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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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105 results

August

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

Sunday 30 August 2026

16:30 Upriver

Motor Vessel

Dutch Master

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

12:45 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

16:00 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

17:30 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

Saturday 5 September 2026

14:00 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Will

14:30 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Will

Wednesday 9 September 2026

16:00 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Will

16:45 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Will

Thursday 10 September 2026

18:45 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

22:00 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Gladys

Friday 11 September 2026

01:45 Upriver

Paddle Steamer

Dixie Queen

02:30 Downriver

Paddle Steamer

Dixie Queen

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

13:45 Upriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

14:15 Downriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

21:20 Upriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

Saturday 26 September 2026

09:40 Downriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

10:30 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Will

11:15 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Will

15:30 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Will

16:15 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Will

20:50 Upriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

Sunday 27 September 2026

09:40 Downriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

11:45 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Will

12:30 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Will

15:45 Upriver

Sailing Barge

Will

16:30 Downriver

Sailing Barge

Will

20:05 Upriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

20:55 Downriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

Tuesday 29 September 2026

19:50 Upriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

Wednesday 30 September 2026

09:30 Downriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

21:20 Upriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

22:10 Downriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

October

Friday 2 October 2026

08:45 Upriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

09:40 Downriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

20:50 Upriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

Saturday 3 October 2026

09:40 Downriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

09:40 Downriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

20:20 Upriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

21:10 Downriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

Sunday 4 October 2026

14:35 Upriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

15:05 Downriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

Wednesday 7 October 2026

18:10 Upriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

18:40 Downriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

Thursday 8 October 2026

14:30 Upriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

15:00 Downriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

18:45 Upriver

Paddle Steamer

Dixie Queen

19:20 Downriver

Paddle Steamer

Dixie Queen

Friday 9 October 2026

19:35 Upriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

Saturday 10 October 2026

09:40 Downriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

20:15 Upriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

21:05 Downriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

Sunday 11 October 2026

19:50 Upriver

Paddle Steamer

Waverley

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