London Bridge Experience and the London Tombs

What to see at the London Bridge Experience

The London Bridge Experience starts off with displays about the history of London Bridge including the various bridges that have occupied the site of the current bridge, although the majority of the experience involves being taken on a tour by actors through the darker moments of London’s past including Boudica’s uprising against the Romans, the Vikings, the Great Fire of London and Jack the Ripper.

While the first half of the experience is mostly educational, the London Tombs (the second half of the experience) is like a carnival haunted house attraction (or a ghost train without the train), where you walk through the attraction single-file in a conga-line while actors in Halloween costumes try to scare you.

The entire experience seems to be aimed at the narrow 12- to 16-year-old age group. It is too scary for anyone younger and anyone older will find it a bit too tacky.

Visiting the London Bridge Experience

The complete experience lasts around an hour, although it is possible to just do the first part and skip the scarier second half. Depending on when you visit you should expect to wait up to 20 minutes to get in. The busiest time is 11am–3pm.

The London Bridge Experience gets mixed reviews although most visitors remark that it is not quite as bad as they expected and is actually an enjoyable way to spend an hour or so but it is expensive for what it is and you’re not really experiencing London when you’re stuck in a dark room with other tourists. I certainly wouldn’t rank this (or the similar London Dungeons attraction) up with the top London attractions and wouldn’t advise spending money on it unless you have children that fit within the narrow age range that it is suited to; however, you do get free entry with the London Pass and if you have a London Pass then it is a good place to spend an hour or so before visiting the nearby View from the Shard.

It is on Tooley Street outside London Bridge station in what was previously the location of the rival London Dungeon attraction (an equally tacky attraction that has since moved next to the London Eye).