About Tower Bridge
World famous Victorian bridge with a raising bascule.
The bridge itself is free to walk across, and their website lists when it will open for ships.
There is also a paid exhibition space, which runs in the upper walkways, and then across the road to the original steam powered engine rooms.
Offers great views of the city from the upper walkway.
Address
Tower Bridge,
Tower Bridge Road,
London,
SE1 2UP
Ticket prices
- Adult: £12.30
- Child: £6.20
- Family: From £22.20
Residents of Southwark, Tower Hamlets or City of London can visit for just £1.
Prices last checked August 2023.
Link to Tower Bridge's website
Opening Hours
Tower Bridge is open every day from 9:30am to 5pm.
Note: if planning a visit, it's best to check for bridge opening times and arrive about 30 minutes before that to be above when the bridge opens.
Opening hours last checked August 2023.
Accessibility
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Frequently asked questions
What's the nearest railway station to Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge - Latest News
As Tower Bridge doesn’t open for boats as often during the winter months, they’re resuming their behind-the-scenes tours that include trips into the huge bascule chambers underneath the bridge.
Tower Bridge will be closed, and open, at the same time over the Bank Holiday Weekend, as the bascules will be left in the upright position for several days.
Tower Bridge usually opens for decorative boats plying the Thames, but in a couple of weeks time, something very unusual will visit central London – a large tanker.
The Waverley, the world’s last seagoing paddle steamer, will be making a visit to London next month, and will be offering regular trips along the Thames during her visit.
As Tower Bridge doesn’t open for boats as often during the winter months, they’re resuming their behind-the-scenes tours that include trips into the huge bascule chambers underneath the bridge.
Next week, the world’s largest, active, ocean-going, wooden sailing ship will visit London, will fire her canons next to Tower Bridge, and then open for the public to go on board for a look around.
Tower Bridge usually opens for cruise ships and sailing ships, but in a couple of weeks time, a tanker ship will be visiting London and passing through Tower Bridge.
The cruise ships are returning to London, disgorging tourists, and for us Londoners, a chance to see big boats up close.
As Tower Bridge doesn’t open for boats as often during the winter months, they’re resuming their behind-the-scenes tours that include trips into the huge bascule chambers under the bridge.
There’s a possibility of a naval ship arriving in London on Friday and passing through Tower Bridge.
This coming Sunday will see Tower Bridge covered in nearly 1,000 photos of Londoners taken by the French artist, JR, who also happens to have an exhibition in London at the moment.
Normally limited to winter months when things are a bit quieter — the behind the scenes tours have resumed at Tower Bridge.
Considering how iconic Tower Bridge is as a symbol of London, it’s difficult to believe that just 50 years ago there were plans to replace it with a tunnel.
This winter there’s a chance to go deep inside Tower Bridge to see the mechanisms that make it work and the huge bascule chambers that sits below river level.
This coming Thursday evening (3rd Oct) will be a chance to see an experimental boat passing under Tower Bridge.
To celebrate 125 years of Tower Bridge, it will be hosting a series of one-off talks inside the the South Tower.
Underneath the Guildhall art gallery is a small space that currently has three historic documents on display.
At the end of this month, the famous bridge will mark its 125th anniversary, and is offering entry for just £1.25 all weekend.
A heads up that a couple of evenings next week could see bang bangs and boom booms next to Tower Bridge.
Next week will be a very rare chance to see the last of the government’s ocean-going Royal Mail Ships on a visit to London.
One hundred years ago, four German submarines slipped through Tower Bridge and into the Port of London, heart of the city’s cargo trade.
This winter, the behind the scenes tours of Tower Bridge return, offering access into the engineering spaces, and the huge bascule chambers under the main bridge.
Next Saturday marks (possibly) the very last time that the current Woolwich Ferry will pass through Tower Bridge.
A new Community Ticket has been launched that lets local residents into Tower Bridge for just £1 per person.
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