Thames River Cruise: Westminster to Greenwich

The Thames has been London's highway for 2,000 years — and the best way to understand the city's geography, history, and ambition is to travel it by boat. This hop-on hop-off cruise takes you from Westminster Bridge to Greenwich in 50 minutes, past almost every landmark London has ever built.

What's Included

• Hop-on hop-off Thames Clipper pass (Westminster to Greenwich)
• Live or audio commentary on board
• Royal Observatory Greenwich entry
• Cutty Sark (historic tea clipper) admission

Landmarks You'll Pass

1. Houses of Parliament and Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower)
2. Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
3. Tate Modern art gallery
4. HMS Belfast — Second World War cruiser
5. Tower Bridge — pass directly underneath
6. Canary Wharf financial district towers
7. The O2 Arena

Greenwich Highlights

• Stand on the Prime Meridian Line — 0° longitude, the centre of world time
• Royal Observatory — where Greenwich Mean Time was established
• Cutty Sark — the world's last surviving composite clipper ship (1869)
• Greenwich Market — crafts, antiques, and street food