Baker Street, London

Start or finish your holiday the easy way with a great value bus transfer between Stansted Airport and London Victoria coach station. This high-frequency service from Stansted Airport will take you all the way to the capital, calling at key central London destinations along the way including Golders Green, Baker Street, Liverpool Street, Stratford, and Marble Arch. Upon arrival at the airport exchange your GetYourGuide voucher at one of the many retail desks. You'll be booked on the next available transfer service, and with services running 24/7 and departing roughly every 15 minutes, you'll find yourself in the city center in no time at all. High specification coaches will take you directly from the airport door to central London. Sit back and relax in leather seats with headrests, seat-back tables, ample legroom, toilets, air conditioning, and power sockets; with selected services also having onboard Wi-Fi. Following an extensive amendment to the timetable from the 18th March, there is a reduction in the frequency of all Airport services and will no longer be serving the following stops. As such please ensure that you check the website before traveling for the latest service updates. Please be assured that your ticket will be valid from your nearest stop. • Kings Cross - nearest available stop is Liverpool Street • Farringdon - nearest available stop is Liverpool Street • South Hackney - nearest available stop is Stratford • Waterloo - nearest available stop in London Victoria • Southwark - nearest available stop is London Victoria • Portman Square - nearest available stop is Marble Arch

This remarkable bus tour of London provides you the opportunity to explore this fascinating city in all its grandeur. Your pass allows you to hop on and off the bus at any of its many stops. See the city from a different angle on a boat cruise along the Thames (if the 24, 48, or 72-hour option is selected). On the tour route you’ll find world-renowned attractions and landmarks such as the Tower of London, Shakespeare’s Globe, spectacular Westminster Abbey, and of course, the inimitable Buckingham Palace. You’ll also see the most eminent precincts of the city, such as distinguished Regent Street, world-celebrated Oxford Street, and vibrant Piccadilly. Choose from 2 routes and 1 feeder route covering over 70 stops. Make use of the audio guides available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Mandarin, Japanese, Russian, Arabic, and Hindi. Blue route – The Classic Tour This route covers all the main Central London sights and visits London’s Museum Quarter. Red Route – The Essential Tour This route passes Madame Tussauds and Kings Cross, as well as Hyde Park and Regents Park, two of the prettiest parks in London. Yellow Route – Courtesy Feeder Service This tour operates in the morning and travels from the popular hotel districts to Central London. Stops on the tour include the following: • Buckingham Palace Road - Colonnades Coach Station Stop Buckingham Gate -Tourist Bus Stop • Parliament Street - Outside HM Treasury • Whitehall - Tourist Bus Stop • Lower Regent Street - Tourist Bus Stop Outside No. 1109 • Piccadilly - Tourist Bus Stop Green Park Station • Piccadilly - Tourist Bus Stop Hyde Park Corner • Knightsbridge - Outside Lanesborough Hotel • Knightsbridge - At Scotch House • Kensington Gore - Royal Albert Hall • Kensington Road - Palace Gate • Gloucester Road - Kensington Plaza Hotel • Gloucester Road Station - Stop G • South Kensington Station - Stop D • Cromwell Gardens - V & A Tourist Bus Stop • Brompton Road - Harrods Bus Stop • Knightsbridge - Hyde Park Corner Coach Stop • Park Lane / Northbound - Tourist Stop • Park Lane/ Northbound - Marble Arch • Baker Street - South of Porter Street • Orchard Street - Outside Selfridges • Haymarket - South of Orange Street • Pall Mall East - West of Trafalgar Square • Duncannon Street - Outside St. Martin-in-the-Fields • Aldwych - Tourist Bus Stop • Ludgate Hill - St. Paul’s Cathedral / Museum Of London • Queen Victoria Street - Cannon Street • King William Street - London Bridge • Tooley Street - London Dungeon • Tooley Street - Tourist Stop Vine Lane • Tower Hill - Opposite Tower Hill Station • Southwark Bridge Road - By Steps to Thames Path • York Road - North of Chicheley Street • Westminster Bridge Road - Tourist Bus Stop • Tothill Street - Tourist Bus Stop • Buckingham Gate - Opposite Queens Gallery • Buckingham Palace Road - Thistle Victoria Hotel • Buckingham Palace Road - Colonnades Coach Station Stop

Start or finish your holiday the easy way with a great value bus transfer between Luton Airport and London Victoria coach station. This high-frequency service from Luton Airport will take you all the way to central London and call at key central London destinations including Golders Green, Baker Street, and Marble Arch. Upon arrival at the airport, exchange your GetYourGuide voucher at one of the many retail desks. Get booked onto the next available transfer service, and with services running 24/7 and departing roughly every 20 minutes, find yourself in the capital in no time at all. High specification coaches will take you directly from the airport door to central London. Sit back and relax in leather seats with headrests, seat-back tables, ample legroom, toilets, air conditioning, and power sockets; with selected services also having onboard WiFi.

The London Underground, or the 'Tube' as it is more commonly known, is more than just a transport network- it is an icon of London and the lifeblood of the city; every year, more than 1.3 billion passengers journeys are made across its 270 stations. The tour begins at the historic Baker Street Station, one of the original stops on the Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground railway. During the course of the tour an expert guide will bring the fascinating history of the London Underground to life as they tell the story of the 'Tube's' evolution including how trains moved from steam-powered to electrified rails, how the very first tunnels of the underground were built, why more than 40 stations have been left abandoned, and the story of the famous 'roundel' underground symbol. Find out which station lies above the remains of 1000 bodies, how the tube was re-purposed and used as a refuge during the Blitz as well as an aircraft factory and storage for the treasures of the British Museum, and which stations are reputed to be haunted by the ghosts of a Pharaoh's daughter and even a nun.

This 2.5-hour walking tour will give you an overview of The Beatles personal and professional lives from the early 1960s onwards. Starting in the fashionable area of Marylebone, your tour guide will start outside the London Beatles Store where you can shop for merchandise. As your tour continues around London, your guide will share stories about John, Paul, George, and Ringo’s lives and careers. As you walk you'll learn about Beatlemania and the ups and downs of the band's career. Another of the tour’s highlights are the former homes of the boys including where John got arrested and where Paul dreamt up 'Yesterday. You'll also get to re-enact some Beatlemania at one of the film locations from A Hard Days Night.There will be a short bus ride from Baker St to St Johns Wood so please ensure you have a Zone 1 travelcard or contactless card. After 2-5 hours of Beatles facts and fun, your tour comes to an end with the tour’s highlight in St John’s Wood, outside Abbey Road Studios. Here, you’ll be able to walk over the famous zebra crossing as seen on the album cover of Abbey Road and ask your tour guide any final questions.

Tour London in hot pursuit of the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes, and his sidekick, Dr. Watson. The 3-hour tour by iconic London taxi takes in all the main sights associated with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his fictional creation, as well as locations of classic Holmes films. You will visit 221B Baker Street, Holmes’s London address and the site of the Sherlock Holmes Museum. Your driver will tell a lively story as you tour, not just of Sherlock Holmes and the crimes he solved, but of real life detectives and London's “bobbies” (police force). Stop for photo opportunities outside Scotland Yard. Visit the London home of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. And find out how and who he based the Holmes character on. Break for libations at the Sherlock Holmes pub, where representations of his Baker Street rooms are displayed. A new TV series of Sherlock is due in 2013 and filming will take place from March until the summer. So, grab your deerstalker and pipe, book your tour now, and see if you might bump into the stars during filming.

Immerse yourself in the world of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson on a half-day tour that is perfect for fans of the hit BBC TV series “Sherlock” as well as the original books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Your guide will pick you up from your hotel and walk you to 221B Baker Street, the famous fictional address of Holmes, and now home to the Sherlock Holmes Museum. Now protected as a place of "special architectural and historical interest,” the handsome house includes a 1st floor study that has been faithfully maintained to depict the Victorian era. Pop into the next door Sherlock Holmes Store to purchase Sherlock memorabilia, and continue to locations in Central London used to recreate the Victorian atmosphere in the hit BBC series. Your guide can take you to Russell Square to show you where John Watson met the old friend that would change his life forever, or go to New Scotland Yard, headquarters of the Metropolitan Police on historic Whitehall. You will also see the spot where Sherlock jumps (or falls) to his "death" in the “Sherlock” cliffhanger episode “The Reichenbach Fall.”

Enjoy a fun-packed 3 hour tour by iconic London black cab and follow in the footsteps of Shakespeare, The Beatles, James Bond, and Sherlock Holmes. Alas, poor Yorick will not be joining you, but you will get to see where the Bard – aka William Shakespeare – lived, wandered, and possibly drank! All of this may be elementary when you stop at 221b Baker Street – aka the home of Sherlock Holmes. See where Holmes’s creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle really did live and practice medicine. Follow clues across London, taken from the books and films. You’ll be shaken and stirred as you enter the world of James Bond – aka 007. Visit Bond creator Ian Fleming’s house, the home of MI5 and MI6, and locations from famous Bond movies. With all those spies, you would think you were back in the USSR. But you are not; you are on the Beatles section of your tour. Travel back to ‘60s swinging London in the footsteps of the Fab Four, and discover where they lived, worked, played - and probably drank!

Take a look at London through the eyes of Sherlock Holmes on this guided walking tour. Discover locations from the original short stories and novels as well as the film and TV adaptations. Explore the history of the texts and find out behind-the-scenes secrets. Begin by walking to locations from the original short stories and novels, and hear how Sherlock's creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, used the London that he knew and loved to create the dangerous, crime-filled, and fascinating London Sherlock Holmes inhabits. See the library where Dr Watson borrows books on Chinese pottery in "The Adventure Of The Illustrious Client", the Charing Cross hotel where Irene Adler stays at in "A Scandal In Bohemia", and the restaurant on the Strand, which was a favorite of both Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his great fictional consulting detective. Continue on to the famous London locations from the BBC TV series "Sherlock", and Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes" films starring Robert Downey Jr. This includes the Diogenes Club and the 221B Baker St flat from the series Sherlock, Lord Blackwood's prison cell from the Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes films, and several other film and TV locations linked to the various versions of Sherlock Holmes that have graced the silver screen. Learn how Sherlock Holmes has gone on to become the most portrayed fictional character in history and how movies of the great detective were hugely popular in Russia during the Cold War. Then, visit Bart's Hospital, the medical school where Dr. John Watson trained as a surgeon, with a former medical student of the school. Whilst at Barts, learn why Sir Arthur Conan Doyle chose this medical institution as Dr. Watson's alma mater and what it's like to study at the oldest hospital in Europe. Finally, head to Baker Street. While at Baker Street, discover why Conan Doyle chose 221B Baker Street as Sherlock Holmes' address, who the real Baker Street regulars were (and how they secured an Allied victory during the Second World War), and how the Sherlock Holmes Museum ended up in a fight with an international bank over the rights to Sherlock's mail. End your tour opposite the Sherlock Holmes Museum, so you can continue to explore Sherlock's London before visiting the Sherlock Holmes Museum itself.

Spend the day exploring London, learning about the intelligence organizations of Britain, and the operations and assassinations that these organizations have undertaken. Discover what it’s like to work for Britain’s security services in the 21st century. Start at Swiss Cottage and hear one of the most exciting espionage tales of the Second World War. Head to Baker Street to visit the home of Sherlock Holmes. Find out how the fictional consulting detective has a link to the Second World War. Listen to the history of two of the most infamous intelligence organizations in the world, MI5 and MI6, and stand outside their headquarters in London. Make stops at other locations, such as shops rumored to have been used as cover for British agents to meet their handlers. Visit the site of a KGB assassination at a hotel where a Russian spy, Alexander Litvinenko, was poisoned. See the building where one of the most gruesome and macabre operations of the Second World War was planned.