So we actually got started to this one before one of my friends got dizzy and I had to take her home—so only one–not me went on this tour—so I’m just giving the info on the tour:
With this tour—-
Westminster–3 Hour Walking Tour and Visit Churchhill Rooms.
Here are similar tours—it doesn’t appear they give the one we had and I describe below anymore: London: Walking Tour and Churchill War Rooms Entry (continue after this tour directions for additional similar tours.
Take the tube to Green Park Station.
The Ritz has a charming
which is served in the spectacular surrounding of the
According to what I read The Ritz London is the only hotel in the UK to have a certified Tea Master, Glandomenico Scanu, who travels around the world to various tea plantaton to source the Ritz’s wonderful teas.
THIS IS OUR DIRECTIONS For THAT Tour that isn’t listed anymore just an example of what you might get to help you find the meeting place for the tour:
At Green Park Underground station, take the left hand exit. You will see a set of stairs and a ramp leading out of the station. Take the stairs. Head northwest on Piccadilly and you will need to make a slight right to stay on Piccadilly Walk past the Big Bus Company people and in front of you, you will see the Ritz Hoteland the meeting point. The Tour commences on time so be sure you get there maybe a half to a quarter hour early.
You can make you reservations and pay on line and you can print out your reservations to take with you. This is true of many of the tours on line.
An insider’s guide to the world of British politics.
This tour meets outside the Ritz at 9:50 a.m (155 Piccadilly) next to the two red telephone boxes and the two souvenir stalls–and departs at 10 a.m. (they do not wait or give refunds to perons who don’t arrive in time.)
Tours include Local Fun Guide. Walking tour of the top sights of Westminster (3 hours) and entry to
(group tours are not permitted so you enter on your own and use an Audio Guide for your tour).
After this formal tour ends we were planning on posible tour or at least walk around the outside of Westminster Palace Building–what we Yanks call Parliament
As for Westminster Abbey I had arranged an admission in time for the last
of the day.
Other areas to see at the Abbey
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries: High above the abbey floor in the beautiful 13th century trifodum display some of the abbey’ s greatest treasures while telling the story of it’s thousand-year history.
Information on other things including info on visits and nourishment at the Abbey:
It has been called Parliament’s church for many years.
–yes the one that was saved (or maybe not) by Pochantas in the colonies– but that as just temporarily- yes really am not kidding– seems he was beheaded in England under the reign of James I and buried here inside this church.
It is where Winston Chuchill was married and where he brought the House of Commons to pray in Thanksgiving at the end of World War II.
Of course you can skip a formal tour—this area isn’t huge and can be walked—-done it more than once myself—other places you might enjoy and are in the area:
A Royal Park which was named after a Medieval Hospital
which was named after
which stood here in earlier times
–At one time the park was enclosed and contained deer herds for Henry VIII to hunt.
and today at the site of the old hospital you will find:
St. James has been a Royal Residence from Henry VIII (whom had it built here) to Victoria (over 300 years)–today it is again home to several member of the Royal family and their households.
Oh there is also a ceremonial parade ground on the edge of St James Park where the
takes place each year on the second Saturday of June (the King’s Birthday).
Buckingham Palace has been the official residence of the British Sovereigns since 1837. Today it is actually the administrative headquarters of the Monarch
At Buckingham Palace and the people who work here are responsible for all road travel for the King and the Royal Family.
Guess where—yeah Buckingham Palace the gallery is used to exhibit portions of the queen’s much larger art collection. The present building was built as a gallery specficially for the Queen’s collection replacing a building previouly at the site–which was destroyed by bombing of the city during WWII.
Is the largest part of the little that is left in London of the Palace of Whitehall—a palace once belonging to the Catholic Bishop of York (called York Palace) but lost to Henry VIII when Cardinal Wolsey failed to obtain the marrying King a divorce. It stayed with the crown and this particular building which is all that remains of Whitehall, was in fact the execution site of the 2nd Stewart King Charles I when the Puritan Parliament deposed and beheaded him just infront of it—-Londoners were said to be unhappy with the legislature’s action and a civil war resulted and an eventual return of the Stewart Kings (next one was Charles II).
Hamilton is currently playing
A living museum in the heart of the Household Guard at Whitehall
Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster and the bell tower itself is probably the most recognized location in London by your average American. And this is definately the most memorable clock I’ve ever seen. It is by the way part of the Parliament complex so you need to note to include it when you go there (just kidding if you miss it you probably will have passed parliament and are half way into the Thames. Oh and Ben’s tower it was renamed Elizabeth Tower in 2012 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.
Next week bits and pieces and in two weeks we’ll do April14 a daytrip to Canterbury, Leeds, Dover and the Naval College & River
DRAGONS BRING TREASURERS BACK TO THEIR CAVES
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