London Highlights Family-Friendly Walking Tour with Top Guide

London, England (10)

Summary

If you're looking for a family-friendly walking tour of London, look no further than Top Guide. Our knowledgeable and friendly guides will take you on a tour of some of London's most iconic sights, including the London Eye, Buckingham Palace, and the London Bridge. We'll also make sure to include plenty of stops for photo opportunities and to enjoy some of the city's delicious food and drink.


Description

Tour Duration: 180 min

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.

What's included

Below are items that the provider has stated are included with London Highlights Family-Friendly Walking Tour with Top Guide at no additional cost

  • Private walking tour
  • Professional Blue Badge guide
  • Kid-friendly guide

What's NOT included

Below are items that the tour provider of London Highlights Family-Friendly Walking Tour with Top Guide has stated that may cost an additional fee if desired.

  • 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

Points Of Interest

  • 30 minutes: 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.
  • 30 minutes: 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.
  • 30 minutes: 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.
  • 20 minutes: The Houses of Parliament, also known as the Palace of Westminster, is the seat of the two parliamentary houses of the United Kingdom: the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The Houses of Parliement is one of London’s most iconic buildings and it is one of the centres of political life in the United Kingdom.
  • minutes: You'll take the world's oldest metro system, the London Underground, from the city of Westminster to the city of London. Here you will be able to admire the facades of this beauty of St. Paul's Cathedral as well as the other attractions this area has to offer. This is a tour the whole family will enjoy and your guide will be happy to customize the itinerary for you if you wish to do so. NOTE: This is an outdoor walking tour where you will see the attractions from the outside.
  • minutes: Piinocchio tours for kids and families

Additional Information

  • 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.
  • Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas