Tower Bridge Engine Rooms — Local services in London

Good value for money. Order online and 2x adults and a child go for about £20. Somewhat cheaper than the adjacent Shard. You get to walk up, or take a lift, but the staircase is much more interesting if you want to see the architecture and to understand how it was like to walk up in days gone past. Take time to pause at the top and watch the video, lasts for less than 5min but it is very interesting to see London's past. You are directed into the west bridge first where you get excellent views of London (on a good day) there are little windows to allow you to take good photos with no reflections. Walk a little further and you get to the glass floor, don't forget to look up! Good for selfies and group shots as they have installed mirrors on the ceiling (not installed on the East Bridge so make sure you use them). At the end you have to return to the North tower and you move to the east bridge. Here you get views of canary wharf and St Katherine's Dock. More glass floor panels here too. This time you go to the south tower and take the stairs down to street level. Remember to follow the blue line on the ground, because there is more. Your ticket grants you entry to see the engines used to raise and lower the bridge. Allow about 2.5hrs to truly enjoy...

It is historical and in fact seems to still have all the info in it from 59 years ago. In the whole discussion of a lot of history like Fleet Street being lost or just in a few memories, this bucks the trend like time stood still. However it’s an A1 destination for literally the whole world so it’s vaguely aggravating waiting in queues for every mofo on the planet to walk up or down (I know I’m an awful person and going to hell but Louise bourgeois says hell is wonderful). The glass floor does freak you out and it is a magnificent feat of engineering however I think when you know the story of divers helping build the underwater part you don’t need to see tons more info on it. It’s like going to the moon - fantastic achievement but probably never going to do that myself. I bought a timed ticket (about £13) did not take long to get in but was more than happy to leave in 5 mins. On the roadworks point I used to cycle across the bridge every day around 20 years ago and it was often out...

This iconic symbol of London is worth visit. Bridge was opened 30 June 1894. It was thrilling to see London life through the Glass Floor and the engine rooms are worth visit. Views are also nice on the top. Tower Bridge Exhibition: "The exhibition charges an admission fee. Entrance is from the west side of the bridge deck to the northern tower, from where visitors ascend to level 4 by lift before crossing the high-level walkways to the southern tower. In the towers and walkways is an exhibition on the history of the bridge. The walkways also provide views over the city, the Tower of London and the Pool of London, and include a glass-floored section. From the south tower, visitors can visit the engine rooms, with the original steam engines, which are situated in a separate building beside the southern approach to...