London Highlights Family-Friendly Walking Tour with Top Guide
Enjoy a private tour of London's city center highlights designed for your family and kids. An expert guide will engage both children and parents in a fun and educational itinerary that includes Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, the Changing of the guards, Downing Street and many other famous sites. The 3-hour walking will also utilize public transport along the way.
PLEASE NOTE: as this is an outdoor walking tour you will see all the attractions from the outside.
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9:30 am departure time
3-hour London private city tour for your family and kids starting at 09:30 am
What's included in London Highlights Family-Friendly Walking Tour with Top Guide
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Westminster Abbey
First stop is Westminster Abbey. You will admire the exterior of this magnificent Gothic cathedral next to the Place of Westminster, the most important religious building in all of the United Kingdom. This church is where Britain's kings and queens are traditionally crowned and also where they are eventually buried.
Big Ben
Next, your guide will take you to see from outside the Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, then to Downing Street where the residences and official offices of Her Majesty's British Government are housed - The Prime Minister at No. 10, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer at No. 11.
Buckingham Palace
A short walk away is Buckingham Palace where the Queen resides when she is in London and where, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, can be seen the amazing spectacle of the changing of the guard, as long as the weather is fine.
Inclusions
- Professional guide
- Private walking tour
- Kid-friendly guide
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks (available to purchase)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transportation to/from attractions (max. £12 per person by public transport. Tour guides will suggest the best travel ticket to save money)
- Entrances to the attractions
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Some transfers between sites will be done by underground (tube) or taxi
- Approx. 1 mile (1.7 kilometers) of walking is involved
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
- Minimum age to participate is 6 years. Children under 6 can be on the tour without participating
- This is an outdoor walking tour where you will see the attractions from the outside
- The Changing the Guard takes place on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from August to May and daily in Jun and July, but it doesn't take place in the rain or in a very bad weather (the guards cancel ceremony if it rains, because the rain could damage their brass instruments) . If its canceled rest assured that the guide will still be able to point out the Guards guarding Buckingham Palace.
- As you will use public transport please make sure you have valid tickets, travel cards or Oyster cards with you.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Meeting point: Just outside St James’s Park Tube Station (Broadway Exit), opposite Conrad Hotel and Costa Coffee, on Westminster, London SW1H 0AB. The tour guide will be showing a sign with customer's name.
End Points
- To be agreed with the guide.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
• Children must be accompanied by an adult • Some transfers between sites will be done by underground (tube), bus or taxi at client's expence • An approximate 1.7 km of walking is involved • Wheelchair not accessible • Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
