Tube Strike Signtseeing

Tube strikes have been announced for April 8th and May 4th. While a typical strike usually lasts for 24 hours, there may be additional disruptions the day after the strike. Two ways to sightsee during the strikes:

Routemaster Bus — Number 11 route from Victoria Station and ending at Waterloo Station goes by several landmarks, including:

• Victoria Station — Buckingham Palace, T
  he Gherkin, Spitalfields Market
• Westminster Cathedral / Victoria Station — Westheimer Cathedral
• Parliament Square / Westminster Abbey — Churchill War Rooms, the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben
• Westminster Bridge / County Hall — London Eye
www.tfl.gov.uk

Uber Boat — Uber Boat by Thames Clippers is the fastest and most frequent boat service on the River Thames with 17-stops starting at Putney Pier to Royal Arsenal Woolwich Pier.  Major attractions along the route include:

• 
  Plantation Wharf — Battersea Power Station
• London Eye (Waterloo)
• Westminster Millenium Pier — Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey
• Embankment — Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus, West End, South Bank, Golden Jubilee Bridge
• Black Frairs / Bankside — St. Paul's Cathedral, Shakespeare Globe, Tate Modern, Millenium Bridge
• London Bridge City — Borough Market, Sky Garden, The Shard
• Tower Pier — Tower Bridge, Tower of London
• Canary Wharf — Financial District
• Greenwich Pier — Cutty Sark, Royal Observatory
• North Greenwich — O2, Emirates Cable Car
www.thamesclippers.com

NOTE : The DLR, Elizabeth line, and Overground lines are expected to operate as usual.  Use CityMapper to make alternate travel plans. 

With a bit of planning (and a lot of patience), it is still possible to get around!