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Address: Blackfriars Pier,  Victoria Embankment, City,  EC4V 3QR
Telephone: 020 7941 2400
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Blackfriars Pier is in the London Borough of City
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Riverbus services run from Blackfriars Pier Monday to Friday, during peak hours and evenings only, to the O2 Arena and Woolwich Arsenal. Opened in 2000, it is run by London River Services Limited, a part of TfL (Transport for London), who own and operate eight passenger piers on the Thames between Millbank and Greenwich.

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Victoria Embankment,  WC2N Map
17 minutes walk from Blackfriars Pier
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17 minutes walk from Blackfriars Pier
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Crowne Plaza London The City

19 New Bridge Street, London,  EC4V Map
3 minutes walk from Blackfriars Pier
Rising from the very heart of the Square Mile, the listed façade of an early 20th Century building on the site of Henry VIII's Bridewell ... More
 
 
 
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Club Quarters St Pauls

24 Ludgate Hill, London,  EC4M7DR Map
7 minutes walk from Blackfriars Pier
This neat and simple hotel gets all the basics right. The prices are sensible, the rooms are simply and attractively decorated, there's a decent little ... More
 
 
 
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11th September 2010 and 12th September 2010
Blackfriars Bridge, Victoria Embankment,  EC4V Map
The Mayor's Thames Festival takes place in mid-September each year celebrating the main waterway which winds its way through the heart of the city. There's ... More
 
 
 
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30th September 2010 until 16th January 2011
Tate Modern, 25 Sumner Street,  SE1 Map
8 minutes walk from Blackfriars Pier
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Temple Church
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Temple Church

Inner Temple,  Fleet Street, Holborn,  London,  EC4Y Map
5 minutes walk from Blackfriars Pier
Temple Church sits within the Inner Temple of the Inns of Court, and was originally consecrated in 1185 as the spiritual and actual home of ... More
 
 
 
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St Paul's Cathedral

St Paul's Churchyard, The City,  London,  EC4M Map
9 minutes walk from Blackfriars Pier
Working, domed, city cathedral designed by Wren. Being the cathedral of the capital city, St Paul's is officially the spiritual home of Great Britain. The ... More
 
 
 
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The Natural Kitchen
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The Natural Kitchen

15-17 New Street Square, Fetter Lane, The City,  London,  EC4A Map
8 minutes walk from Blackfriars Pier
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Nicholas James

16-18 Hatton Garden, Holborn,  London,  EC1N Map
13 minutes walk from Blackfriars Pier
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19 New Bridge Street, The City,  London,  EC4V Map
3 minutes walk from Blackfriars Pier
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Wagamama

109 Fleet Street, The City,  London,  EC4A Map
6 minutes walk from Blackfriars Pier
Taking inspiration from Japanese ramman-noodle bars, Wagamama is the ultimate in high-quality, fast food. Huge bowls of steaming, soupy noodles, chicken dumplings with a chilli-soy ... More
 
 
 
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Courtauld Institute of Art
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Courtauld Institute of Art

Somerset House, Covent Garden,  London,  WC2R Map
11 minutes walk from Blackfriars Pier
The Courtauld is one of the most prestigious art schools in the country, affiliated with the Oxbridge system and boasting a huge private location and ... More
 
 
 
King's College Medical School
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King's College Medical School

Strand, Covent Garden,  London,  WC2R Map
11 minutes walk from Blackfriars Pier
Imperial College London is the foremost medical training faculty in the country but for non-medical graduates wishing for a change of career, King’s is the ... More
 
 
 
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Chang's Hapkido Academy
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Chang's Hapkido Academy

Topnotch Health Club,  3 Tudor Street, The City,  London,  EC4Y Map
2 minutes walk from Blackfriars Pier
Grandmaster Gedo Chang's Hapkido martial arts schools emphasises practical self-defence, confidence, balance and fitness. The ancient Korean martial art of Hapkido is made up of three ... More
 
 
 
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Urban Golf

12 Smithfield Street, The City,  London,  EC1A Map
12 minutes walk from Blackfriars Pier
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Oxo Tower Bar & Brasserie
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Oxo Tower Bar & Brasserie

Oxo Tower Wharf,  Barge House Street, South Bank,  London,  SE1 Map
5 minutes walk from Blackfriars Pier
Boasting one of the best views in town, the Oxo Tower Bar is perfect for combining a spot of leisurely (if static) sightseeing with some ... More
 
 
 
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The Tipperary

66 Fleet Street, The City,  London,  EC4Y Map
5 minutes walk from Blackfriars Pier
Visit this pub and you'll soon find out it's really not a long way to Tipperary. In fact it's merely a ten minute walk ... More
 
 
 
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Fabric
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Fabric

77a Charterhouse Street, Clerkenwell,  London,  EC1M Map
14 minutes walk from Blackfriars Pier
Built on the site of a Victorian meat cellar, Fabric continues to boast the most sensational line-ups in the capital. Its global reputation is founded ... More
 
 
 
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LSE Student Union

East Building,  Houghton Street, Holborn,  London,  WC2A Map
12 minutes walk from Blackfriars Pier
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Crowne Plaza – The City
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Crowne Plaza – The City

19 New Bridge Street, The City,  London,  EC4V Map
3 minutes walk from Blackfriars Pier
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HMS President

Victoria Embankment,  Victoria Embankment, Holborn,  London,  EC4Y Map
3 minutes walk from Blackfriars Pier
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