Bankside Pier

Bankside Pier is a stop for river services in London. It is located on the south bank of the River Thames, close to the Tate Modern. Three services call at the pier: the river bus routes RB1 and RB2.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wobbly Bridge and Shakespeares Globe.

Wobbly Bridge

Bridge

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The Millennium Bridge, officially known as the London Millennium Footbridge, is a steel suspension bridge for pedestrians crossing the River Thames in London, England, linking Bankside with the City of London. Wobbly Bridge is situated 530 feet northwest of Bankside Pier.

Shakespeares Globe

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The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 at Southwark, close to the south bank of the Thames, by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men. Shakespeares Globe is situated 850 feet southeast of Bankside Pier.

Tate Modern

Art gallery

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Tate Modern is an art gallery in London, housing the United Kingdom's national collection of international modern and contemporary art. It forms part of the Tate group together with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. Tate Modern is situated 770 feet southwest of Bankside Pier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bankside and Southwark.

Bankside

Quarter

Bankside is an area of London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark. Bankside is located on the southern bank of the River Thames, 1.5 miles east of Charing Cross, running from a little west of Blackfriars Bridge to just a short distance before London Bridge at St Mary Overie Dock.

Southwark

Suburb

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Southwark is a district of Central London situated on the south bank of the River Thames, forming the north-western part of the wider modern London Borough of Southwark.

Blackfriars

Quarter

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Blackfriars is in central London, specifically the south-west corner of the City of London.

Bankside Pier

Type: Transport stop
Description: Pier on the River Thames
Categories: pier, landing, passenger ship terminal, and transportation
Location: London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.50877° or 51° 30′ 32″ north

Longitude

-0.0968° or 0° 5′ 49″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Wheelchair access

yes

Network

London River Services

Open location code

9C3XGW53+G7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 734575014

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=ferry_terminal

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

GeoNames ID

12122405

Wikidata ID

Q4856770

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Bankside Pier” goes by many names.

French: “Bankside Pier”
German: “Bankside Pier”
Spanish: “Bankside Pier”

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