Boat ride on the Thames

samandmillie

Hi I was wondering if anyone could recommend how to do this? I'd rather not do a long cruise. Does anyone know if you can get water taxis? Perhaps that would be better for us. We plan to go on the London eye so could board around there if possible? Also does anyone have any idea of cost? Many thanks

p00hsticks

The 'commuter' service is the Thames Clippers which run around every twenty minutes from a number of piers between the London Eye and Woolwich

http://www.thamesclippers.com/

A single journey is £6, or £5.40 by oyster card, but the best value is to get a 'River roamer' ticket for £13.60 that gives you unlimited on-off travel all day from 9am (and if you are arriving in London by train, you can get two for the price of one via the great days out offer)

http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/2for1-london

suki1964

p00hsticks wrote: »

The 'commuter' service is the Thames Clippers which run around every twenty minutes from a number of piers between the London Eye and Woolwich

http://www.thamesclippers.com/

A single journey is £6, or £5.40 by oyster card, but the best value is to get a 'River roamer' ticket for £13.60 that gives you unlimited on-off travel all day from 9am (and if you are arriving in London by train, you can get two for the price of one via the great days out offer)

http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/2for1-london

Just to add, the commentary on these boats is worth the fare alone

Take one up to woolich, on the return get off at the tower.

p00hsticks

suki1964 wrote: »

Just to add, the commentary on these boats is worth the fare alone

??? Unless it's changed since the last time I went on one, there is no commentary on the Clippers - I beleive other companies that do the tourist cruises have them though (e.g. City Cruises)

suki1964

p00hsticks wrote: »

??? Unless it's changed since the last time I went on one, there is no commentary on the Clippers - I beleive other companies that do the tourist cruises have them though (e.g. City Cruises)

Shoot me for getting the boats wrong

timesrunnigout

Hi there,
last week for half term i took the kids to London.
I bought combined tickets for The London Eye and the 'cruise' along the Thames.
They were both excellent. The boat trip lasted 45 minutes and there was a really great commentary. The jetty for the boat trip is at the Eye and it comes back there too. You can buy tickets for just the boat trip.......look on the London Eye web site....i got really good discount for buying both together.
On the boat you can sit outside/upstairs or downstairs in the warm on comfy seats.....or you can wander around....nice friendly crew too. It isn't something i would normally do but it was really worthwhile.HTH

mrcow

Also, just to add, if you use the Greenwich/Embankment/Westminster/London Eye ferry, you can travel for "free" with Tesco Clubcard deals vouchers.

It's a really fun ride - especially up on the roof of the boat.

http://www.tesco.com/clubcard/deals/product.aspx?R=103

p00hsticks

suki1964 wrote: »

Shoot me for getting the boats wrong

Apologies if you thought I was having a go at you - It wasn't personal, but I didn't want the OP to go on a Clipper expecting a great commentary when there isn't one.