Churchill's War Rooms & London's Top Sights Tour
Description
See over 30 London sights & Churchill's War Rooms in 1 day We will guide you on an exploration of London’s major landmarks and provide tickets for Churchill's War Rooms. This will give you a good idea of the history and culture of Europe’s best-loved city We will head through Green Park to Buckingham Palace, where we'll watch the world-famous Changing of the Guard ceremony. We'll head to Westminster. Sights we'll see along the way include Downing St, Westminster Abbey & Houses of Parliament. Then we'll go to the London Bridge area, where we'll see Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, The Clink Prison, London Bridge, The Shard, HMS Belfast and more!. After your walking tour, head back to Westminster and go down to the fascinating Churchill War Rooms to see where WW2 victory was planned - audio guide included. Please note: The Changing of the Guard Ceremony is only for the 10am tour and on certain days.
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After a stroll through lovely Green Park, we reach Buckingham Palace - official home of the King! Your guide will tell stories of British Royal history as you admire this beautiful Palace. On certain days you can watch the world-famous Changing of the Guard ceremony, and your guide will find the perfect viewing spot! Afterwards, walk along the Royal Mall.
Reaching this iconic public square, you’ll see Nelson’s Column, the stunning fountains, and famous buildings including The National Gallery.
Continue to Horse Guards Parade, on the edge of stunning St. James Park. We’ll stop to admire its famous arch and iconic clock - a great photo opportunity!
Next, your guide will lead you to nearby Whitehall. This is home to many grand buildings and monuments, as well as Downing Street where British Prime Ministers have lived and worked since 1735!
At Parliament Square, you’ll see the incredible Palace of Westminster (home to the Houses of Parliament) and the iconic Big Ben clock up close, as well as views of the London Eye and Churchill Statue.
Continue to nearby Westminster Abbey - one of London’s most beautiful buildings with over 1000 years of history. This is where British Kings and Queens are crowned!
After a short journey on the London Underground, we’ll arrive at the vibrant Southbank area where you’ll see the Tate Modern and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.
Next, we’ll walk onto Millennium Bridge (known by locals as Wobbly Bridge!) to get a wonderful view of St Paul’s Cathedral and its famous dome.
Your guide will take you inside lively Borough Market - home to great local food and some secret Harry Potter filming locations! Afterwards, see the impressive Southwark Cathedral.
We continue onto London Bridge - the perfect viewpoint to see sights like Tower Bridge, Tower of London, HMS Belfast (WW2 Battleship), The Shard skyscraper (UK's tallest building) and the Square Mile!
After the walking tour, head to Churchill’s War Rooms for a peek into the past… A historic underground complex that housed a British government command centre throughout the Second World War! There is an amazing audio guide for you to use!
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Its a walking tour, so there is a moderate amount of walking involved
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately (Umbrella if it looks like rain!)
- The Guard Change is on Mon/Wed/Fri/Sun at 10 AM, but the schedule is set by the British Army and may change without notice
Reviews(26)
Ash was our tour guide and he was FANTASTIC. Funny, knowledgeable, highly informed, could relate the historical to the current situation he made our five hour tour even better. We saw all important sites in London it seems!
We had an amazing walking tour with Ari! She took us all over London showing us many sites and is a wealth of knowledge and history. Put on your walking shoes and bring your raincoat and plan for a fantastic day!
Should have slightly smaller groups admitted, with a few more minutes of interval. Corridors and rooms should be better marked to match the audio tour setup. All of the displays and descriptions are excellent. It’s worth visiting and viewing.
Very through tour of highlights of London. Will was an excellent tour guide. Getting us to areas to view events just at the right time with good views.
The tour guide was absolutely funny and informative, and he showed us all around London, all the important sides. He was grateful for the changing of the card and I really enjoyed having the tour with him.
An amazing, informative tour of London. Our guide Mark shared his unbelievable knowledge in the most engaging way. We learned so much and had a wonderful day.
Place where Churchill gathered to elaborate strategies for the war. Rooms with mannequins and equipment as it was at the time with an impressive wealth of details. Looks like VC is taking part in the events. It is worth visiting, as well as getting acquainted with facts about Churchill's life and what happened during the war.
The tour in the beginning was wonderful, however I was expecting to go to Chuchill’s War Room, not a tour. After three hours, I THEN, expected to go to the War Room, but was told another three hour tour was coming, and the Churchill War Room would not be until 4 pm. Six hours later than I expected, and I had to miss it nervous of prior commitments. You need much better detail in your presentation.
You need to move away from pictures and graduate to words. You must read the letters that form words on the tour description. It really really helps. This will help you as a tourist and actually also in life The tour you booked was a 5 hour walking tour followed by a visit to the War Rooms. This is what you did But as always : our fault you cant read
Our guide (Conner) did a very good job at describing what was on the tour, keeping track of the group and answering questions. He was very knowledgeable and extremely pleasant. Overall he fid a outstanding job. I would give him a Five Star. The only part i was unhappy about was at the end of the tour. At the end of the tour we were told to take the Subway back to Churchill’s War Room. It would have been better for the guide to get us to the War Room. As the area is very congested.
Brings to life the challenges faced by England during Germany’s blitz campaign on London and Churchill’s dogged determination to prevail in the face of the daunting circumstances.
