Westminster Millennium Pier

Westminster Millennium Pier
Type	River tourist/leisure services
Locale	River Thames, London, UK
Owner	London River Services
Operator	London River Services
Coordinates	51.501901°N 0.123223°W
	Westminster Millennium Pier

Westminster Millennium Pier is a pier on the River Thames, in the City of Westminster in London, UK. It is operated by London River Services and served by various river transport and cruise operators. It is located next to Westminster Bridge on the north bank of the Thames, and is close to one of London's most prominent landmarks, Big Ben.

Construction

A view from Westminster Pier on the River Thames

The development of Westminster Millennium Pier was funded by the Millennium Commission as part of the Thames 2000 project, and it was one of five new piers opened in 2000 by the Commission on the Thames (the others being Blackfriars Millennium Pier, London Eye Pier, Tower Millennium Pier and Millbank Millennium Pier). Its creation was funded by the project as part of an integrated transport and regeneration strategy for the Thames led by London's Cross River Partnership.[1]

Services

The pier is served by various services including:

Thames River Services between Westminster, St. Katharine Pier, Greenwich Pier and the Thames Flood Barrier (Pre-booked groups can disembark at Barrier Gardens Pier).
City Cruises leisure cruises between Westminster and Greenwich Pier
Circular Cruise Westminster to St Katharine's Circular
Thames River Boats cruises to Hampton Court Palace

Connections

Westminster Underground station

Local attractions

Entrance to the Westminster Pier

North bank

Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster
Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's, Westminster
Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms
The Boudica statue

South Bank

Lines

Preceding station		London River Services		Following station
Terminus		Westminster to Greenwich Express Service		London Eye Pier toward Greenwich Pier
St. Katharine Pier toward Westminster Millennium Pier		Westminster to St Katharine's Circular		Embankment Pier toward Westminster Millennium Pier

References

"Ken Livingstone Opens New Millennium Commission Funded Pier". The Millennium Commission press release. 13 July 2000. Archived from the original on 9 December 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2008.

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[1] "Ken Livingstone Opens New Millennium Commission Funded Pier". The Millennium Commission press release. 13 July 2000. Archived from the original on 9 December 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2008.