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Tower Bridge lifts around 800 times a year. This page details upcoming Bridge Lift times, which vessels will pass through, and the direction of their travel.

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145 results

July

Saturday 18 July 2026

Today

19:15 Upriver

Paddle Steamer

Dixie Queen

19:45 Downriver

Paddle Steamer

Dixie Queen

Monday 20 July 2026

08:40 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

18:15 Upriver

Motor Tanker

Orca Fisher

18:15 Upriver

Marine Towage and Salvage/Tugboat

VB Peter

18:15 Upriver

Marine Towage and Salvage/Tugboat

VB Boluman

18:45 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

18:45 Downriver

Marine Towage and Salvage/Tugboat

VB Boluman

18:45 Downriver

Marine Towage and Salvage/Tugboat

VB Peter

22:00 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

Tuesday 21 July 2026

06:15 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

Wednesday 22 July 2026

07:45 Upriver

Marine Towage and Salvage/Tugboat

VB Boluman

07:45 Upriver

Marine Towage and Salvage/Tugboat

VB Peter

08:15 Downriver

Motor Tanker

Orca Fisher

08:15 Downriver

Marine Towage and Salvage/Tugboat

VB Boluman

08:15 Downriver

Marine Towage and Salvage/Tugboat

VB Peter

19:30 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Will

20:15 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Will

Thursday 23 July 2026

10:45 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

16:00 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Will

16:45 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Will

18:45 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

19:15 Upriver

Paddle Steamer

Dixie Queen

19:45 Downriver

Paddle Steamer

Dixie Queen

22:00 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

Friday 24 July 2026

18:45 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

22:00 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

Saturday 25 July 2026

08:45 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

Wednesday 29 July 2026

16:30 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

18:45 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

22:00 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

Thursday 30 July 2026

14:30 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Adieu

15:00 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Adieu

15:30 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Will

16:15 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Will

Friday 31 July 2026

16:15 Upriver

Motor Vessel

Dutch Master

18:45 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

22:00 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

August

Saturday 1 August 2026

09:45 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Will

10:30 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Will

13:45 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

Thursday 6 August 2026

16:00 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Will

16:45 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Will

Saturday 8 August 2026

17:45 Upriver

Paddle Steamer

Dixie Queen

18:45 Downriver

Paddle Steamer

Dixie Queen

21:45 Upriver

Paddle Steamer

Dixie Queen

22:45 Downriver

Paddle Steamer

Dixie Queen

Monday 10 August 2026

14:00 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

18:45 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

22:00 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

Tuesday 11 August 2026

11:00 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

Wednesday 12 August 2026

16:15 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

Thursday 13 August 2026

12:30 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

16:15 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

Friday 14 August 2026

13:15 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

Saturday 29 August 2026

10:30 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Will

11:15 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Will

15:30 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Will

16:15 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Will

September

Wednesday 2 September 2026

07:15 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

11:45 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

15:30 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

18:45 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

22:00 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

Thursday 3 September 2026

18:45 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

22:00 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

Friday 4 September 2026

06:00 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

Saturday 5 September 2026

14:00 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Will

14:30 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Will

Thursday 10 September 2026

18:45 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

22:00 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

Friday 11 September 2026

12:30 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

Saturday 12 September 2026

17:15 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Will

18:00 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Will

19:30 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

22:45 Upriver

Paddle Steamer

Dixie Queen

23:45 Downriver

Paddle Steamer

Dixie Queen

Sunday 13 September 2026

11:45 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Will

12:30 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Will

14:00 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

17:15 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Will

18:00 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Will

Wednesday 16 September 2026

16:30 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

18:45 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

22:00 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

Thursday 17 September 2026

08:30 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

Friday 18 September 2026

16:15 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Will

17:00 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Will

Saturday 19 September 2026

16:15 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Will

18:00 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Will

20:00 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Will

20:45 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Will

Wednesday 23 September 2026

14:00 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

18:45 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

22:00 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

Thursday 24 September 2026

18:45 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

19:35 Upriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

20:25 Downriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

22:00 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

Friday 25 September 2026

11:30 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

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