Putney Pier is a pier on the

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Putney Putney () is an affluent district in southwest London, England, in the London Borough of Wandsworth, southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. History Putney is an ...

, in the

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Location

The pier is 24.94m long and is located off Putney Embankment near the Star & Garter pub and Thai Square restaurant, west of

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on the south bank of the River Thames. The start of the

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's University Boat Race

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, and the end of various non-university races from October to March, are close to the pier. Uni-boat-race-stone-Putney702r

History

The pier was built in the late 19th century and has a lattice ironwork gangway. Livett's Launches own and manage the pier, in 2013 there was concern within the local rowing community about their redevelopment of the pier. The Tideway Tunnel's Putney Embankment Foreshore access site is close to the pier and is expected to be closed by 2025, leaving a viewing platform for the boat races.

Public services

The RB6 operated by Uber Boat by Thames Clippers runs a commuter service from the Pier at peak times on weekdays, while since Summer 2023 the RB2 service has served the pier hourly on weekends. The pier has two ticket readers for

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payment.

Private services

Viscount Cruises, Thames Luxury Charters, and Capital Pleasure Boats offer private charters from Putney Pier.

Connections to other public transport

The pier is served by Transport for London buses 22, 265, 378 and 485 which stop at the Putney Pier stop on the Lower Richmond Road.

Putney Bridge tube station Putney Bridge () is a London Underground station on the branch of the District line. It is between and stations and is in Travelcard Zone 2, Zone 2. The station is located in the south of Fulham, adjacent to Fulham High Street and New Kings R ...

(District line) is a 7-minute walk over the bridge,

Putney railway station Putney railway station serves Putney in the London Borough of Wandsworth, in southwest London straddling Travelcard zone 2 and zone 3. It is down the line from . The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway. I ...

(Southwestern Railway) is a 13-minute walk. The Putney pier Santander Cycles docking station is a 1-minute walk across the Lower Richmond road.

References

External links

Putney Pier - Transport for London

Putney Pier - Uber Boat by Thames Clippers

Livett's Putney Pier
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