Greater London Trip Overview
London offers a great public transportation system to commuters as well as tourists who visit the city. The greatest point is that transportation on the river, which has been used for almost 2000 years from Roman times, like the sightseeing buses in every major capital cities of the world, London sightseeing cruises offer you a 24-hour river pass that lets you hop on and hop off as many times as you like. What could be a better way of exploring the city without any traffic? You can hop on and hop off at any one of four piers, with open passage on any City Cruises sightseeing boats for a full day spent exploring the sights of the Thames. With comfortable seats, hot and cold refreshments, guided commentary, friendly staff and (most importantly) uncompromised views from all-weather sightseeing boats, this is the best way to see the heart of London and its popular landmarks.
What a great way of exploring the city with a magnificent view while gliding over the Thames.
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Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Greater London, United Kingdom
Trip Category: Cruises, Sailing & Water Tours >> Day Cruises
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What to Expect When Visiting Greater London, England, United Kingdom
London offers a great public transportation system to commuters as well as tourists who visit the city. The greatest point is that transportation on the river, which has been used for almost 2000 years from Roman times, like the sightseeing buses in every major capital cities of the world, London sightseeing cruises offer you a 24-hour river pass that lets you hop on and hop off as many times as you like. What could be a better way of exploring the city without any traffic? You can hop on and hop off at any one of four piers, with open passage on any City Cruises sightseeing boats for a full day spent exploring the sights of the Thames. With comfortable seats, hot and cold refreshments, guided commentary, friendly staff and (most importantly) uncompromised views from all-weather sightseeing boats, this is the best way to see the heart of London and its popular landmarks.
What a great way of exploring the city with a magnificent view while gliding over the Thames.
Stop At: Parliament Square, Westminster, London SW1P 3BD England
Located right in the middle of London’s iconic landmarks such as Houses of Parliament, Elizabeth Tower (a.k.a Big Ben), Whitehall, Saint-Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey and Westminster Bridge. Parliament Square houses eleven state figures and world leaders, including Sir Winston Churchill, Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. Parliament Square in London is a popular destination among tourists. The atmosphere is magnificent and it’s one of the must-visit locations in the city.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Westminster Abbey, 20 Dean’s Yard Broad Sanctuary, London SW1P 3PA England
Westminster Abbey is a Church, burial ground, coronation site and much more, Westminster Abbey continues to attract visitors over 900 years after its founding. In many respects the architecture is common. There’s the traditional cross-shaped floor plan with a nave, north and south transepts and several round side areas. But both its execution and use raise The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster (the official name) to among the highest examples of church construction. Here at Westminster Abbey lie buried kings and poets, scientists and philosophers who have themselves raised humankind to the highest levels. Isaac Newton and James Clerk Maxwell (discoverer of electromagnetic theory, which later lead to radio and TV), Chaucer and Kipling, Dr. Samuel Johnson (creator of the first English dictionary) and many other justly famous names are interred here.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Houses of Parliament, Parliament Square, London SW1A 0AA England
The Houses of Parliament, known also as the Palace of Westminster is where the two Houses of Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) conduct their sittings. The Houses of Parliament (Palace of Westminster) lie on the north bank of the River Thames in the London borough of the City of Westminster, close by other government buildings in Whitehall. The oldest part of the Houses of Parliament (Palace of Westminster) is still in existence, Westminster Hall, which dates from 1097. The palace originally served as a royal residence, but no monarch has lived in it since the 16th century. Most of the present Houses of Parliament (Palace of Westminster) structure dates from the 19th century when the Palace was rebuilt after it was almost entirely destroyed by a fire in 1834. The architect responsible for rebuilding the Palace was Sir Charles Barry and Augustus Welby Pugin, and the building is an example of the Gothic revival.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: St. Paul’s Cathedral, St Paul’s Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD England
St Paul’s Cathedral is a cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London, and the seat of the Bishop of London. The present building dates from the 17th century and is generally reckoned to be London’s fourth St Pauls Cathedral, although the number is higher if every major medieval reconstruction is counted as a new cathedral. The first cathedral was built by the Saxons in wood. It burned down in AD 675 and was rebuilt, again in wood, ten years later. After this version was sacked by the Vikings in 962, the “second” St Pauls was built, this time mainly in stone. The predecessor to Wren’s cathedral,The third St Pauls (known as Old St Pauls), was begun by the Normans after the late Saxon cathedral suffered in a fire of 1087. Work took over two hundred years, and a great deal was lost in a fire in 1136. Nonetheless, the roof was once more built of wood, which was ultimately to doom the building. St Paul is the symbol of a nation’s resistance. We have plenty of stories to tell about Sir Christopher’s masterpiece in the heart of London.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: The Monument to the Great Fire of London, Monument St., London EC3R 8AH England
The Monument to the Great Fire of London, more commonly known simply as the Monument, is a Doric column in London, United Kingdom, situated near the northern end of London Bridge. Commemorating the Great Fire of London, it stands at the junction of Monument Street and Fish Street Hill, 202 feet (62 m) in height and 202 feet west of the spot in Pudding Lane where the Great Fire started on 2 September 1666. Constructed between 1671 and 1677, it was built on the site of St. Margaret’s, Fish Street, the first church to be destroyed by the Great Fire. The Monument comprises a fluted Doric column built of Portland stone topped with a gilded urn of fire. It was designed by Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke. Its height marks its distance from the site of the shop of Thomas Farriner (or Farynor), the king’s baker, where the blaze began. Hear the story of how London missed its opportunity to be a highly planned city of all times.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Borough Market, 8 Southwark Street, London SE1 1TL England
Welcome to one of the oldest markets in the world. Borough Market is a prime destination for the food lovers, and it has been continuous operation since 1014 nearby the London Bridge. It has a great historic connection to London’s the only bridge in Romans, Saxons and Medieval times. Borough Market offers pretty much any type of food you can imagine. Food lovers can just lose themselves in different foods from all over the world. From French cheeses, olives and bread to traditional English pies, Spanish paella, French confit duck, Asian curries it perfectly reflects the melting pot identity of the city. The Borough Market’s stallholders are also the producers. The farmer who reared the animal, the fisherman who caught the fish, the baker who baked the bread and the cookie. Borough market simply carries the soul of London. Therefore, Borough Market is a perfect place to eat and sample any type of food you like. Especially traditional English Sunday roast. It’s the national identity and finger-licking good. Yes, forget about the chic knives and forks and dig in with your both hands. As Tourope UK Ltd, we are pretty sure that you will visit more than once, and you will never get tired of it. You will just need to keep coming back. Borough Market is a place where food is talked about almost as enthusiastically as it is consumed. See, smell, sample and get the taste! But make sure that you visit with an empty stomach. Then it would be a feast for your eyes, your tongue as well as your tummy. It’s the centre of the world. Don’t miss it.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, 21 New Globe Walk, London SE1 9DT England
William Shakespeare is arguably the most famous British writer of all time, he wrote about life, love, death, revenge, grief, jealousy, murder, magic and mystery. His plays were the blockbuster entertainment of his day – some of his most famous are Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet. You will understand how Shakespeare’s plays had a changing impact on the world by visiting the reconstructed Elizabethan theatre where there will be live commentary of the productions in Elizabethan times showing the power of performance, cultivating intellectual curiosity and excites learning to make Shakespeare accessible for all — the Shakespeare’s Globe Tour can give you an opportunity to learn more about this unique building and its most famous playwright, Shakespeare. Hidden under the Globe Theatre, the fascinating Exhibition delves into the life of Shakespeare, how London was at the time he lived there, and the theatre for which he wrote. You will be able to imagine the Globe as it would have been, nestled in the notorious entertainment district, surrounded by raucous taverns and bawdyhouses. Just let our APTG qualified blue badge tourist guides take you there.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Tate Modern, 53 Bankside, London SE1 9TG England
Without a trip to Tate Modern a visit to London surely is not complete. Tate Modern is a National Gallery for International Modern Art featuring masterpieces by Henri Matisse, Salvador Dalí, Magritte, Mirò, Louise Bourgeois, Yayoi Kusama, Cornelia Parke, Mark Rothko and many more. Built in 2000 from a disused power plant and extended in 2016 with a newer Blavatnik building, Tate Modern is Britain’s national museum of modern and contemporary art from around the globe, and the world’s most visited contemporary art gallery. Housed in the former Bankside Power Station on the banks of the Thames, the awe-inspiring Turbine Hall is the dramatic setting for new art commissions. The collection is free to visit and the most important, our APTG Blue Badge art professional guides promise a unique way for our guests to find out more about the art on display in this greatest works of art shrine.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Tower Bridge Road, London SE1 2UP England
Tower Bridge is probably city’s most distinctive symbol for today. Bridge shows a lot to its medieval predecessor London Bridge with its starlings and elaborate twin towers that give the bridge its name but it’s not just a homage to the past, hidden inside that medieval looking exterior there’s a rather wonderful piece of Victorian engineering and in its day it was the biggest and most sophisticated lifting bridge in the world. Unlike London Bridge, the genius of the design is that the bridge can act as a gateway swinging open to allow tall ships to pass through. Plenty of things we will tell you about this masterpiece in London, just follow us!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Tower of London, St Katharine’s & Wapping, London EC3N 4AB England
Few prisons can claim to be as popular as the Tower of London, an attraction – unpleasant for some – for over 900 years. Its twenty towers are filled with an ancient tradition of royal blood, armor and jewels and the history to match.
The Tower of London central structure began as a fort – used by the original builder William the Conqueror who completed the first tower around 1100 AD. At its completion it was the tallest building in London. Henry III had it whitewashed in the 13th century and the name, White Tower, has stuck.
Later it evolved into a prison, used by Henry VII (and many others). Still later – and continuing to this day – it has acted as a repository for the extensive collection of crown jewels. Henry VII, nearly always short of money, had few jewels to store.
But the stone complex, near the Tower Bridge alongside the River Thames, has also been used at various times to house the Royal Mint, the Public Records, the Royal Menagerie (later to form the starting point of the London Zoo) and an observatory (built in 1675). Listen to the rest of the story of the Tower of London from us today.
Duration: 30 minutes
