Lord Mayor's Coach in the Museum of London, England. Photo by Justinc. Wikipedia.
Problem
Where do you see the Lord Mayor's Show fireworks? Does it cost to watch?
Answers
The whole event dates back to the year 1215. Then the city of London was a small area. (Now Greater London stretches for miles. 'The city of London' is the old area.) Nowadays the day starts at 8.30 am with the Lord mayor's procession by boat up the River Thames. His boat is followed by a score or more of other boats.
The Lord Mayor's parade takes place at 11 am through a route along the city of London. The Lord mayor and the Lady mayor and assorted VIPs stand on the upper deck of a covered stand and wave to each group as they pass.
Other members of the public gather along the route behind the barriers. The event is televised. (See my previous post.)
At the end of the day the people in the parade are provided with packed lunch.
Later in the day, fireworks can be seen between Waterloo and Blackfriars bridges. Fireworks start at 5.15 pm - by which time it is dark at this time of year in London, England. Fireworks last only 15 minutes or so, therefore get in place early, especially as nearby roads will be closed. Watching is free.
Watch From A Boat With Prosecco
If you have money to spend, you can take a river cruise costing £18 for adults, £12 for children, including a cruise with commentary, a glass of prosecco on arrival (soft drink for children) and a view of the fireworks from the centre of the river.
The bar on board is open if you want to buy more drinks.
Consider this for next year.
www.londonpartyboats.co.uk
You can watch the fireworks from 2017 and previous years on YouTube.
Two of the videos I watched showed distant fireworks which looked white against a black sky.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD4Wk5qMwtU
One video had fireworks from closer, in colour, with children's voices.
Useful websites:
https://lordmayorsshow.london/fireworks/index.html (Official website)
https://www.city.ac.uk/news/2017/november/a-guide-to-the-lord-mayors-show-2017
If you want to see more fireworks, London on New Year's Eve is the place to be. The Thames riverside is very crowded and you have to buy tickets. But that means staying up until midnight to see in the New Year. If you are a lark rather than an owl, or your New Year's Resolution is early to bed and early to rise, consider instead watching the Lord Mayor's fireworks next November.
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