Home > UK / Ireland Guide > Destination National >

Borough & London Bridge

Description: SE1

Newest Review: ... The one that appears in ‘The World is not Enough’ and on the front cover of any guida turistica a Londra which doesn’t feature beefeaters or red buses. It was opened in 1894 to relieve the traffic congestion on London Bridge and these days you can also take part in the ‘Tower Bridge Experience’ which lets you see its internal construction (stickle bricks, if the ... more

... rumours are to be believed) and stroll across the beams, which are 140ft above the Thames. The ‘London Bridge Experience’ consists largely of walking, jumping or hopscotching (dastardly spellchecker says that’s not a verb, pah) a...more

Read Reviews for Borough & London Bridge

Borough & London Bridge: ITS FALLING DOWN IT'S FALLING DOWN (2184 words)
by - written on 20/11/01 (Very useful, 974 readings)
Rating:

Woah there, you scaremongers! London Bridge is not falling down. I’m at least 98% sure that it’s alive and well (allowing for possible catastrophes in the last few hours), so get away from the wireless and back to your Bovril. Yes, I’m back, and I’ve resisted the temptation to review Harry Potter. Y’all know by now that Ron was crap and Draco Malfoy was ace and Hedwig wasn’t named and Dumbledore wasn’t wacky enough. So yeah, I’m NOT going to talk about HP. Welcome to yet another neighbourhood op! Okay fine, so I’m becoming a neighbourhood bore, but look on the bright side. At least I don’t collect ... Read the complete review

My favourite part of London! (977 words)
by - written on 06/11/01 (Very useful, 231 readings)
Rating:

The Borough and London Bridge area is one of my favourite parts of London. There's so much to see and do here, so many wonderful buildings and tourist attractions, you could have a great day out in London if you stayed in this area alone. How to get there : Borough and London Bridge underground stations are literally about three minutes apart, so it doesn't really matter which one you alight at. They're both on the Northern line of the tube network. This line doesn't have the best reputation for speed and efficiency but in my experience, this part of the line rarely has severe problems. The area is also well served by buses and easily ... Read the complete review