Tower Bridge Quay (previously St. Katharine's Pier) is a river transport

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on the

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, in

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, England. It is owned & operated by Woods River Cruises trading as Woods' Silver Fleet and served by various river transport and cruise operators. It is situated on the north bank of the Thames, on the east side of

Tower Bridge Tower Bridge is a Listed building#Grade I, Grade I listed combined Bascule bridge, bascule, Suspension bridge, suspension, and, until 1960, Cantilever bridge, cantilever bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones ...

, and immediately in front of the Thistle Tower Hotel. The pier is about ten minutes walk from Tower Hill tube station. Tower Bridge Quay should not be confused with the nearby

St Katharine Docks St Katharine Docks is a former dock in the St Katherine and Wapping ward of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies in the East End of London, East End on the north bank of the River Thames, immediately downstream of the Tower of London an ...

, which is a private yacht marina and residential area.

Services

The main service from Tower Bridge Quay is a "hop-on, hop-off" circular river cruise operated by Crown River Cruises which goes west non-stop to

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before returning east via the

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arts centre. There is also a Westminster-Greenwich express service run by

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which circles around the

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before returning to central London.

Interchange

* Tower Hill Underground station and

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for

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and

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. * Tower Millennium Pier is located on the other (West) side of

, providing the main commuter river boat services

Local attractions

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Image:St Katharine pier 2.jpg, A Crown River Cruise boat leaving the pier Image:St Katharine pier 3.jpg, A Thames Clipper catamaran passes the pier (Tower Hotel in the background) File:St Katharines Pier.jpg, Picture taken at Sunrise

References

London River Services Piers in London Wapping London Borough of Tower Hamlets {{London-struct-stub