Welcome to www.towerbridgecarhire.co.uk

When you’re looking to rent a car in the UK, there’s no doubt that you want the best possible price there is. While you’ll find the best deals by doing a lot of comparison shopping and finding who has discounts or promotions, there are also a few tips you can keep in mind to help you get the cheapest UK car hire you can.

Get it early

One of the rule of thumbs with all UK car hire companies is that the earlier you book, the cheaper you’ll get your car hire for. Last minute deals will cost you, as the company will need to search for a car and it may interfere with their future bookings. Book early, and they’ll give you a deal just for being able to pencil you in ahead of time.

Choose your model carefully

You’ll quickly find that there are many different types of car models to choose from when renting a car. To get the cheapest car hire, choose from the mini, compact, or economy classes. Anything other than these and you’ll likely be paying a premium for a large or luxury vehicle.

Make sure of the mileage

No matter the deal that you get on the initial booking, in the end it’s the mileage that’s going to cost you with your rental car. To get the cheapest UK car hire, make sure that your car includes unlimited mileage, especially if you’re going to be traveling quite a distance.

These few tips, and doing a lot of comparison shopping to see who can give you the best deal, are sure to give you the cheapest UK car hire possible!

Every great city has some iconic structure that identifies the city for the world. Rio de Janeiro has Christ the Redeemer Statue sitting above the city or Sydney has the opera house sitting in the harbor. Some of the world’s most important cities have many icons like Paris with the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, and the Arc de Triomphe. With London there is Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, and plenty more. Not the least of which is the Tower Bridge.

The Tower Bridge in London is a recognizable feature the world over. Finished after eight years work in 1894, the Tower Bridge still opens to allow ships to pass through. It uses hydraulics to open the bridge. Though now open to foot traffic on the walkway, the walkway had been closed to visitors for many decades because the number of suicides and prostitutes it attracted. The walkway sits 42 meters above the River Thames. Still, over 40,000 people use the bridge every day with all manner of traffic coming over the bridge.

The construction of the Tower Bridge was proudly built with the United Kingdom’s finest materials. The cover for the towers are Portland stone and Cornish granite, with the framework made of Scottish steel, 11,000 tons of steel. The towers took 70,000 tons of concrete to be sunk to support them. It was designed by Sir Horace Jones to be a combination bascule (draw) and suspension bridge. Inside the towers are presentations and exhibits about the constructing of the bridge.

No matter your dining tastes, the restaurant district around Tower Bridge is sure to accommodate you, from the very English offering of ‘fish and chips’ to something a little more exotic, all you need to have is a general idea of what you would like to eat. Here is a small sampling of some of the best restaurants you will find around Tower Bridge.

Butlers Wharf Chophouse

Labeled as the quintessential English affair, patrons of Butler’s Wharf Chophouse rarely go away unsatisfied. The restaurant overlooks the Thames with a gorgeous view of the Tower Bridge and with a generous smattering of classic British dishes, the evening is sure to be something special. Butler’s Wharf Chophouse is open every day for breakfast and dinner. Some of the signature dishes you’ll find on the menu at Butler’s include beer battered fish and chips, spotted dick, and steak and kidney pudding.

Constancia

For something a little out of the ordinary, you can check out Constancia, which offers native Argentinean cuisine for a truly one of a kind experience. Patrons of Constancia describe the restaurant as airy and meaty because of the smells that waft from the cookers in the kitchen. If you have never had traditional Argentinean cuisine, you’re in for a treat. Constancia is open for dinner and lunch and features reasonable pricing with a great menu.

Le Pont de la Tour

For upscale French cuisine, you could ask for no better place to enjoy a good meal than Le Pont de la Tour. The menu is by far the most expensive of the three restaurants on the list, but if you are craving superb food with an absolutely fabulous view, Le Pont de la Tour is second to none. Serving both dinner and lunch, the restaurant is extremely busy, so if you feel as though you would love to have a meal, it is strongly suggested that you make reservations online in addition to your trip planning.

There is something enchanting about antiques. It is amazing to think that one item; one seemingly small and insignificant object from a Victorian house can hold so much mystery and magic and feel like much more than modern items that have the same function. The excitement that can be brought about by a small china cup that derives from the turn of the 20th century can’t be replicated anywhere else. As a species we are fascinated by our history; programmes such as Time Team are ever popular and there are numerous recreated towns and villages designed to show us what life was like for our ancestors. A discovery of a piece of our history in the earth can be heralded with the same anticipation and excitement as a penalty shootout in the world cup final. When you visit an antique shop and buy an item it is very unlikely that you will use it regularly; you will more than likely use it as a showpiece; your little bit of history that allows you to cling onto your roots in an age where everything is rapidly modernising.

Where better to buy items of historical significance than close to Tower Bridge; one of the most historically significant places in London? The antique shop has a wide array of different objects that will satisfy even the most picky of people. You can buy anything from cups to chests of draws, each of them with a history as enriching and exciting as our own.

When we think of the iconic images of London, there are always a few that spring to mind immediately. The London Eye, Tower Bridge and Nelson’s Column all score highly but the one sight that is always top of the list is Tower Bridge. If you were to go anywhere in the world and show the people a picture of the bridge they will tell you the city it is in. Indeed, such is the world stature of the bridge that an American even tried to buy it (unfortunately, he got rather confused about the whole affair and ended up buying London Bridge instead; shipping the whole thing out to the States and erecting it, only then to realise his mistake!). It is a splendid sight to behold when a ship sails beneath it and forces it to rise. The suspension system still works fantastically well to say that it is over 100 years old and it is still a joy for many young people to see it in action.

Imagine then, if you will, that you were able to wake up every day to see this sight. You would surely grasp the opportunity with both hands! Tower Bridge Hotel is a fantastic hotel situated close to the bridge itself. One can step out onto the balcony and eat breakfast whilst watching the bridge in action. The staff are incredibly friendly and always on hand to help should the need arise. With such fantastic service and amazing views you would be crazy not to take the opportunity to stay at the hotel!

Tower Bridge is one of the most famous sites in Britain and attracts thousands of people every year. It is a beautiful architectural triumph and is fantastic to see. The bridge consists of two towers which are tied together at the upper level by means of two horizontal walkways which are designed to withstand the horizontal forces exerted by the suspended sections of the bridge on the landward sides of the towers. The vertical component of the forces in the suspended sections and the vertical reactions of the two walkways are carried by the two robust towers. The bascule pivots and operating machinery are housed in the base of each tower. Its present colour dates from 1977 when it was painted red, white and blue for the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. Originally it was painted a chocolate brown colour.

Imagine the best way to wake up and the best sight that you could possibly see. If you were given the choice as to what you could see out of your window then it can be almost guaranteed that the majority would choose to wake up seeing one of the iconic sights of the capital. To be able to wake up in the morning and eat breakfast looking out across the Thames and at the Bridge that many seek out every year. On top of the fantastic service and food the unique thing that Tower Bridge Hotel offers is a view that would be the envy of thousands amongst all those who visit the city every year.

Tower Bride in London is simply amazing. For those that haven’t seen it before it really is something worth doing and at the earliest possible opportunity! Around the world people see it as one of the many landmarks of London, but you don’t realise how imposing it is until you get up close to it, or even drive across it. The bridge was constructed in the 19th century, and officially opened in 1894, making it around 115 years old at present. It was designed to provide a crossing across the River Thames, yet a traditional bridge design would not be suitable as it wouldn’t allow for ships to get through into the docks of the ‘Pool of London’ and therefore a more radical design had to be achieved. It is still possible to walk and drive across the bridge, but at the moment it is going through a restoration phase so it is worth checking whether the bridge will be open before making a special visit to see it.

At night, the bridge is lit up by a multitude of lighting systems to make it a very attractive sight on the River Thames. If you look at it up-stream you also get the bright lights of London’s financial district in the background, including the ‘bullet’, or ‘gherkin’, as well as a plethora of bank skyscrapers all lit up. Seeing a large ship, especially Royal Navy battleships, passing under the bridge is good to see as the bridge still splits and rises to let them through.

The one thing that everyone wants to experience when they spend time in London is the bridge rising up to let the boats go underneath it. The bridge rising is a feat of engineering that paved the way for many similar bridges, not only in London and Britain but around the world. The bridge has a road running over it and this experience of it rising is only really understood and appreciated when you are stationed on the road - when you can see the ground rising up in front of you it really does give a much better indication as to the majesty of the bridge and the fantastic spectacle that you are witnessing.

However, if you are without a car then there is a very real possibility that you will end up going without this sight. You can, of course, see it from afar but it really doesn’t have the same effect and can leave you feeling a bit disappointed. Do not despair, though, because there is a very simple solution that means you won’t have to go without. If you hire a car then you will be able to drive up to the bridge as the event is happening. You will see it from the best possible angle and gain the full experience. Then, you will be able to drive all over London to see all the other iconic sights that the capital has to offer.

There are many sights to see in London. It is a capital city that is world renowned for being rich in history and culture and because of this, millions of people come to visit every year. Of the many sights of historical interest on show, Tower Bridge is one of the most sought after. People come from all over the world in the hope that they will be one of the lucky ones to see it open up for a barge or boat to pass underneath; it is a sight that is passed on through the generations and one of the iconic moments that keeps bringing people back to London every year. Once you’ve seen it, you want to see it again and again!

With so many people all clamouring to visit Tower Bridge, and with Tower Bridge in the centre of the city, there is obviously a need for places to park. The congestion charge may have reduced the amount of traffic but it hasn’t stopped it which means that there are still thousands of people who are looking for a place to park. It is very good, therefore, that there are many places to park close to Tower Bridge that are able to accommodate hundreds of people every day. It is relatively cheap too, with the parking costing a little over £1 per hour which is a very good price by anyone’s standards. It will be more than worth the money if you get to see the bridge open!

Many people visit Tower Bridge every year - it is at the forefront of British tourism in London and its image is so iconic that it is recognised throughout the world as a symbol of London. So much so that stories have sprung up surrounding its majesty; most notably that of the American businessman who decided that he liked the bridge so much that he wanted to buy it and ship it over to Missouri, believing it to be London Bridge which was put up for sale as it needed replacing (although this story was denied in the newspaper; unsurprisingly). Nevertheless, the mass of people all wanting to visit this London treasure is such that it creates one main problem for London’s infrastructure.

The transport links throughout the city, whilst undoubtedly incredibly useful and generally very efficient, are simply overwhelmed by the sheer number of people using them. This leads to overcrowding and a not very enjoyable experience on your journey which, especially if you have travelled down on the train, is not what you want. The best option is to hire a car. The main advantage to this is that you miss the inevitable crush that comes when you use public transport. Whilst everyone else is cramming themselves onto a train like sardines, you can leap into your hire car and be able to go wherever you so desire. With numerous car parks around Tower Bridge there is not an issue with parking so there is one less fear about hiring a car.