- Westminster Millennium Pier
Infobox London River Services
title=Westminster Millennium Pier
image_caption =
transit_type = River bus and tourist/leisure services
operator =London River Services
owner =London River Services Westminster Millennium Pier is a
pier on theRiver Thames , in theCity of Westminster inLondon , UK. It is operated byLondon 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 immediately adjacent to one of London's most promininent landmarks,Big Ben .Construction
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 beingBlackfriars Millennium Pier ,Waterloo Millennium Pier ,Tower Millennium Pier andMillbank Millennium Pier ). Its creation was funded by the project was part of an integrated transport and regeneration strategy for the Thames led by London'sCross River Partnership . [cite web
url = http://www.millennium.gov.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=1213
title = Ken Livingstone Opens New Millennium Commission Funded Pier
accessdate =2008-03-30
date = 2000-07-13
work = The Millennium Commission press release]ervices
The pier is served by various services including:
*summer leisure cruises between Westminster and Greenwich (City Cruises )
*The Westminster to St Katharine's Circular (Crown River Cruises )Transport links
London Underground:
*Westminster tube station for Jubilee, Cirlce and District lines
*Waterloo tube station is a short walk overWestminster Bridge National Rail:
*Waterloo railway station for National Rail (also over Westminster Bridge)London River Services
*Waterloo Millennium Pier (also over Westminster Bridge)London BusesBuses stopping on Westminster Bridge are the nearest services.
Local attractions
North bank
*Big Ben and thePalace of Westminster
*Westminster Abbey andSt. Margaret's, Westminster
*Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms
*TheBoudica statueSouth Bank
*London Eye
*London Aquarium
*Dali Universe
*Florence Nightingale Museum References
Transport in Westminster
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