Boat trips · RIVER CRUISES IN THE UK
Every trip has one free day too few. These 12 river cruises in the UK justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Review of London’s Tootbus hop-on hop-off tour, with routes, Thames cruise, app, audio guides, prices, timing, and practical tips.
“We really enjoyed the trip and all of the sites along the way. The guide was easy to use with many opportunities to hop on/off. The recorded guide was informative and entertaining.”
Cruise from Westminster to Tower Bridge for London views, lively commentary, open-deck seating, and excellent value at $18.
“the crew-guide was so funny and kind ! the boat is a really nice, smooth and cheep way to reach my destination!”
See London by bus, sky, and river with the London Eye, Thames cruise, and flexible Big Bus ticket. Practical tips, value, routes, and drawbacks.
“Pickup and drop-off from the motels would be great. Also bus schedule app was confusing for us which ended up with our group 1.5 miles from the motel and had to find an alternative way back.”
Review of Manchester’s one-hour canal cruise, with Old Trafford, MediaCity, historic bridges, live commentary, prices, access, and tips.
“It was great way to see Manchester views from the lovely canal ways. The directions to reach to the location were easy to follow and the cruise started on time. We enjoyed the cruise a lot and the learning about Manchester's history.”
Review of Liverpool’s 50-minute Mersey River cruise, with Beatles stories, skyline views, practical tips, accessibility, and honest value advice.
“I enjoyed the river cruise, the commentary and you could sit/stand where you want, it just went too quickly. Also an on board cafe for drinks and snacks. You could also get off at the other side. I don't know if I could have done that with my ticket or if you have to purchase a different one. Would have been nice to have that explained. Also when you book a time slot you can actually board any time in that day.”
Cruise the Thames past Big Ben, St Paul’s and Tower Bridge with live commentary, plus an optional London Eye ticket for classic city views.
“George the guide was fantastic-great sense of humour. Made it very interesting and brought it to life”
See London’s top sights by open-top bus, Thames cruise, walking tours, and evening ride, with practical advice on routes, timing, and value.
“We were only in London for 10 hours so this was a great way took a little long sometimes, but I would definitely do it again! We booked the hop on hop off with the river cruise which was our favorite part.”
Tootbus London review covering routes, landmarks, Thames cruise, app, wait times, audio, value, and practical tips before you book.
“Excellent service, will do again, top tier customer service and the buses are on time and clean. The stops was easy to find”
Enjoy afternoon tea, scones, and London’s best riverside sights on a 90-minute Thames cruise from Tower Pier.
“Great trip. Upgraded to window seats VIP package seats were amazing great view. Food was better standard than we expected and commentary good. Service fast and professional. Would recommend this and we are now looking at doing the dinner one.”
Review the London Thames hop-on hop-off cruise, with landmark views, live commentary, Greenwich access, prices, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Really lovely activity. Good value for money. We stayed on the boat to Greenwich and then got it back after a walk around there. Signage when we arrived to Westminster Pier was a bit poor but there were enough staff there to ask which queue we needed to be in. Would recommend!”
Review of the Westminster to Greenwich Thames cruise, with London sights, live commentary, practical tips, value advice, and Greenwich stops.
“Captain provided interesting commentary on way to Greenwich. Greenwich a fun town to visit if you have an extra day in London.”
Cruise the Thames at sunset with sparkling wine, canapés, live music, and glowing London landmarks for a relaxed two-hour evening.
“it was wonderful having live music. everyone on the cruise was so friendly and helpful. the boat was clean and we had a fantastic time looking at London while enjoying a bottle of champagne and absolutely wonderful appetizers. it was easy, and a great way to relax during the evening.”
River hour, cave run, whale ground or a deck with lunch on it.
