Politics and Power
Politics and Power walking tour will lift the veil on internals of the political kitchen of once the greatest empire in the world to modern times. The tour will take approximately 2 and half hours and we will cover roughly 1 square mile. There are many other great London walks you can book to explore different parts of the city.
Price: £300
Duration: 2 hour 30 minutes
During this tour you will see:
- Palace of Westminster (also known as Houses of Parliament) - the seat for two houses of Parliament of the United Kingdom. Originally built as a royal palace by Edward the Confessor.
- Westminster Abbey - a large Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English and, later, British monarchs. Re-built by Edward the Confessor in the 11th century. Construction of the present church began in 1245 by Henry III.
- Middlesex Guildhall - the home of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
- Churchill War Rooms - a historic underground complex that housed a British government command centre throughout the Second World War.
- St.James Park - a 23-hectare (57-acre) park in the City of Westminster, central London. Its remodelling was commissioned by the Prince Regent (later George IV) and overseen by the architect and landscaper John Nash.
- Buckingham Palace - the London residence and administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom. 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.
- Changing of the Guard - the Queen's Guard in London changes in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace at 11:00 am every day in the summer and four times per week in the winter.
- Trafalgar Square - Head to this bustling square, home to Nelson’s Column and surrounded by cultural landmarks like the National Gallery and St Martin-in-the-Fields Church.