takes three hours.

The cruise can be broken up by a stop at Greenwich where you can visit the famous tea clipper Cutty Sark? also the Royal Greenwich Observatory designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1675 where time began, stand on the Greenwich Meridian the line which separates the east and west hemispheres Longitude 0?. Visit the Queen's House in Greenwich Park, close by was Greenwich Palace birthplace of Queen Elisabeth I and Mary Tudor.

There are shorter trips of two hours to Greenwich and return or one hour return from St Katharine's Pier. Or you can take single trips and meet your coach at Greenwich or take the Dockland Light Railway through Canary Wharf back up to the Tower of London. The choices are numerous.

What makes us a great choice for education?

Taking a boat trip on the Thames in central London is the best way to see many of the London sights. On the way down river we pass the London Eye, Ministry of Defense, Royal Festival Hall, Cleopatra's Needle, Somerset House, The National Theatre, OXO Tower, St Paul's Cathedral, The Globe Theatre of Shakespeare, Wren's House, The Shard, London Bridge, The Monument to the Great Fire of London, HMS Belfast, Tower of London, Tower Bridge, Rotherhithe and St Mary's Church where the Captain of the Pilgrim Ship Mayflower? is buried. Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs and all the sights of Greenwich as described above and last but not least the Thames Flood Barrier.

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What is typically included on our school trips?

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Pricing Information

Discounts are 10 and above 15% 15 and above 20% 25 and above 25% 35 and above 30% 45 and above 50%

Child Return Single

Westminster to Greenwich£16.00 - £12.25£8.00 - £6.13Westminster-Thames Barrier-Greenwich£17.00 - £14.00£8.50 - £7.00St Katharine's-Greenwich£13.00 - £9.75£6.50 - £4.88St Katharine's-Thames Barrier-Greenwich£16.00 £12.25£8.00 - £6.13

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Opening Hours & Information

We do not operate Christmas Eve Christmas Day Boxing Day or New Years Day

From April to the end of May we operate boats every 30 minutes from 10 am until 4pm

From June until the first week in September we operate every 30 minutes from 10am until 5pm.

From the end of the first week in September until the end of November we operate from 10am until 4pm.

For the remainder of the year we operate every 40 minutes from 10.20 until 3pm

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