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Niall Urquhart
A group of us took the Thames River Boats cruise from Kew Pier down to Westminster Pier. This is a brilliant experience and was one of the highlights of our trips to London. Kew Pier is an easy walk from Kew Gardens' Elizabeth Gate. The crew are very friendly and helpful and you get great views along the river as you pass Chiswick, Chelsea and Battersea Power Station, with the trip ending right next to the Houses of Parliament and London Eye at Westminster Pier. We started out our trip up top in the open air for the views but as it got chillier headed down to the bar downstairs where the staff pointed out the sights while we sipped cocktails!
Boats
Cockney Sparrow
The Cockney Sparrow was built in 1976 at Eel Pie Island. She is a two level boat with a deceptively large enclosed saloon and an open top deck.
Connaught
M.V Connaught was built by Salter Brothers of Oxford in 1911 & has been cruising between Westminster, Kew, Richmond & Hampton Court for over 100 years. Connaught regularly operates on our services & is also available for private charters.
Princess Freda
Princess Freda was built in 1926 by T.C. Letcher on the Isle of Wight, and has been restored to a particularly high standard.
