UNITED KINGDOM – London, Westminster Bridge // Die Another Day (2002) & Spectre (2015)

Westminster Bridge in London is the setting for the dramatic finale in “Spectre” and the location to the secret door from “Die Another Day”. Plus: There is this one George Lazenby photo place.

Why Bond was here
Westminster belongs to London as James Bond belongs to Britain. Sure he visited the area several times in the movies. Westminster Bridge plays a role in two films.
In Die Another Day, Bond (Pierce Brosnan) receives a key from M that opens a door to a secret part of MI6, an abandoned tube station called Vauxhall Cross. The secret door is situated at one end of Westminster Bridge.
Later, in Spectre, the films finale takes place on the center of the bridge in the middle of the night. Bond (Daniel Craig) hunts his nemesis Blofeld and shoots down his helicopter. Blofeld (Christopher Waltz) crash-lands on the bridge, injured. His eye is gouged out – completing the characteristic look of the old film Blofeld. Bond doesn’t kill him, but arrests him and walks away in peace.

Bond uses the secret door at Westminster Bridge

How you gonna get there
Westminster Bridge is in the heart of London. Closest tube station is – who would have guessed – Westminster station. The closest bus stop is called “Parliament Square”, though.
The secret door can be found at the northeast end of Westminster Bridge on the Lambeth side of the Thames. It is just opposite Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament.

Good to know
The Westminster Bridge is not that special an attraction – but a great spot for photos. Either from the Big Ben – or from a famous promotional pic with George Lazenby. He once leaned on a lamp on the southeast end of Westminster Bridge. It is just across the street from the secret door.

This is Marc posing like James Bond at the “George Lazenby Lantern”:

George Lazenby is to the left, but you probably figured.

And what else? Westminster is a true James Bond hotspot. Numerous movies had been filmed at Whitehall some meters south and both “Skyfall” and “Spectre” have scenes close-by at Westminster and Trafalgar Square. See our London tag for all related articles.

For sure this location is not the hardest to find, but it definitely takes some patience to take a photo without a busload of people around. And you can really see the question on their faces while passing: Why are they taking a photo of that door? It’s nothing special, is it? Guess you’ll never know.

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