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.