Westminster Walking Tour & Visit The Tower of London Explore London’s famous Westminster Area
4.4
20 Ratings
Greater London
Experience the best of London on a 3-hour walking tour of the famous Westminster area, including Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, and Westminster Abbey. Then, explore the historic Tower of London and uncover its fascinating history and legends. Join us for an unforgettable guided tour of London!
Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Westminster - Buckingham Palace

St James Palace

Changing of the Guard

Queen Victoria Fountain

Green Park (Royal park)

St James’s Park (Royal Park)

Admiralty Arch

Pall Mall

Trafalgar Square

Whitehall

The Royal Horse Guard

Horse Guard Parade

Downing Street

Big Ben

Westminster Abbey

Houses of Parliament

Parliament Square

London Eye

What's Included
  • 3-hour walking tour of Westminster’s Top 20 attractions
  • Priority entry to the Tower of London
  • Engaging Local Guide
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks (please bring your own drinks & packed lunch)
  • Please bring an Oyster Card or Travel Card with at least £5 (2 rides)
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off : please meet us at the starting point
  • Umbrella if it looks like rain!
Additional Information

Embark on a 3-hour walking journey exploring the renowned Westminster Area of London (including landmarks such as Buckingham Palace, Westminster & Big Ben among 20 other notable sights!).

Upon completing the foot tour around Royal London, you’ll be visiting the historic Tower of London and have a thrilling experience discovering this ancient London part.

The tour will initially lead you through incredible history, culture, and myths of one of the most adored cities in Europe. The rally takes you through the Green Park leading to Buckingham Palace, where you can witness the globally acclaimed Changing of the Guard ceremony. The journey continues through Westminster, featuring stops at Downing Street, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, and the Houses of Parliament.

Next, you’ll be stepping into the Tower of London, a place laden with rich history, intriguing tales, and perhaps even spectres. Venture in if you dare!

All these – 20 sights, plus entrance to the Tower of London, accompanied by a friendly local guide (please note, your guide will provide direction to the Tower of London but won’t accompany you inside the attraction).

Join us and experience the best guided tour London has to offer!

Location
The Ritz London
Piccadilly
- We meet outside The Ritz Hotel. - Next to 2 red telephone boxes & 2 souvenir stands, underneath one of the Ritz signs. - Nearest tube station is Green Park Underground station
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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415nandinim
Mar 8, 2024
Humour and history go together - By far the most interesting walking tour I have ever experienced. Tim gave us a view of London with many details interlaced with a lot of timely humour. It was the best spent afternoon in our trip.
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Debbiety428lh
Aug 23, 2023
Great City Walk - Our tour was fabulous. Ashley is a true expert on the history of the Royal Family. We walked right in front of Buckingham Palace and learned so much about the gates, statues, etc. Ashley is knowledgeable on all things London. The pace was perfect and we covered a large area of the city including a beautiful walk through two parks. I highly recommend this tour for anyone wanting to learn about the history of the Royal Family and the government buildings in London.
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Erin_b
Jul 18, 2023
Mark is a great guide! - Mark really knew his stuff and was entertaining and knew how to get us through the crowds. Great energy and great tour!
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Rsbarrett900
Jun 22, 2023
Really good tour! - Our guide, Tonya, was both knowledgeable and fun. She was personable and brought the group together with a great dose of British humor. We covered a lot of territory but at a good pace for everyone. I was looking for a overall layout of the Westminster area and the tour accomplished that.
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Marianne_d
Jun 21, 2023
Enjoyable Tour with a nice group and tour guide - Lots of interesting history shared by a local a few fun facts that I’d have never known about and The small group was approachable and chatty which created an overall fun time
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Jahusz
Jun 13, 2023
Benedict the Great - It was very professional and knowledgeable experience. Benedict presented history in his unique and humorous way which I like the most. I enjoyed walk with him. I discovered in him character comparable to my favorite David Attenborough but instead of taking about nature’s mysteries provides the roads to understanding the meanders of history. Great time I will remember. Strongly advise to pick him up as the person who take you back in the time from Romans and mud houses through the splendid British empire to the presence.
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Pati_f
Jun 6, 2023
Amazing Walking Tour - The whole walking tour was amazing! Tim our guide was very informative and funny! He answered all our questions and gave us lots of tips in seeing the rest of London.
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Yaskay2023
Aug 26, 2023
It’s a walking tour! - Jason was AMAZING, fun and so knowledgeable. He was the highlight of this tour. However, I don’t believe the description of what I paid for was concise and clear on the Viator website. Just my opinion. I have done many other tours/different cities with Aviator, but this one in particular I thought it was going to be more than a walking tour in front of the monuments/landmarks. I’m glad it included the ticket to the Tour of London and Jason as the guide.
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Brittany_c
Jul 19, 2023
You’re not actually visiting either of these places! - This should not be called the Westminister anything, we ended at Westminster and this does not include entry to westminister. It randomly includes tickets to Tower of London which is over 2 miles away from where you will end. This title of the tour is sooooo deceiving. You will walk 10000 steps but never set foot in a building. We were super disappointed and felt misled. We didn’t go over anything to do with Westminster or Tower of London. We did learn history of the places we walked by but skip that and get tickets to both locations yourself and save a precious 3 hours.
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Douglas_t
Jun 23, 2023
Make sure you plan two hours if you have to taxi just to get there. - There are no reschedules if you're late. I allotted 90 min to get 4 miles from Spitalfield to the tour start -- not enough time. Plan out two hours to get there.
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