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The Six Bridges Walk: A Tour With A Difference
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The Millennium Bridge
The London Millennium footbridge is for pedestrians and initially opened in June 2000. It got off to an inauspicious start; it is a suspension bridge that connects The City of London with Bankside. It is also nicknamed the "Wobbly Bridge" by locals, as after it opened, the pedestrians crossing experienced the bridge 'wobbling'. After two years of m...
Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge crosses the River Thames and connects the South Bank with Victoria Embankment. The name of the bridge commemorates the win of the British Army and their allies over Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The bridge is also known to have amazing views, where to the west, the tourist would be able to see the London eye...
Blackfriars Bridge
Blackfriars Railway Bridge crosses the River Thames; this is the second bridge that has been named the Blackfriars bridge. The original bridge opened in 1864, designed by Joseph Cubitt. Due to the formation of the Southern railway, the use of the original Blackfriars bridge became useless, and the structure could not support modern trains. Therefor...
Southwark Bridge
Southwark Bridge crosses the River Thames and has the least traffic of the Thames bridges. The original bridge was built in 1819, designed by John Rennie, the Elder, who pioneered the use of structural cast iron. The original bridge was nicknamed the "The Iron Bridge" as it was made of cast irons. The owners went bankrupt, and the Bridge House Esta...
London Bridge
London Bridge is sometimes confused with the Tower Bridge; the bridge crosses the River Thames and is a few minutes walk from the Southwark Cathedral and connects Southwark and The City of London. There have been multiple bridges in the past that have been named London Bridge; the original was a timber bridge built by the Roman's when they founded...
Tower Bridge
The historic Tower Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the River Thames; it is a 5-minute walk from the infamous Tower of London—designed by Sir Horace Jones, built between 1886 and 1894. The Prince and Princess of Wales officially opened the Tower Bridge on the 30th of June 1894. The length of the bridge is 240m, and each tower is 65m high....
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The Six Bridges Walking Tour Guide
You are at Waterloo Bridge; the view is excellent, and perhaps wondering what now? The Six Bridges tour will show you some of the historical monuments nearby, the best places to take photos for Instagram, TikTok, Facebook (if people still use that these days) and many more.
Visiting London is always excellent, and you will have plent...