PRIVATE Tour Changing of the Guard Fun Experience

PRIVATE Tour Changing of the Guard Fun Experience

Discover the Treasures of the Changing the Guard ceremonies on this fun and entertaining walking tour!

This tour is perfect for individuals, couples, friend and families
Who wants to enjoy this wonderful ceremony while avoiding the stress and the crowds.

Instead of standing still for hours, we will see some of the most iconic landmarks of the area including:

. Buckingham Palace
. Westminster Abbey
. Houses of Parliament
. Big Ben
. 10 Downing Street
. And much more ...

With your entertaining professional tour guide, you will see the different elements of the ceremonies: the palaces, the inspection, the handover,etc..

You may even have the chance to walk alongside the Guards and Ceremonial Bands!

Book now to join this amazing tour!

Itinerary
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Stop At: Buckingham Palace, Spur Road, London SW1A 1AA England

Originally known as Buckingham House, the building at the core of today's palace was a large townhouse built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703 on a site that had been in private ownership for at least 150 years. It was acquired by King George III in 1761[4] as a private residence for Queen Charlotte and became known as The Queen's House. During the 19th century it was enlarged, principally by architects John Nash and Edward Blore, who constructed three wings around a central courtyard. Buckingham Palace became the London residence of the British monarch on the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Green Park, Piccadilly, London W1J 9EJ England

The Green Park, usually known without the definite article simply as Green Park, is one of the Royal Parks of London. It is located in the City of Westminster, Central London. First enclosed in 16th century, it was landscaped in 1820 and is notable among central London parks for having no lakes or buildings, and only minimal flower planting in the form of naturalised narcissus.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: St. James's Palace, Marlborough Rd, St. James's, London SW1A 1BS England

St James's Palace is the most senior royal palace in the United Kingdom. Located in the City of Westminster, although no longer the principal residence of the monarch, it is the ceremonial meeting place of the Accession Council and the London residence of several minor members of the royal family.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: St. James's Park, Horse Guards Road The Storeyard, London SW1A 2BJ England

St James's Park is a 23-hectare (57-acre) park in the City of Westminster, central London. It is at the southernmost tip of the St James's area, which was named after a leper hospital dedicated to St James the Less. It is the most easterly of a near-continuous chain of parks that includes (moving westward) Green Park, Hyde Park, and Kensington Gardens

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Churchill War Rooms, King Charles Street, Clive Steps Westminster, London SW1A 2AQ England

The Churchill War Rooms is a museum in London and one of the five branches of the Imperial War Museum. The museum comprises the Cabinet War Rooms, a historic underground complex that housed a British government command centre throughout the Second World War, and the Churchill Museum, a biographical museum exploring the life of British statesman Winston Churchill.

Stop At: Parliament Square, Westminster, London SW1P 3BD England

Parliament Square is a square at the northwest end of the Palace of Westminster in the City of Westminster in central London. It features a large open green area in the centre with trees to its west, and it contains twelve statues of statesmen and other notable individuals.

Stop At: Westminster Abbey, 20 Dean's Yard Broad Sanctuary, London SW1P 3PA England

Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is a large, mainly Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster, London, England, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the United Kingdom's most notable religious buildings and the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English and, later, British monarchs. The building itself was a Benedictine monastic church until the monastery was dissolved in 1539. Between 1540 and 1556, the abbey had the status of a cathedral. Since 1560, the building is no longer an abbey or a cathedral, having instead the status of a Church of England "Royal Peculiar"—a church responsible directly to the sovereign.

Stop At: Houses of Parliament, Parliament Square, London SW1A 0AA England

The Palace of Westminster serves as the meeting place of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Commonly known as the Houses of Parliament after its occupants, the Palace lies on the north bank of the River Thames in the City of Westminster, in central London, England.

Palace of Westminster
Parliament at Sunset.JPG
Seen from across the River Thames with Westminster Bridge in the foreground
Location
Westminster
London
SW1A 0AA
United Kingdom
Coordinates
51°29′57″N 00°07′29″W
Area
112,476 m2 (1,210,680 sq ft) [1] (internal)
Built
1016
Demolished
1834 (due to fire)
Rebuilt
1840–76
Architects
Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin
Architectural style(s)
Perpendicular Gothic Revival
Owner
Queen Elizabeth II in right of the Crown[2]
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name: Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey, and St Margaret's Church
Type
Cultural
Criteria
i, ii, iv
Designated
1987 (11th session)
Reference no.
426
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Europe
Extensions
2008
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name: Houses of Parliament / The Palace of Westminster
Designated
5 February 1970
Reference no.
1226284[3]
Palace of Westminster is located in Central LondonPalace of Westminster
Location of the Palace of Westminster in central London
Its name, which derives from the neighbouring Westminster Abbey, may refer to either of two structures: the Old Palace, a medieval building-complex destroyed by fire in 1834, or its replacement, the New Palace that stands today. The palace is owned by the monarch in right of the Crown and, for ceremonial purposes, retains its original status as a royal residence. Committees appointed by both houses manage the building and report to the Speaker of the House of Commons and to the Lord Speaker.

Stop At: Cenotaph, Whitehall, London England

The Cenotaph is a war memorial on Whitehall in London, England. Its origin is in a temporary structure erected for a peace parade following the end of the First World War, and after an outpouring of national sentiment it was replaced in 1920 by a permanent structure and designated the United Kingdom's official national war memorial.

The Cenotaph
United Kingdom
UK-2014-London-The Cenotaph.jpg
For the British Empire (later Commonwealth) dead of both World Wars and the British military in later wars
Unveiled
11 November 1920; 99 years ago
Location
51°30′09.6″N 0°07′34.1″W
Whitehall, City of Westminster
London, SW1
Designed by
Edwin Lutyens
THE GLORIOUS DEAD
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name
The Cenotaph
Designated
5 February 1970
Reference no.
1357354
Designed by Edwin Lutyens, the permanent structure was built from Portland stone between 1919 and 1920 by Holland, Hannen & Cubitts, replacing Lutyens' earlier wood-and-plaster cenotaph in the same location. An annual Service of Remembrance is held at the site on Remembrance Sunday, the closest Sunday to 11 November (Armistice Day) each year. Lutyens' cenotaph design has been reproduced elsewhere in the UK and in other countries of historical British allegiance including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Bermuda and Hong Kong.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Downing Street, London SW1A 2AL England

Downing Street is a street in London that houses the official residences and offices of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Situated off Whitehall, a few minutes' walk from the Houses of Parliament, Downing Street was built in the 1680s by Sir George Downing.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Horse Guards Parade at Whitehall, Horse Guards Whitehall, London SW1A 2AX England

Horse Guards is a historic building in the City of Westminster, London, between Whitehall and Horse Guards Parade. It was built in the mid-18th century, replacing an earlier building, as a barracks and stables for the Household Cavalry, later becoming an important military headquarters

Duration: 30 minutes