London Highlights in a day
Joined 2020
On this tour you will see all the main sites in London with a friendly, enthusiastic guide. Sites include Westminster (Abbey and Parliament Square), The Changing of the Guard, Buckingham Palace and Trafalgar Square. You will also have the chance to have lunch in a traditional pub. After lunch we travel to Bankside (home of Shakespeare's reconstructed Globe Theatre), London and Tower Bridges and the Tower of London (home of the Crown Jewels).
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square but can customise tour to meet you at your central London hotel
Parliament Square, Westminster
Westminster Abbey
Changing of the Guard and Buckingham Palace (exterior)
Mall, Horse Guards Parade, Whitehall
Trafalgar Square and pub lunch
River taxi to Tower of London
Tower of London
Tour finishes at Tower of London
Ending Point
Tower of London where I can advise you on your return journey by tube or taxi. Alternatively I can customise the tour to accompany you back to your central London hotel.
Want to personalize this tour?
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
guide fee
*transportation (An adult cash fare on the London metro for a single journey is around £5.50. )
*entrance tickets
Westminster Abbey £21
Tower of London:
Adult (age 18-64), from £28.90 to £29.90
Child (age 5-15), from £14.40 to £14.90
*refreshments
Tour Important Information
NB. Due to Covid 19 the opening times and admission arrangements to London sites have been subject to change, often at short notice. I will advise you at the time of booking of the current situation and we can plan accordingly.
The cost of this tour covers guiding services only. All transportation, entrance tickets and refreshments are at client's expense. If you would like a different itinerary please let me know as all my tours can be customised.
This tour involves quite a lot of walking and some steps. Please let me know in advance if there are any mobility issues and we can work around it.
Important message from the supplier
I can guide you in Bath, Canterbury, Dover, Winchester, Salisbury, Stratford upon Avon, Portsmouth, Warwick if you pay my transportation fee
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2020
About Tour Guide Elizabeth C.
Hello!
I would like to welcome you to London, my home and the city I love.
As well as being an experienced Blue Badge Tour Guide (the ultimate qualification in guiding) I am also a City of London Guide, City of Westminster Guide, Windsor and Eton Guide and Tate Gallery Guide, so wherever we go you'll be in good hands. Only Blue Badge tour guides are permitted to guide inside certain locations, such as Westminster Abbey, Windsor Castle and the Tower of London. My aim is to provide you with enthusiastic, informative and fun private tours which ensure that your London experience will be the best.
I was born in the North of England but spent much of my childhood living in India and the Middle East. I moved to London for a year to study on a postgraduate course and never left - working, bringing up my children and developing my career in guiding here. Apart from a few years living in Japan and Singapore, London has been my home for 30 years.
I believe there is something for everyone here in London, 2000 years of history rubbing shoulders in a contemporary city with modern architecture, fashion and art. Whatever you are interested in, whether it is royalty, castles, palaces, traditions, galleries, museums or modern culture I can tailor a tour for you.
My bespoke tours include walking tours, tours by public transport ( bus, tube, boat or train), or I can organize a car with a driver or a minibus. Within London we can cover the major sites--Westminster Abbey, Royal London, Buckingham Palace, Changing of the Guard, Churchill War Rooms, St Paul's Cathedral, Tower of London or explore less well-known districts like Bermondsey, Shoreditch or Spitalfields. Out of London Windsor Castle, Stonehenge, Salisbury, Bath, Dover, Leeds Castle, Hever Castle are a few of the many wonderful places that can be easily reached in a day trip.
It would be my great pleasure to welcome you to my city and I hope to see you soon. . . .
Liz
Covid 19 notice - I have been certified "Good to Go" by Visit England. This means that I am fully compliant with best practice to look after my guests on our tours
$800/ per group
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