Greenwich Royal Tours was established in the same year as the London Olympics: 2012. They started with one Greenwich tour and one guide. They now offer some ten tours with four exceptional tour guides. Their guides have been a key part of their success. The company has been blessed with a high caliber of guides – knowledgeable, entertaining and possessed of that all important people skill, a great sense of humour!
Full Day Walking Tour
This guided walking tour of the British capital captures the best of two worlds – the royal London of Westminster and the ancient London of the City. In the middle of our day, you pause for a lovely pub lunch.
The tour starts at the front steps of St Martin-in-the-Fields Church. We will stroll through London’s most famous piazza, Trafalgar Square, admiring Nelson’s Column. You walk down the dramatic Mall which leads to Buckingham Palace and on which many royal processions take place. You stop briefly at Henry VIII’s St James’s Palace and then watch the Changing of The Guard near Buckingham Palace, the King’s official residence in London. Afterwards You will make your way to Horse Guards Parade where the King’s Life Guards are on duty 24/7 protecting the royal palaces. You walk down the Whitehall passing #10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister’s residence, the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and Westminster Abbey. You now jump into a green electric Black cab to take us to a well-deserved traditional English pub for a lovely lunch.
After lunch you will arrive at the magnificent St Paul’s Cathedral, built by Christopher Wren, after the Great Fire of London in 1666. Spend time inside up on the magical Whispering Gallery to see up close the amazing painted dome.
Leaving St Paul’s you begin to explore the City of London, dating back 2000 years, when the Romans called it Londinium. Visit London’s only Roman Amphitheatre and the historic Guildhall. Pass the historic Bank of England, and experience how the City’s skyline is changing with new buildings such as the Gherkin, Cheesegrater and Walkie-Talkie. Visit Harry Potter’s Diagon Alley and visit the Monument which marks where the Great Fire of London begun. Finally you arrive at the Tower of London, the famous royal fortress where the Queen keeps her Crown Jewels.
Tour ends here, where you can easily take a taxi, a bus, a tube train or a river boat to anywhere in London.
Inclusions:
Personal tour guide with maximum 5 persons.
This is a guided walking tour and moderate fitness is recommended.
*Includes Entrances to: St Pauls Cathedral, a pub lunch & a traditional Black Cab ride.
Schedule:
Tours run DAILY 10.00-16.00 hrs
Tours depart from: St Martin in the Fields Church steps, off Trafalgar Square.
