Main Info
This half-day tour can start in the morning or in the afternoon. The direction of the tour can be reversible. In this tour, we aim to give the full history of London in a limited period of so that visitors can understand the 2000 years of history of the city. Our guides have an excellent knowledge of the city’s history and we would be very pleased to offer an immaculate culture experience for our guests. We welcome large groups of travellers as well. Please just contact our tour management service.
Know before you go
- Duration: 4h
- Mobile tickets accepted
- Instant confirmation
Cancellation policy
- All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.
Inclusions
- Some local treats will be offered as a sample during the tour
Exclusions
- Gratuities
- Lunch
- Entry/Admission – Houses of Parliament
- Entry/Admission – Westminster Abbey
- Entry/Admission – Buckingham Palace
- Entry/Admission – Downing Street
- Entry/Admission – St. Paul’s Cathedral
- Entry/Admission – Tower of London
- Entry/Admission – Tower Bridge
Departure details
- Traveler pickup is offered.
- – Hand sanitizers and masks will be available for the best hygiene practice. – Please be ready and waiting in your hotel lobby 15 minutes prior to your scheduled pick-up time and let the lobby staff know that you are expecting a tour guide. – Comfortable shoes are advised – Wheelchair users must inform our agent whether guest(s) is/are fully dependent on the chair or partly able to walk or move. – Hotel Pick up service is available between zones 1 to 3 only. For pick-up service between zones 3 to 9, please contact us for further information. – Airport and cruise port pickups and transfers are also available at extra charge. Please contact us for further information.
- Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
Duration4hReturn details
- Returns to original departure point
Additional information
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Travel safe during COVID-19
Last updated: Jun 15, 2020
A note from Half Day Walking Tour of Traditional London by Walking & Public Transportation
For healthier travel experience, we will be upgrading our standard vehicles to SUVs, MPVs and Vans for 8 people or less and 16 or 33 seater minibuses for 9 people or more, both options at no extra cost. All medical regulations will be adhered to during this time until further notice for your safety.
What you can expect during your visit
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Contactless payment for gratuities and add-ons
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Face masks provided for travelers
Itinerary
The Houses of Parliament, known also as the Palace of Westminster is where the two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) conduct their sittings. They lie on the north bank of the River Thames in the London borough of the City of Westminster, close by other government buildings in Whitehall. The oldest part of the building is still in existence, Westminster Hall, which dates from 1097.The palace originally served as a royal residence, but no monarch has lived in it since the 16th century. Most of the present Houses of Parliament structure dates from the 19th century, when the Palace was rebuilt after it was almost entirely destroyed by a fire in 1834. The architects responsible for rebuilding the Palace was Sir Charles Barry and Augustus Welby Pugin, and the building is an example of the Gothic revival.
Westminster Abbey is a Church, burial ground, coronation site and much more and continues to attract visitors over 900 years after its founding. In many respects the architecture is common. There's the traditional cross-shaped floor plan with a nave, north and south transepts and several round side areas but both its execution and use raise The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster (the official name) to among the highest examples of church construction. Here at Westminster Abbey lie buried kings and poets, scientists and philosophers who have themselves raised humankind to the highest levels. Isaac Newton and James Clerk Maxwell (discoverer of electromagnetic theory, which later lead to radio and TV), Chaucer and Kipling, Dr. Samuel Johnson (creator of the first English dictionary) and many other justly famous names are interred here.
