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| Discover London - Full Day |
In one day you’ll experience all that London has to offer – the sights, the sounds, the tradition, the ceremony and the splendour of this majestic capital city. You’ll visit the architectural masterpiece that is Westminster Abbey, where Kings, Queens, statesmen, poets and writers whose lives altered the course of British history are buried, together with the hushed secrets they took to their graves… The scene of 38 coronations and 14 Royal weddings, the very walls of Westminster Abbey resonate with the pulse of Britain! You’ll also see other famous London sights, including Big Ben, the breathtaking Gothic wonder that is the Houses of Parliament. We travel along Whitehall and Downing Street - the London residence of the Prime Minister - to Trafalgar Square, the proud Victorian centre of London watched over by Lord Nelson from the top of the 202 foot Nelson’s Column towering above London’s skyline. You’ll then see Buckingham Palace in all its regal glory. Then its time for a hearty well-earned lunch in a lovely traditional London Pub. After lunch we join a Thames River Cruise where you’ll get stunning uninterrupted views of the Gothic style Houses of Parliament, the London Then it’s onto the Tower of London Jet black ravens guard this ancient fortress steeped in centuries of murder, treason and the untold secrets of the condemned. The splendidly dressed Beefeaters will tell you about the Tower’s history, and the Crown Jewels. Then it's on by coach to the square mile of the City of London, see the glorious dome of St Paul’s Cathedral, the elegant Mansion House, home to the Lord Mayor of London, and the nearby Bank of England, known as The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street, at the heart of the City. |