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City Cruises - River Red RoverCity Cruises - River Red Rover

London Attractions - City Cruises - Thames River Cruise - Tickets

London Eye & River Cruise - Save £4.50

Spend a relaxing day on the River Thames with City Cruises' River Red Rover ticket.

Jump aboard one of City Cruises new Riverliners and head out to Greenwich in the morning. Visit the Greenwich Observatory and Maritime Museum, hop back on the boat and cruise to Tower Pier for a visit to the Tower of London or to have lunch lunch at St. Katherine's dock, before returning to Waterloo or Westminster.

• Westminster Pier is close to Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament, Whitehall and the Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms.
• Waterloo Millennium Pier is next to the London Eye and close to the world-renowned South Bank arts complex.
• Tower Pier is right next to the Tower of London and Tower Bridge.
• Greenwich Pier provides easy access to the World Heritage Centre of Greenwich, home of the famous tea clipper Cutty Sark, the National Maritime Museum, the Queen's House, the Old Royal Observatory - and time itself. Thursdays to Sundays inclusive Greenwich also has a traditional covered market.

Review: City Cruises "River Red Rover"

I love the River Thames - the peaceful ebb and flow of the water and amazing buildings and bridges that line the river.

Having bought a City Cruises "River Red Rover" ticket online, I headed down to Waterloo Pier (now called Millenium Pier) just next to the London Eye. I exchanged my voucher at the ticket booth and went down to the pier to wait for a boat. It wasn't a long wait - the river keeps a different pace from the rest of London and I passed the time (about 20 minutes) watching other boats steaming up and down.

City Cruises have a few diffferent boats, but the most common is a modern, wheelchair-friendly "RiverLiner" with open upper deck and lower saloon with panoramic windows, that operate between Westminster, Waterloo, Tower and Greenwich Piers. The boats can get quite busy and are often filled with large tour groups, but it really didn't bother me - you can wonder around the boat and there is a downstairs bar that provides snacks and light refreshments.

From Waterloo Pier, we headed down to Tower Pier, where you can jump off to visit the Tower of London, then continued under Tower Bridge and downstream to Greenwich. En-route, the boat crew give a commentary on the various bridges and buildings along the river - they're not professional guides, but I found the commentary light-hearted and interesting. At Greenwich you can jump off and explore Greenwich Village, visit the Maritime Museum or walk through the park to the Royal Observatory. I spend about an hour wandering around the Village, stopping at a lovely little pub for lunch, then headed back to the pier and jumped the next boat back up to Westminster. All in all a most relaxing day out.

Departure Information

 Operates Daily, except 25th December.

City Cruises operate a regular service between Westminster, Waterloo, Tower and Greenwich Piers, and your ticket is valid all day. Start from either Westminster, Waterloo or Tower Pier.

For the London Eye & River Cruise, you will be issued with two separate etickets. Tickets will be sent within 24 hours of booking and must be printed out and handed in at each attraction.

• London Eye Standard Flight, check-in at the London Eye, waiting time approx 30 minutes.
• City Cruises, present ticket to City Cruises at ticket office at Westminster, Waterloo or Tower Pier.

Please note - tickets purchased online are not refundable.