The Millennium Bridge is London's first new river crossing in over a century, a slender steel pedestrian bridge opened in 2000 that links the City and St Paul's Cathedral on the north bank with Tate Modern and the South Bank to the south. Famous at first for an alarming wobble that briefly closed it, it has long since settled into one of the capital's best-loved walks.
Why cross it
The bridge frames a postcard view: the dome of St Paul's Cathedral rising dead ahead as you walk north, and the great brick mass of Tate Modern behind you to the south. It is one of the finest free experiences in London and a photographer's favourite.
What to see nearby
The south end delivers you to Tate Modern and the Bankside riverside walk towards Shakespeare's Globe; the north end climbs to St Paul's and the City. The whole crossing takes only a few minutes but rewards a slow pace.
Visiting tips
It is open at all hours and free. Blackfriars and Mansion House are the nearest Tube stations. Combine it with a riverside stretch of our things to do on the Thames guide.
