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About Tower Bridge
London Tower Bridge was completed in 1894. It is a beautiful piece of Victorian engineering and is one of the many symbols of London. The bridge itself was powered by steam right up until 1976 when the system was electrified. The bridge is 135 ft high and 200 ft wide and in its heyday was opened 5 times a day to let big ships through. The two towers are joined near the top by a catwalk which gives beautiful views along the river Thames.
The bridge now offers The Tower Bridge Experience, which gives interactive displays showing the Bridge in action and detailing its entire history. You also get a walk along the catwalk and a look at the steam engine which once powered the bridge.
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Recommended attractions near Tower Bridge
| City Hall, London | (0.1 miles, 0.2 km) | Pictures |
| Tower of London | (0.3 miles, 0.5 km) | Pictures |
| George Inn | (0.6 miles, 1.0 km) | Pictures |
| Winchester Palace | (0.6 miles, 1.0 km) | Pictures |
| The Clink Prison Museum | (0.7 miles, 1.1 km) | Pictures |
| The Golden Hinde | (0.7 miles, 1.1 km) | Pictures |
| Southwark Cathedral | (0.8 miles, 1.2 km) | Pictures |
| Shakespeare's Globe Theatre | (0.9 miles, 1.4 km) | Pictures |
| Tate Modern | (1.1 miles, 1.7 km) | Pictures |
| St. Paul's Cathedral | (1.1 miles, 1.8 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
All attractions in Greater LondonComplete A to Z of attractions in EnglandRecommended towns near Tower Bridge
London, a Historic City in the county of Greater London (2.2 miles, 3.5 km, direction W)
London is one of the World's most exciting, cultural destinations where visitors can walk with history whilst enjoying all that is best of modern day facilities, shops, theatres...
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Westminster, in the county of Greater London (2.5 miles, 4.1 km, direction W)
Of all the jewels in the City of Westminster, none shines more brightly than Westminster Abbey, stunning setting for the coronation of almost every English monarch since William the Conqueror was crowned there in 1066.
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St Pancras, in the county of Greater London (2.6 miles, 4.1 km, direction NW)
The name of the area is taken from the boy martyred in AD 304. Pancras was the orphaned Christian son of a Phrygian nobleman who was brought up at the court of the Emperor in Rome.
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Piccadilly, in the county of Greater London (2.8 miles, 4.5 km, direction W)
One of the Capital's most noted places, Piccadilly sweeps uphill with handsome houses on one side and Green Park on the other.
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Mayfair, in the county of Greater London (3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction W)
Mayfair has it all, it is the haunt of the rich and famous, with elegant houses and apartment buildings that are the sole province of the wealthy.
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Marylebone, in the county of Greater London (3.3 miles, 5.3 km, direction W)
Marylebone is one of London's more affluent area's, it is home mostly to the well to do, and yet only a couple of centuries ago a large workhouse was built here to give shelter to the poor and homeless, often foundlings were discovered on the workhouse doorstep.
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Greenwich, in the county of Greater London (3.5 miles, 5.6 km, direction SE)
The might of british sea-power and the historic town of Greenwich are inseparable. Two famous English sea-faring vessels are here, one is the Cutty Sark, a famous old clipper that shipped tea from China in the 19th-century, and the other, from the 20th-century is Gypsy Moth 1V, sailed round the world by Sir Francis Chichester.
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Camden Town, in the county of Greater London (3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction NW)
Camden town is a vibrant cosmopolitan region of London.
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Stoke Newington, in the county of Greater London (3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction N)
Stoke Newington offers visitors a diverse cultural experience, it has restaurants of all types of cuisine, plenty of pubs, clubs, shops and markets, and is sufficiently close to all the historic attractions at the heart of the City of London.
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Stamford Hill, in the county of Greater London (4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction N)
Stamford Hill lies in the north of the London Borough of Hackney. It is a popular residential area, and home to one of Europes' largest Orthodox Jewish communities.
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| Tower Hill Tube Station | (0.3 miles, 0.5 km) |
| London Bridge Tube Station | (0.4 miles, 0.7 km) |
| Tower Gateway Station | (0.5 miles, 0.8 km) |
| London City Airport | (5.9 miles, 9.4 km, direction E) |
| M11 Junction 4 | (7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction NE) |
| M1 Junction 1 | (7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction NW) |
| London Heathrow Airport | (16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction W) |
Accommodation & Hotels near Tower Bridge
| Hotel Name |
| The Tower A Guoman Hotel | (0.2 miles, 0.3 km) |
| Hilton London Tower Bridge | (0.2 miles, 0.3 km) |
| Apex Hotel City Of London | (0.4 miles, 0.6 km) |
| London Tower Bridge Premier Travel Inn | (0.4 miles, 0.6 km) |
| Novotel London Tower Bridge | (0.4 miles, 0.7 km) |
| The Chamberlain | (0.4 miles, 0.7 km) |
| London Bridge Hotel | (0.5 miles, 0.8 km) |
| Comfort Hotel Tower Of London | (0.5 miles, 0.8 km) |
| Sleep Inn City Of London | (0.5 miles, 0.8 km) |
| Club Quarters, Gracechurch | (0.6 miles, 1.0 km) |
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