3-Hour City of London Walking Tour
ID: GYG59688-83612
Category:
Country: United Kingdom
Duration:
03:00 hours
Description
Take a walk along the cobblestoned streets of London, visit Fleet Street, and ride a double-decker bus. See St. Paul’s Cathedral, cross the Millennium Bridge to Borough Market, and hear the history of the Tower of London as your tour ends.
Meet your guide at 10:00 at your centrally located hotel and set out on an entertaining walking tour of London. Catch a double-decker bus and then walk along cobbled alleyways to reach the Strand and Fleet Street, which was home to Britain’s major newspapers until the 1980s.
On this 3-hour tour that’s priced for up to 2 persons you’ll continue on to St. Paul’s Cathedral, the highest point in London for over 1,400 years. Rebuilt after the Great Fire of London, St. Paul's has hosted many notable national events including the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer.
As you walk through London's oldest district, you’ll learn more about the Great Fire that reshaped the city, and hear about the Great Plague that killed a third of London’s population.
Cross the Millennium Bridge and visit Borough Market and Southwark Cathedral, and see Golden Hinde II, Sir Francis Drake's famous galleon.
Stop near London Bridge station, where you’ll learn how the Tower of London, the 11th-century stronghold of William the Conqueror, served as a palace, a prison, and a gruesome execution place. Hear the stories of prisoners such as Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's unfortunate second wife, who met her end there in 1536.
Your tour ends at London Bridge station.
Highlights
- See highlights such as St. Paul’s Cathedral and the Tower of London
- Take a walk along some of London’s most famous streets including the Strand and Fleet Street
- Learn about the city’s long, illustrious past from an expert guide
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please provide your name and mobile phone number, and the name and address of your hotel (or details of other meeting point).
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
Your guide will meet you in the reception area of your hotel
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.