Got a head for heights? Try the Tower Bridge experience and their high-flyin’ glass walkway.
On the upper walkways of London’s iconic Tower Bridge, you’ll find a challenge for any acrophobe. 42 metres above the River Thames below, a glass walkway (comprised of reassuringly solid half-ton slabs of glass) allows the courageous to walk all over the traffic and pedestrians below. It is QUITE nerve-wracking! Here’s what you can expect if you drop by for a visit at the Tower Bridge experience…
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A thoughtfully installed mirror above provides all-important extra selfie angles.
And some bold souls do manage to adjust rather quickly.
For the rest of us wimps, though, it can be a terror-inducing – although ultimately rewarding! – experience. The birds-eye views of cars and buses crossing the bridge below is pretty cool, since the Glass Floor can hold the weight of four London black cabs, it’s sturdy enough for you to rest easily.
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The walkway has attracted its fair share of visitors since opening in 2014, and it’s even been the filming location for a Marvel film, serving as a climactic setting in Spider Man: Far From Home.
The Glass Floor is happily one of the most dog-friendly attractions in London, so you can pay a visit with your pooch (and let’s be honest, hover up the Instagram likes with the resulting selfies). They’ve also been known to host yoga classes up here, which is well worth keeping your eyes peeled for.
The glass floor is part of the larger Tower Bridge experience, which will also let you nose around the mighty engine room, as well as some exhibits that retell the history of the famous landmark. Sure, maybe it’s a little bit touristy, but sometimes you just have to tick these things off, don’t you think? After all, it’s been a while…