London Tours

Buying a London Pass is a convenient and economic step to seeing the best of London.

A recommended way to visit Britain is to join a coach tour with a Blue Badge guide.

London tours include Buckingham Palace with the changing of the guard (when possible), Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral, Tower of London, Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Whitehall, Horse Guards Parade, Downing Street, Hyde Park, Mayfair, St James,  London Bridge, Tower Bridge, South Bank, Borough Market, River Thames, City of London, Bank of England, Kensington Palace, Harrod’s, Victoria and Albert Museum, Tate Britain, Tate Modern and the National Gallery. With Tourways you will visit all major attractions.

Full day tours include guided tours inside the main attractions such as Westminster Abbey,  St Pauls’ Cathedral and the Tower of London. By arrangement with the guide you may also visit the British Museum, Tate Modern, exhibitions and art collections. Also the London Eye (Millenium Wheel) for which tickets have to be purchased in advance.

For an in-depth tour your guide can adapt the route to include literary London, with Fleet Street and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, legal London with the Inns of Court, the Old Bailey the Central Criminal Court and the Royal Court of Justice; or the role of religion with reference to the history of the Jews, Methodists,  Catholics and Protestants.

Street and antique markets: Covent Garden, Camden, Portobello, Bermondsey, Islington

Premium West End shopping: In Knightsbridge at Harrods, Harvey Nichols and Sloane Street boutiques.  In Bond Street visit Aspreys, Sotheby’s, Philips. Oxford Street: Selfridges, Debenham’s, John Lewis, Marks and Spencer, Laura Ashley.

Enjoy the history and beauty of London river sightseeing, cruising to Greenwich Observatory ( international date line) and lunch on a river cruise, available to book direct through us.

Tours of London (3, 5, 7, 10 hours) see below for coach tours

Recommended start time (all tours) 0830 to 0900. Guard change at 11am. Collection from your hotel for you to confirm with our guide. Evening tour option. Theatre and restaurant transfers.

Guide and drivers available any time for airports/accompanying/tours/events/ language service

Architecture

An overview of the contributions by Sir Christopher Wren and John Nash to the modern structures of Lloyds of London, the Millennium Bridge and Docklands with reference to Sir Norman Foster, Lord Rogers and Nicholas Grimshaw

Art Galleries and Museums

Tourways guides have specialist knowledge so we can adapt tours to the artists and art movements that are of interest to you. We recommend a selection of the following: Tate Britain, the National Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery, Tate Modern or the British Museum. The little known specialist collections like the Wallace Collection with 18 th century porcelain and furniture, the Courtauld Gallery with the Rubens sketches and the Impressionists,  or the impressive silverware at the Gilbert Collection.

Docklands

The regeneration of the defunct port of London was intitiated by Lady Thatcher in the 1980′s and is a showpiece of modern architecture. It has become a new global financial center close to the traditional institutions of the City of London. Highlights of the tour include Canary Wharf, Reuters, the Dome and view of Greenwich. Ask your guide to take you via the backstreets where you can still see old warehouses, smugglers pubs and some of the cranes used by the dockers.

Gardens

Intrepid travellers have studied plants for centuries giving rise to a wealth of gardens, parks andgarden museums. Here are some of the options for a full or half day tour: Royal Parks, Hyde Park, Regents Park, St James Park, Green Park. Museums/historical associations: Chelsea Physic Garden (Society of Apothecaries), Kew Gardens, (Royal Botanic Garden)s, Museum of Garden History (named after John Tradescant), Richmond and Bushey Parks.Combine with Hampton Court Palace and gardens. Afternoon tea option.

Greenwich

Greenwich Meridian ,the location of 00 degrees longitude and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT),where time officially starts. Ideal spot to be photographed on this the international date line. Go inside the Royal Observatory with its pioneering telescopes and clocks and museum of history of time. A tour of the National Maritime Museum and the famous “clipper” the Cutty Sark, completes the visit. Combine with Docklands and the Isle of Dogs. Greenwich is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.To visit and book

Movie Tour

Film locations of the ” King’s Speech”, “Downton Abbey”, “Notting Hill”, “Harry Potter” are combined with other famous sites such as Abbey Road (The Beatles recording studios and release). Tours available of Shepperton, Elstree and Ealing Studios. Also to the BBC.

Walking Tours

Tourways offers two walks. Royalty and Princess Diana, and the City of London Walk. Hear about the history and anecdotes from real life. The City tour covers 2000 years of history from Roman times and includes Tower Hill executions Whitechapel and Jack the Ripper.

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London by night

Drive through the bright lights of the West End to Piccadilly Circus, Theatreland, Covent Garden, the South Bank and Tower Bridge. Get a taste of the local culture with a curry in Brick Lane or fish and chips in Borough Market. Our guide can drop you off at the end of the tour at your hotel or anywhere else in the centre.

Statues and sculptures

Choose from outstanding statues of statesmen such as Sir Winston Churchill, George Washington, soldiers and national heroes Admiral Lord Nelson and the Duke of Wellington, human rights activist Nelson Mandela, innovators engineers,  royalty and  modern sculptures and works of art within new structures. Most recent additions include former US  president Ronald Reagan best known for bringing an end to the “cold war” and creating ”  the special relationship” with Britain with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.