We headed down to the River Thames to ask Londoners if they have a favourite bridge and which one it is?
Spoiler: No one said Millennium Bridge, despite it being in Harry Potter…
Spoiler: No one said Millennium Bridge, despite it being in Harry Potter…
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00:00 The London Eye, Big Ben and other landmarks on the River Thames attract millions of tourists
00:06 every year. The skyline boasting a multitude of bridges over London's famous river has
00:12 become an iconic image of the English capital. But do the people of London have a favourite
00:18 bridge? Well we headed down to the River Thames to see if locals had a soft spot for one of
00:23 the capitals crossings and there was one clear winner.
00:26 Do tourists feel that the River Thames and the bridges across this river are quite an
00:30 iconic part of London? Is that something that you agree with and do you have a favourite
00:34 bridge and why? Yeah I guess the obvious one is Tower Bridge,
00:38 that's definitely the one that tourists, if I were a tourist I would love that one the
00:42 most. Do I have a favourite bridge? Probably, I like Vauxhall Bridge because of the big
00:48 buildings around it, I think they're quite pretty and when you're cycling at night over
00:52 the bridge it can be, it's quite pretty. I think my favourite bridge in London would
00:57 have to be Tower Bridge just because it's so iconic. I think my favourite bridge worldwide
01:02 would be Golden State Bridge, I had a lovely holiday in San Francisco and drove over there.
01:09 I mean Tower Bridge is beautiful, who doesn't love Tower Bridge? Sometimes the Millennium
01:14 Bridge is really nice to walk across when it's quiet and no one's there and late at
01:19 night so yeah, maybe those two. Yeah so my favourite bridge I would say is
01:26 Tower Bridge because when I was younger I used to walk down there with my parents and
01:29 my brothers so it's quite nostalgic for me and sentimental.
01:33 I would have to go with Westminster Bridge, when I first moved to London I was living
01:37 just across the river and I would walk across every morning to get to work and I don't know,
01:43 it reminds me of a really happy period. For more stories on London's landmarks and
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