London Overlooked
Diane Williams, London Blue Badge Tour Guide
want the traditional london experience? Have a look at my classic london tours below!
CHANGING OF THE GUARD
We’re famous for our pageantry and the Changing of the Guard is one of the best.
We’ll see the guards line up for inspection in their iconic red tunics and bear skin hats while the military band plays. Then get your cameras and phones ready for some great photo and videos as they march with the band up to Buckingham Palace.
THE TOWER OF LONDON
One of my favourite haunts (pun completely intended) is the Tower of London. A Unesco World Heritage site with almost 1,000 years of history to explore, you’ll discover the place where traitors and three queens met their deaths, a medieval king's riverside apartment and the dazzling Crown Jewels.
WESTMINSTER ABBEY
One of the must do’s in London. This is our national church where kings and queens have been crowned, married and buried since 1066. You’ll see where William and Kate were married in 2011,
the ancient Coronation Chair, and the final resting places of Isaac Newton, Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin and many, many others.
THE BRITISH MUSEUM
This amazing collection takes you around the world from ancient Egypt to Easter Island, revealing the history of civilisations through the objects they left behind.Come face to face with The Parthenon Marbles. Decode the Rosetta Stone. And explore the famous Mummy collection. Don’t forget a coffee and cake break in the stunning Great Court.
St Paul’s Cathedral
The Cabinet War Rooms
The National Gallery
Tate Britain and Tate Modern
The National Portrait Gallery
The Imperial War Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum
Bath, Stonehenge, Stratford on Avon, Windsor Castle and Hampton Court