Festival Pier
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 London River Services | |
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| Festival Pier | |
 Gathering of people by Festival Pier | |
| Locale | River Thames, London, UK |
| Transit type | River bus and tourist/leisure services |
| Owner | London River Services |
| Operator | Royal Borough of Greenwich |
| Website | official website |
| London River Services | |
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 London Transport portal | |
Festival Pier is a stop for river boat services on the River Thames, London, UK. It is immediately in front of the Royal Festival Hall and National Film Theatre, and serves the South Bank complex. The pier is owned and operated by London River Services, part of Transport for London.
Services
The pier is used for summer leisure cruises between Westminster and Greenwich operated by City Cruises.
Transport links
London Underground:
- Waterloo tube station for Waterloo & City, Bakerloo, Jubilee and Northern lines
- Embankment tube station (for Bakerloo, Circle, District and Northern lines) is a short walk over the Hungerford Bridge
National Rail:
- Waterloo railway station
- Waterloo East railway station
- Charing Cross railway station (also over the Hungerford Bridge)
London River Services
- London Eye Pier is a short distance upriver on the same bank
- Embankment Pier (also over the Hungerford Bridge)
London Buses Buses stopping on Waterloo Bridge are the nearest services.
Local attractions
- London Eye
- London Aquarium
- Dali Universe
- Florence Nightingale Museum
- Big Ben
- South Bank arts precinct
Festival Pier entrance
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| Preceding station | London River Services | Following station | ||
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toward Westminster Millennium Pier |
Westminster to St Katharine's Circular | toward Westminster Millennium Pier |
Coordinates: 51°30′24″N 0°07′02″W / 51.50667°N 0.11722°W
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