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Go gallery-hopping on the Tate Boat

From Waterloo sunsets to shimmering Impressionist masterpieces, the Thames has long been a source of artistic inspiration. Hop aboard the Tate Boat to get a closer understanding of what stirred painters from Monet to Canaletto to pick up their brushes. The eye-catching polka-dot Thames Clipper service runs daily between Tate Modern and Tate Britain, providing a quick and easy link between the two powerhouse galleries, plus some sightseeing along the way.

Spend the morning at Tate Britain, admiring Whistler’s moonlit rendering of Old Battersea Bridge and Turner’s

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