Festival Pier

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London River Services
Festival Pier
Festival Pier by night, the London Eye and Big Ben in the background
Locale	River Thames, London, UK
Transit type	River bus and tourist/leisure services
Owner	London River Services
Operator	London Borough of Greenwich
Website	official website
London River Services
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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.

[edit] Services

The pier is used for summer leisure cruises between Westminster and Greenwich operated by City Cruises.

[edit] Transport links

London Underground:

• Waterloo tube station for Jubilee, Northern and Bakerloo lines
• Embankment tube station is a short walk over the Hungerford Bridge

National Rail:

• Waterloo railway station for National Rail
• Charing Cross railway station (also over the Hungerford Bridge)

London River Services

• Waterloo Millennium 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.

[edit] Local attractions

• London Eye
• London Aquarium
• Dali Universe
• Florence Nightingale Museum
• Big Ben
• South Bank arts precinct

Preceding station		London River Services		Following station
Embankment Pier toward Westminster Millennium Pier		Westminster to St Katharine's Circular		Bankside Pier toward Westminster Millennium Pier