Activity provider: London Top Sights Tours
Guided tour

London's Palaces and Parliament Walking Tour

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    Guided tour

    London's Palaces and Parliament Walking Tour

    Activity provider: London Top Sights Tours
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    Discover some of the most famous sights in London. See Buckingham Palace, marvel at Westminster Abbey, view the Houses of Parliament, and walk through Trafalgar Square.

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    Duration 3 hours
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    Live tour guide
    English
    Wheelchair accessible

    Experience

    Highlights
    • See Buckingham Palace
    • Walk through the Royal Parks
    • Learn about the history of Westminster
    • Visit Parliament Square
    • View the London Eye, Big Ben and Trafalgar Square
    Full description
    See more than 20 of London's most iconic sights on a 3-hour walking tour. Explore the City of Westminster, one of the most popular tourist locations in London. Learn fun facts about the history of the area and how it developed, as you pass by many of its iconic monuments. Head through Green Park to Buckingham Palace where on selected days you can watch the famous Changing of the Guard ceremony. Walk down The Mall, a tree-lined, royal road, adorned with Royal Parks and Royal Palaces.  Travel to Parliament Square where you will see Big Ben and Westminster Abbey. View some of the most famous sights in London, including: Buckingham Palace, the Victoria Memorial, St James's Park, Green Park, St James's Palace, Big Ben, Downing Street, Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament, the London Eye and Trafalgar Square.
    Includes
    • Guided tour
    • Local Guide
    • Small-group tour
    • Free participation for kids
    • Food and drinks
    • Hotel pickup and drop-off
    Covid-19 precautions
    Safety measures in place
    • All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
    • The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds

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    Meeting point

    Please meet your guide 10 minutes prior to tour departure outside the Ritz hotel (next to 2 red telephone boxes & 2 souvenir stands, underneath one of the Ritz signs). Address: 150 Piccadilly, St. James's, London W1J, UK. The nearest tube station is Green Park Underground station. When you get to Green Park Underground station, take the left-hand exit. You will see a set of stairs and a ramp leading out of the station. Take the stairs. You will walk past the Big Bus Company people and in front of you is the Ritz Hotel & the meeting point.

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    Important information

    What to bring

    • Comfortable shoes
    • Drinks

    Know before you go

    • Wear comfortable walking shoes
    • Dress appropriately for the weather
    • Big Ben is currently covered up for renovations
    • The Guard Change in the winter months takes place on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday only (September to June)
    Customer reviews

    Overall rating

    4.7 /5

    based on 114 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
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    • Value for money
      4.5/5
    • Service
      4.7/5
    • Organization
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    Me and my partner did this tour in October 2020. We were the only 2 people on this tour. This was a shame to the tour guide as he deserved a bigger audience but good for us to have such a personnel tour. The tour provided a good insight into the subject matter of palace history and in the latter part of parliament history. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone who has an interest in this subject.

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    November 1, 2020

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    Anthony – United Kingdom Verified booking

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    Informative walk

    Nice walk through London. Tom, our guide, gave us an entertaining tour of the city. You can tell that she loves and knows her city. Even as a non-native English speaker, I had no problems understanding them. Technically, it was absolutely fine. Because the morning was completely rainy nobody could do anything. It was a shame that the group was relatively large (14 people) and the tour took place without headsets. So it was sometimes difficult to follow what was said. In addition, participants always stayed behind or were lost, so that we had to wait for stragglers in the pouring rain. This made the tour long. Still unbeatable for the price. I would book again.

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    December 11, 2018

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    Willibald – Germany Verified booking

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    Very good guide but speaks very fast

    Very nice and helpful guide for photos or other questions ... Only downside speaks very quickly, I did not understand everything if you are beginners I'm not sure that you'll be fine, but really a guide he knows what he is talking about and explains very well things and thinks about the toilet pose and also allows us to rest.

    November 7, 2018

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    Laura – France Verified booking

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