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Waterloo Millennium Pier is a pier on South Bank of the River Thames
River Thames

The Thames is a major river flowing through southern England. While best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows through several other towns and cities, including Oxford, Reading, Berkshire and Windsor, Berkshire....
 in Central London
Central London

The term Central London refers to the districts of London which are considered closest to the centre. There is no conventional definition, nor any official one, for the entire area that can be called "central London"....
, UK
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, located directly in front of the London Eye
London Eye

The London Eye at a height of , is the biggest Ferris wheel in Europe, and has become the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over 3 million people a year....
.

It is operated by the London Eye
Merlin Entertainments

Merlin Entertainments Group Ltd is the biggest operator of amusement parks and other attractions in Europe, and the second largest operating globally after Disney....
 and served by various river transport and cruise operators in conjunction with London River Services
London River Services

London River Services is a division of Transport for London , which manages passenger transport on the River Thames in London, United Kingdom. They do not own or operate any boats but license the services of other operators....
.

Waterloo Millennium Pier should not be confused with the former Waterloo Police Pier which is on the opposite side of the river on Victoria Embankment
Victoria Embankment

The Victoria Embankment, is part of the Thames Embankment, a road and walkway along the north bank of the River Thames in London. Victoria Embankment extends from the City of Westminster into the City of London....
 next to Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge crossing the River Thames in London, England between Blackfriars Bridge and Hungerford Bridge....
. This pier has since been renamed the Tower Lifeboat Station
Tower Lifeboat Station

The Tower Lifeboat Station is a lifeboat station on the River Thames in London, United Kingdom, operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution....
 and has been the base for the RNLI
Royal National Lifeboat Institution

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is a charity that saves lives at sea around the coasts of the British Isles, as well as inshore. It was founded on 4 March 1824 as the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, adopting the present name in 1854....
's Thames lifeboat
Lifeboat (rescue)

The meaning of lifeboat or motor lifeboat described in this article is that of 'a shore-based boat designed with special features for searching for, rescuing and saving the lives of people in peril at sea in inshore waters'....
 service since 2006.

rloo Millennium Pier was designed principally to act as a collision protection system for the London Eye.






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Waterloo Millennium Pier is a pier on South Bank of the River Thames
River Thames

The Thames is a major river flowing through southern England. While best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows through several other towns and cities, including Oxford, Reading, Berkshire and Windsor, Berkshire....
 in Central London
Central London

The term Central London refers to the districts of London which are considered closest to the centre. There is no conventional definition, nor any official one, for the entire area that can be called "central London"....
, UK
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, located directly in front of the London Eye
London Eye

The London Eye at a height of , is the biggest Ferris wheel in Europe, and has become the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over 3 million people a year....
.

It is operated by the London Eye
Merlin Entertainments

Merlin Entertainments Group Ltd is the biggest operator of amusement parks and other attractions in Europe, and the second largest operating globally after Disney....
 and served by various river transport and cruise operators in conjunction with London River Services
London River Services

London River Services is a division of Transport for London , which manages passenger transport on the River Thames in London, United Kingdom. They do not own or operate any boats but license the services of other operators....
.

Waterloo Millennium Pier should not be confused with the former Waterloo Police Pier which is on the opposite side of the river on Victoria Embankment
Victoria Embankment

The Victoria Embankment, is part of the Thames Embankment, a road and walkway along the north bank of the River Thames in London. Victoria Embankment extends from the City of Westminster into the City of London....
 next to Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge crossing the River Thames in London, England between Blackfriars Bridge and Hungerford Bridge....
. This pier has since been renamed the Tower Lifeboat Station
Tower Lifeboat Station

The Tower Lifeboat Station is a lifeboat station on the River Thames in London, United Kingdom, operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution....
 and has been the base for the RNLI
Royal National Lifeboat Institution

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is a charity that saves lives at sea around the coasts of the British Isles, as well as inshore. It was founded on 4 March 1824 as the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, adopting the present name in 1854....
's Thames lifeboat
Lifeboat (rescue)

The meaning of lifeboat or motor lifeboat described in this article is that of 'a shore-based boat designed with special features for searching for, rescuing and saving the lives of people in peril at sea in inshore waters'....
 service since 2006.

Construction

Waterloo Millennium Pier was designed principally to act as a collision protection system for the London Eye. The pier was designed by Marks Barfield architects with Beckett Rankine as engineer and built by Tilbury Douglas (now Interserve
Interserve

Interserve plc is a United Kingdom based engineering and support services company headquartered in Reading, Berkshire. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index....
). It was funded by the Millennium Commission
Millennium Commission

The Millennium Commission in the United Kingdom was set up to aid communities at the end of the 2nd millennium and the start of the 3rd millennium....
 as part of the Thames 2000 project, and was one of five new piers opened in 2000 by the Commission on the Thames (the others being Blackfriars Millennium Pier
Blackfriars Millennium Pier

Blackfriars Millennium Pier is a pier on the River Thames, in the Blackfriars, London area of London, United Kingdom. It is served by boats operating under licence from London River Services and is situated on the north bank of the Thames, adjacent to Blackfriars Bridge....
, Waterloo Millennium Pier
Waterloo Millennium Pier

Waterloo Millennium Pier is a pier on South Bank of the River Thames in Central London, United Kingdom, located directly in front of the London Eye....
, Westminster Millennium Pier
Westminster Millennium Pier

Westminster Millennium Pier is a pier on the River Thames, in the City of Westminster in London, United Kingdom. It is operated by London River Services and served by various river transport and cruise operators....
 and Millbank Millennium Pier
Millbank Millennium Pier

Millbank Millennium Pier is a is a pier on the River Thames, in London, United Kingdom. It is served by boats operating under licence from London River Services and is situated close to the Tate Britain art gallery on Millbank, between Lambeth Bridge and vauxhall Bridge on the west bank of the Thames....
). Its creation was funded by the project was part of an integrated transport and regeneration strategy for the Thames led by London's Cross River Partnership.

Services

The pier is served by various services including:
  • the "Tate to Tate" service linking the two Tate Galleries (Thames Clipper
    Thames Clipper

    Thames Clipper is a Water taxi service operating in London on the River Thames. The company offers commuter services between eastern and central London, as well as tourist services under licence from London River Services....
    )
  • commuter boat services between Embankment
    Embankment Pier

    Embankment Pier is a pier on the River Thames in London, United Kingdom. It is located on the North Bank of the river, immediately next to the Hungerford Bridge and directly outside the river entrance to Embankment tube station....
     and Woolwich
    Woolwich Arsenal Pier

    Woolwich Arsenal Pier, also known as the Royal Arsenal Pier, Woolwich, is a pier on the River Thames, at Woolwich in the London Borough of Greenwich, United Kingdom....
     (Thames Clipper)
  • summer leisure cruises between Westminster
    Westminster Millennium Pier

    Westminster Millennium Pier is a pier on the River Thames, in the City of Westminster in London, United Kingdom. It is operated by London River Services and served by various river transport and cruise operators....
     and Greenwich
    Greenwich Pier

    Greenwich Pier is a pier on the River Thames in the London borough of Greenwich, United Kingdom. It is operated by London River Services and called at by various river cruise operators, mostly operating public cruise services to and from Central London....
     (City Cruises
    City Cruises

    City Cruises is a public limited company that operates public and private sightseeing and dinner cruises on the River Thames in London, primarily serving Westminster, London Eye, Tower and Greenwich piers....
    )


Waterloo is a turnaround point for the commuter boat; upriver services call at Embankment, then Waterloo, where they begin the downriver service back towards Bankside
Bankside Pier

The Bankside Pier is a stop on the Thames Clipper service in London. It is located on the south bank of the river Thames, close to the Tate Modern museum....
.

Transport links

London Underground:
  • Waterloo tube station
    Waterloo tube station

    Waterloo tube station is a London Underground station located at Waterloo station. It is the second busiest station on the network and is served by the Bakerloo line, Jubilee line, Northern line and the Waterloo & City line lines....
     for Jubilee, Northern and Bakerloo lines
  • Embankment tube station
    Embankment tube station

    Embankment tube station is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster, known for most of its history as Charing Cross.The station is served by the Circle line , District Line, Northern Line and Bakerloo Line Lines....
     is a short walk over the Hungerford Bridge
    Hungerford Bridge

    The Hungerford Bridge crosses the River Thames in London, and lies between Waterloo Bridge and Westminster Bridge. It is a steel truss bridge railway bridge ? sometimes known as the Charing Cross Bridge ? flanked by two cable-stayed pedestrian bridges that share the railway bridge's foundation piers, and which are properly named the ...
  • Westminster tube station
    Westminster tube station

    Westminster is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster. The station is served by the Circle line , District Line and Jubilee Line lines....
     is a short walk over Westminster Bridge
    Westminster Bridge

    Westminster Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames between Westminster, Middlesex bank, and Lambeth, Surrey bank in what is now Greater London, England....


National Rail:
  • Waterloo railway station for National Rail
  • Charing Cross railway station
    Charing Cross railway station

    Charing Cross railway station is a central London railway terminus. It is unusual among London's railway termini in that its services connect it to two of the others, Waterloo railway station and London Bridge station....
     (also over the Hungerford Bridge)


London River Services
  • Festival Pier
    Festival Pier

    Festival Pier is a stop for river boat services on the River Thames, London, United Kingdom. It is immediately in front of the Royal Festival Hall and National Film Theatre, and serves the South Bank complex....
     is a short distance downriver on the same bank
  • Westminster Millennium Pier
    Westminster Millennium Pier

    Westminster Millennium Pier is a pier on the River Thames, in the City of Westminster in London, United Kingdom. It is operated by London River Services and served by various river transport and cruise operators....
     (also over Westminster Bridge)


London Buses Buses stopping on Westminster Bridge are the nearest services.

Local attractions

  • London Eye
    London Eye

    The London Eye at a height of , is the biggest Ferris wheel in Europe, and has become the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over 3 million people a year....
  • London Aquarium
    London Aquarium

    File:London_aquarium.jpgThe London Aquarium is located on the ground floor of County Hall, London on the South Bank of the River Thames in central London, near the London Eye....
  • Dali Universe
    Dalí Universe

    Dal? Universe is a permanent exhibition of art works by the Spain surrealist Salvador Dal? which is housed in a 3,000 square metre suite of galleries at County Hall, London in London, England....
  • Florence Nightingale Museum
    Florence Nightingale Museum

    The Florence Nightingale Museum is located at St Thomas' Hospital, which faces the Palace of Westminster across the River Thames in central London, England....
  • Big Ben
  • South Bank
    South Bank

    The South Bank is the area in London on the southern bank of the River Thames near Waterloo station that houses a number of important cultural buildings/institutions....
     arts precinct