Are you looking for a unique and non-standardised tour of the popular and iconic political powerhouse of London? Well, this is for you.
In this Royal Tour Westminster Free Walking tour, we will take you to the Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Bridge, Westminster Abbey, The Supreme Court, Downing Street, Banqueting House, The Horse Guards and The National Gallery and much more.
In only two hours not only you will have the chance to learn more about these historical buildings but also get to know the interesting facts and intriguing anecdotes about the Royal Family and England’s most popular and controversial political figures like Winston Churchill and Guy Fawkes.
Once the guided tour is finished you can continue from Trafalgar Square heading to the National Portrait Gallery, taking a short walk to Covent Garden, Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus.
Be ready to take selfies and pictures and enjoy the most typical of London in a new, different and more exciting perspective!
Pay What You Can
in front of the statue of Winston Churchill, Parliament Square, Westminster – SW1P 3JX (view on Google Maps)
Trafalgar Square / Charing Cross Station (view on Google Maps)
15 minutes prior to the starting time
We meet at Parliament Square and we take a short walk outside where the country’s heart beats – the Parliament Square. At the first stop you will find out a dark secret behind Big Ben, who wanted to destroy the Parliament and what was happening in Westminster Abbey and why nobody could see it on TV?
Over the next few stops we will revel to you how rude or funny Churchrill was just outside his War Rooms, how many times a year the Queen celebrates her birthday and who is commemorated with the smallest monument on the Horse Guards Parade.
We will take a stroll through the beautiful St. James’s Park to hear about royal scandals, love affairs and secrets. Standing outside Buckingham Palace we will get to know Queen Victoria, find out if the Queen is at home and why does she need her own flag.
At the next stop – St. James’s Palace we will go back in time to troubled and fascinating Tudor times. How it really was with Henry VIII and his six wives, how he and his children changed England and why the Queen had bad teeth?
By the Duke of York Column we talk about nursery rhymes, the first nurse Florence Nightingale and who taught doctors to wash their hands.
Finally, as we get to Trafalgar Square you find out how to pickle a soldier, what is the worst thing about being the Queen and where you can ride on the right-side in London.
Very enjoyable, would definately do it again, and probably would try some of the other tours around London. Had our tour round with Matt and he spoke like he had a real passion about Londons history and too share it with people.
I joined the tour of Westminster yesterday and was absolutely amazed by the amount things I didn’t know! Our tour guide, Matt, was full of interesting stories and facts and made us all laugh. The tour lasts for around 2 hours 15 minutes and the pace is not too fast so would suit both young and old. The tours are free and you can pay a donation at the end of the tour. Thoroughly recommended.
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