Putney Pier is a pier on the River Thames at Putney, in the London Borough of Wandsworth.

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Putney Pier

Putney Pier from Putney Bridge
Type	River bus services
Locale	River Thames at Putney, London, UK
Owner	Livett's Launches
Operator	Uber Boat by Thames Clippers
Characteristics
History
Coordinates	51.4673°N 0.2155°W / 51.4673; -0.2155
Putney Pier

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The pier is 24.94m long^[1] and is located off Putney Embankment near the Star & Garter pub and Thai Square restaurant, west of Putney Bridge on the south bank of the River Thames.

The start of the Men's and Women's University Boat Race Championship Course, and the end of various non-university races from October to March, are close to the pier.

The pier was built in the late 19th century^[2] and has a lattice ironwork gangway.^[3]

Livett's Launches own and manage the pier,^[1] in 2013 there was concern within the local rowing community about their redevelopment of the pier.^[4]

The Tideway Tunnel's Putney Embankment Foreshore access site is close to the pier and is expected to be closed by 2025, leaving a viewing platform for the boat races.^[5]

The RB6 operated by Uber Boat by Thames Clippers runs a commuter service from the Pier at peak times on weekdays, while since Summer 2023 the RB2 service has served the pier hourly on weekends. The pier has two ticket readers for contactless or oyster card payment.^[6]

Viscount Cruises,^[7] Thames Luxury Charters,^[8] and Capital Pleasure Boats^[9] offer private charters from Putney Pier.

The pier is served by Transport for London buses 22, 265, 378 and 485 which stop at the Putney Pier stop on the Lower Richmond Road. Putney Bridge tube station (District line) is a 7-minute walk over the bridge, Putney railway station (Southwestern Railway) is a 13-minute walk. The Putney pier Santander Cycles docking station is a 1-minute walk across the Lower Richmond road.^[10]