London by Night Sightseeing Tour - Open Top Bus
Description
Discover London after dark on a 1.5-hour night tour of the city. Traveling by double decker, see top London attractions lit up, including Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and the London Eye. Learn fascinating facts about these legendary landmarks from your expert guide and hear insider tips on exciting places to visit in the capital at night. - 90 minute open-top bus tour of locations especially chosen for their night-time appearance - All departures are guaranteed live guided - The most comprehensive night time tour of London available - Enjoy 'traffic free' London on this relaxing easy paced tour - The only night time tour to cover the area of Kensington - including the Royal Albert Hall, Natural History Museum & Harrods
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The "See London By Night" Tour has been especially designed to show you the very best of London's famous landmarks, all beautifully lit up in the night sky. Tours are fully guided (in English) and depart from our bus stop on Piccadilly, next to the Ritz Hotel by Green Park underground station. There will be an option to use an audio guide in French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Mandarin and Japanese
Fortnum & Mason is an upmarket department store in Piccadilly, London, with additional stores at St Pancras railway station and Heathrow Airport in London, as well as various stockists worldwide. Its headquarters are located at 181 Piccadilly, where it was established in 1707 by William Fortnum and Hugh Mason.
Bordering vast Hyde Park, Knightsbridge is an upscale area with grand Victorian homes and leafy garden squares. Tourists and well-to-do international residents mingle in high-end restaurants and shops, including the iconic Harrods department store. The Victoria and Albert Museum showcases decorative arts and has blockbuster exhibitions, while the Italianate London Oratory church hosts organ recitals.
Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894. The bridge crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and has become an iconic symbol of London. Because of this, Tower Bridge is sometimes confused with London Bridge, situated some 0.5 mi upstream.
St Paul's Cathedral, London, is an Anglican cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of London and the mother church of the Diocese of London. It sits on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London and is a Grade I listed building.
The Green Park, usually known without the article simply as Green Park, is one of the Royal Parks of London. It is located in the City of Westminster, Central London.
Piccadilly Circus is a road junction and public space of London's West End in the City of Westminster. It was built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with Piccadilly. In this context, a circus, from the Latin word meaning "circle", is a round open space at a street junction.
Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is a large, mainly Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster, London, England, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster.
The Palace of Westminster serves as the meeting place of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The London Eye is a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is Europe's tallest cantilevered observation wheel, and is the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over 3.75 million visitors annually, and has made many appearances in popular culture.
The River Thames, known alternatively in parts as the Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At 215 miles, it is the longest river entirely in England and the second-longest in the United Kingdom, after the River Severn. It flows through Oxford, Reading, Henley-on-Thames and Windsor.
Harrods is a department store located on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London, England. It is owned by the state of Qatar via its sovereign wealth fund, the Qatar Investment Authority.
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London. One of the United Kingdom's most treasured and distinctive buildings, it is a registered charity held in trust for the nation, as it receives no public or government funding. It can seat 5,267.
The Natural History Museum in London is a natural history museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. It is one of three major museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, the others being the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- All dates and tours are subject to availability and the supplier reserves the right to alter its service/route at short notice. Please check prior to travel. Tickets can only be used for one visit and will be taken in by the supplier upon exchange
- From October - March the scheduled tour departure times are 7:30pm and 9:20pm.
- From April - September the scheduled tour departure times are 7:30pm, 8:00pm, 8:30pm, 9:15pm, 9:45pm and 10:15pm
- Audio guides will not be available so all tours will be live guided in English only.
- No tours on 25th or 31st December
- During summer months the tours may not be in the hours of darkness due to sunset times
- Please note that all seats (including Upper deck) are on a first-come, first-served basis.
Reviews(1,089)
This is my 4th trip to London and I’ve always checked out the sites during the day. Riding around at night brings a different feel to seeing the city. Everything is lit up and magical. The guide was very knowledgeable and funny. We enjoyed the 1.5 hr tour. Keep in mind that this is not a hop on hop off type tour. You will stay on the bus the whole time. It’s a great way to ride around and take in the sites at night.
Dear Guest, Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful experience with us, and for choosing to tour with us again during your fourth trip to London! We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed seeing the city from a different perspective at night. London’s illuminated landmarks really do create a magical atmosphere. It’s fantastic to hear that you enjoyed the 1.5-hour tour and found your guide both knowledgeable and funny. We also appreciate you highlighting that this is a sightseeing tour where guests remain on the bus throughout — we’re sure this will be helpful to future travellers. Thank you for your kind recommendation, and we hope to welcome you back to London and on another Evan Evans tour in the future! Evan Evans Tours Team
A fun informative and concise journey through London. The tour guide Michael was funny and very knowledgeable.
Dear guest, Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re delighted to hear you enjoyed a fun, informative and concise journey through London. It’s wonderful that Michael made the experience even better with his humour and extensive knowledge — a great guide can truly bring the city to life. If you’d like to share more about your guide or your favourite London highlights, I’m here for you. Warm regards, evanevanstours tea
We really enjoyed our tour! We arrived as people were boarding so there was only space on the ground level. I asked if we could take the next bus as it was really hot so we could sit on the top level. They let us wait for next ride and put us first in line! The guide was hilarious, had a great singing voice and we learned a lot of stuff ! highly recommend but we should have done it at the beginning of our trip!
Thank you for your fantastic review! We're so pleased our team could accommodate you and that you enjoyed the tour and your guide. We hope to welcome you again on your next visit to London.
The tour and the guide were very good. Our mistake was to book the early tour. The point was to see London by night and it was still daylight when we finished.
Dear Guest, Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're pleased to hear that you enjoyed the tour and found your guide to be very good. We appreciate your comments regarding the timing of the tour. The early departure option can vary depending on the season and daylight hours, and we understand that experiencing London illuminated at night was an important part of your plans. We hope you were still able to enjoy the sights and highlights included in the tour. Thank you again for your feedback, and we hope to welcome you on another Evan Evans experience in the future. Kind regards, Evan Evans Team
My family loved the tour! London was beautiful at night with all the lights, make sure to do the later tour for the darkest skies. Matthew our tour guide was informative and funny!!
Dear Guest, Thank you for your wonderful review. We're delighted to hear that you and your family enjoyed seeing London illuminated at night and that Matthew's informative and humorous commentary made the experience even more memorable. We appreciate your recommendation and hope to welcome you back for another Evan Evans tour soon. Kind regards, Evan Evans Team
Great tour, lots of fun stories. A good way to relax and sightsee after a long day of work. Hit all the top sights
Dear Guest, Thank you for your kind review. We're delighted to hear you enjoyed the tour, the entertaining stories and the opportunity to relax while taking in London's iconic sights. We hope to welcome you back on another Evan Evans tour soon. Kind regards, Evan Evans Team
Very well organized tour. The tour guide was very detailed in his description of the history of London. London is very beautiful at night. I would 100 percent recommend this activity.
Dear Guest, Thank you for your kind review. We're delighted to hear you enjoyed your evening tour and found it both informative and well organised. It's wonderful that your guide's detailed commentary helped bring London's history to life and that you enjoyed seeing the city beautifully illuminated at night. We truly appreciate your recommendation and hope to welcome you back again soon. Kind regards, Evan Evans Team
The tour is worth it if you do not want to walk to see the cool points of the city! But don't expect too many explanations .. mark what you like most and then back on foot calmly .. but it was worth it ! We like
Thank you for your review! We're glad you enjoyed the tour and found it a convenient way to discover London’s highlights. We appreciate your feedback and hope to welcome you again soon!
This was an awesome tour! This night tour gives you a more lit up view of London that the day tours can't provide. This was a great way to kick off my family's London adventure! John was an awesome tour guide and provided a great history lesson!
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted you enjoyed seeing London from a different perspective on our night tour. We're glad John made the experience entertaining and informative, and we hope to welcome your family back again soon!
There was a parade at our pick up place. Zero communication. Called and called, could not find where to meet up instead. Never got to go on our tour.
Dear Guest, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are truly sorry to hear that you were unable to join your tour. We sincerely apologise for the frustration caused by the disruption at the pick-up location and the lack of communication regarding the alternative meeting point. We understand how disappointing it must have been, especially after making repeated attempts to contact us without success. This is not the level of service we strive to provide, and your comments will be shared with the relevant teams so we can review what happened and improve our communication procedures in similar situations. We hope you will consider contacting our Customer Service team directly so we can investigate your booking and assist you further. Kind Regards, Evan Evans Team
