Greater London Trip Overview
This walking tour in London explore the main tourist and historical attractions in the Westminster area.
Highlights: Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus Square, Fortun and Mason Shop, St. James’s Palace, Green Park, Buckingham Palace (with Change of Guards depending on their schedule and weather conditions), St. James’s park, The Mall, Trafalgar Square and National Gallery, Royal Horseguards Museum, Whitehall Avenue, Downing Street, Westminster Palace, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Bridge and London Eye.
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Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Greater London, United Kingdom
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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This walking tour in London explore the main tourist and historical attractions in the Westminster area.
Highlights: Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus Square, Fortun and Mason Shop, St. James’s Palace, Green Park, Buckingham Palace (with Change of Guards depending on their schedule and weather conditions), St. James’s park, The Mall, Trafalgar Square and National Gallery, Royal Horseguards Museum, Whitehall Avenue, Downing Street, Westminster Palace, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Bridge and London Eye.
Pass By: Westminster, Victoria Street at Parliament Square, London SW1P 3PA England
After meeting our guide, you will proceed for a walk through the main sites of London’s Westminster. You will enjoy some Victorian architecture at Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus, take a stroll in the Royal Green Park until you reach the Home of The Queen – Buckingham Palace – where you will have opportunity to watch the change of Guards (depending on their schedule and weather). After that you will see some squirrels, pelicans among other pretty creatures at St. James’s Park. Then you will head to Trafalgar Square and enjoy magnificent views of the National Gallery and Nelson’s Column along with the Admiralty Arch and the Horse guards Museum. During a walk along Whitehall avenue you will enjoy a few important statues, get to know a bit about English Politics, see where The Prime Minister lives (Downing Street), and finally reaches the main sites of Westminster for more pictures, histories and curiosities: The Houses of Parliament (with Big Ben currently being refurbished), Parliament Square and Westminster Abbey. After you had enough of pictures in the area, the group will cross the second oldest bridge of London – Westminster Bridge, until finally arrive at the London Eye where the tour ends and you can enjoy the rest of your day.
Subjects covered during the tour: London nightlife, cinema, theatre, shopping tips, Victorian architecture, history of the Royal Parks of London, Buckingham Palace, English monarchy, Royal Guard, English politics, Anglican church, Westminster Palace and Big Ben, River Thames, London Eye, as well as curiosities and some monuments along the way.
