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Affordable Family Fun for February Half Term at Tower Bridge - Victorian Games are Back! |
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Affordable Family Fun for February Half Term at Tower Bridge - Victorian Games are Back!
February 13, 2011
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There's lots of good old-fashioned fun to be had at Tower Bridge during February half term when the high level Walkways will once again be the setting for a range of traditional Victorian Games. And what’s more, the prices are traditional too with family tickets starting at just £11.
From Saturday 19 to Sunday 27 February tickets to the “The Most Famous Bridge in the World” will include the added attraction of giant dominoes, hopscotch, noughts & crosses, quoits and roll-a-ball, with prizes available for some games. And with National Science & Engineering Week coming up in March (11th-20th), this is a great opportunity for parents to squeeze some educational benefit out of a great day out.
“Our younger visitors – and a lot of older ones too – really enjoy our Victorian Games which add an extra dimension to their journey back in time,” said Tower Bridge marketing manager Chris Earlie. “The games may look and sound easy peasy compared to today’s sophisticated entertainment but who’s actually ever won noughts and crosses?! There’s a knack to winning these games which makes them quite compulsive.”
Hailed as the great engineering marvel of its age, Tower Bridge is as breathtakingly impressive today as when it was first opened in 1894. Straddling the Thames with one tower in the borough of Southwark and the other in Tower Hamlets, the Bridge is a majestic symbol of the determination of the Victorian people to make Britain “Great”.
Before reaching the games arena in the panoramic East and West Walkways with their unique bird’s eye views across the whole of London, visitors can explore the magnificent Bridge to find out why and how it was built and what life was like at the time in Victorian London. Back on ground level in the Engine Rooms there’s the chance to see the magnificent restored steam machinery that was used to power the bridge lifts as recently as 1976.
Younger visitors can also enjoy the Guy Fox Tower Bridge Passport, a sticker-based activity free for every child which makes exploring the history of the Bridge fun and helps to focus their attention during their visit. The Passport is available in seven languages - English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Spanish and Japanese.
Admission prices for Tower Bridge are adults £7, children aged 5-15 £3, under 5s free and concessions £5; family tickets start at £11. Joint tickets for admission to Tower Bridge and the beautifully restored Monument nearby are available at £8, £5.50 and £3.50. Opening times are 9.30am to 6.00pm (last admission 5.00pm). More information on family and group tickets can be found online at www.towerbridge.org.uk
Map: Tower Bridge Road, London SE1 2UP, SE1 2UP Website: www.towerbridge.org.uk Add your own announcement: click here
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