3-Day London City Guide a Preplanned Step-By-Step Time Line and City Guide for London
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3 days 3-day London City Guide A preplanned step-by-step time line and city guide for London. Follow it and get the best of the city. 3-day London City Guide 2 © PromptGuides.com 3-day London City Guide Overview of Day 1 LEAVE HOTEL Tested and recommended hotels in London > Take subway or bus to Westminster station 09:00-09:10 Big Ben One of London's Page 5 best-known landmarks 09:10-09:20 Houses of Parliament One of London's most Page 5 impressive building 09:20-09:30 Westminster Bridge Excellent spot for taking Page 5 photos of Big Ben and Take a walk to Nr. 10 Downing street - 5’ Houses of Parliament 09:35-09:45 Nr.10 Downing Street Official home and office Page 6 of Britain's Prime Take a walk to Westminster Abbey - 5’ Minister 09:50-11:20 Westminster Abbey One of the finest Page 6 examples of medieval Take Bus line 148 from Parliament Square/Westminster architecture in Europe Abbey stop to Hyde Park Corner stop (Direction: White City Bus Station) Take a walk to Buckingam Palace - 10’ in all 11:30-12:00 Buckingham Palace One of London's best Page 7 recognized landmarks Take a walk to St. James's Park - 5’ 12:05-12:35 St. James's Park Lovely park with a duck Page 7 and pelican pond Lunch time Take a walk to Cabinet War Room 13:45-15:15 Cabinet War Rooms Unique historical place Page 7 Take a walk to Charing Cross station Take Northern Line to Tottenham Court Road station (Direction: Edgeware or High Barnet) Take a walk to British Museum - 25’ in all 15:40-17:30 The British Museum Oldest museum in the Page 8 world Take a walk to Holborn station Take Piccadilly Line to Knightsbridge station (Direction: Heathrow) Take a walk to Harrods - 45’ in all 18:15-19:15 Harrods One of the world's most Page 8 famous department END OF DAY 1 stores © PromptGuides.com 3 3-day London City Guide Overview of Day 1 4 © PromptGuides.com 3-day London City Guide Attraction Details 09:00-09:10 Big Ben (Palace of Westminister House of Commons, London SW1A OAA) THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW The tower resisted German bombing and Big Ben, built in 1858, is the iconic clock continued to keep time during the war tower of Palace of Westminster (Houses of THINGS TO DO THERE Parlament) Have your photo taken with Big Ben in the The tower's name refers to the clock's background 14-tonne bell Listen to Big Ben strike the hour The bell is called Big Ben after Sir Benjamin TIPS & INSIGHTS Hall, the chief commissioner of the works Only UK citizens can go up to the tower Some argue that the tower is named after Benjamin Caunt, a famous boxer of the MORE Info and Photos > period 09:10-09:20 Houses of Parliament (Palace of Westminister House of Commons, London SW1A OAA) THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW Its famous clock tower is called Big Ben Houses of Parliament (also known as Palace THINGS TO DO THERE of Westminster) are the policical heart of the Admire the majestic building from the city and the UK outside The original palace, built approx. thousand For the best photo spot walk through the years ago, was destroyed by fire in 1834 Westminster Bridge to the other side of the The current one having 1,100 rooms and 11 Thames courtyards was built in 1840 TIPS & INSIGHTS It is home to the House of Commons and UK citizens can take guided tours on select the House of Lords days throughout the year 659 publicly elected Members of Parliament Non-UK citizens can take guided tours only sit and pass legislatures in the House of during Parliament's summer break Commons You may observe debates for free from the House of Lords with approx. 700 members is Stranger's Galleries in both houses an unelected body that has limited power Part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site MORE Info and Photos > since 1987 09:20-09:30 Westminster Bridge (Between Westminster, Middlesex bank, and Lambeth, Surrey bank) THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THINGS TO DO THERE Westminster Bridge arches over the River Walk along the bridge and take pictures of Thames next to the Houses of Parliament the famous London landmarks: Parliament, It links the Palace of Westminster (west Big Ben, London Eye and the River Thames bank) with County Hall and the London Eye TIPS & INSIGHTS (east bank) You can buy great pancakes at the west The bridge was designed by the Swiss bank foot of the bridge architect Charles Labelye and built between Return to the bridge after dawn to enjoy the 1739 and 1750 beautiful view of the illuminated city It is made entirely of stone London Marathon used to finish here in the MORE Info and Photos > early years of the race © PromptGuides.com 5 3-day London City Guide Attraction Details 09:35-09:45 Nr.10 Downing Street (10 Downing Street, London, SW1A 2AA) THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW The street was closed down for security No. 10 Downing Street is the official home reasons in 1989 and office of Britain's Prime Minister THINGS TO DO THERE It is one of four surviving houses built in Have a look at the building looking through 1680 for Sir George Downing the gates from Whitehall Sir Downing was an important figure of the Have your photo taken with the house in the English Civil War background The building contains a State Dining Room TIPS & INSIGHTS and the Cabinet Room, where government ministers meet to formulate policy MORE Info and Photos > No. 11 is the residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Finance Minister) The famous black door can only be opened from the inside 09:50-11:20 Westminster Abbey (20 Dean's Yard, City of London SW1P 3PA, UK) Opening hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9:30am - 4:30pm, Wednesday: 9:30am - 7pm, Saturday: 9:30am - 2:30pm • Admission: 16 £ THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW Admire the interior of the church One of the finest examples of medieval Pay particular attention to the Gothic ceilings architecture in Europe and the stained glass of the Chapter House The church was founded in 1065 as a Do not miss the Coronoation Chair and the Benedictine abbey by Edward the Confessor Poet's Corner (memorial place dedicated to It is a place for royal ceremonials. Numerous literary figures such as Dickens) coronations were held here including Queen TIPS & INSIGHTS Elizabeth's (1953) On Sundays the abbey is open only for Also a burial place for royals, important worship (free entrance) statesmen and literary figures. Princess Great audioguide narrated by Jeremy Irons Diana's funeral (1997) took place in the Please note that it is not allowed to take church too photos inside Houses more than 3,000 memorials to kings Verger-led tours are available for additional and significant figures of British history £3.00 (William the Conqueror, Edward III, Mary Queen of Scots or Elizabeth I) MORE Info and Photos > THINGS TO DO THERE Pick up your free audio guide (included in entrance fee) 6 © PromptGuides.com Attraction Details 3-day London City Guide 11:30-12:00 Buckingham Palace (13 Buckingham Palace Rd, Westminster, London SW1W 0, UK) Opening hours: July 23 - Oct 3: 9:30am - 6:30pm • Admission: 17.5 £ THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW If you arrive at the right time you can enjoy Buckingham Palace was built as a town the traditional Guard Change house for the first duke of Buckingham in TIPS & INSIGHTS 1705 and extended into a palace by George The Guard Change takes place in front of IV between 1824 and 1831 the castle at 11.30am daily from April until It is home to the present Queen. It has been the end of July and on alternate days for the the official London residence of Britain's rest of the year, weather permitting monarchs since 1837 The 19 State Rooms, the Royal Mews and It houses 775 rooms and has a staff of The Queen's Gallery are open to the public around 300 each year for most of August and If the royal flag is flying, it means that the September while the queen is in Scotland queen is at home You can book your ticket online It is used to receive and entertain guests on state, ceremonial and official occasions MORE Info and Photos > THINGS TO DO THERE Admire the palace through the gates Do not miss the golden statue of queen Victoria on the square in front of the palace 12:05-12:35 St. James's Park (St James's Park, London, SW1A 2BJ) Opening hours: All year round: 5am - midnight THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW The big pond in the middle is full of water St James's Park is at the very heart of fowl of varied species, even a pelican London. Often used for ceremonial and state Have a rest on one of the plenty beach occasions, the Park is a fantastic setting for chairs in the middle of the park pomp and splendour TIPS & INSIGHTS It was laid out in the 18th century Take some bread with you for the birds, and Some claim St James's Park is London's nuts for the squirrels prettiest and most elegant park The park used to be a notorious place MORE Info and Photos > frequented by a large number of prostitutes and brave duelists THINGS TO DO THERE Take a walk through this lovely garden 13:45-15:15 Cabinet War Rooms (King Charles Street, London, SW1A 2AQ) Opening hours: Daily: 9:30am - 6pm, Dec 24-26: Closed • Admission: 15.95 £ THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THINGS TO DO THERE Churchill directed World War II from this Pick up a free audio guide basement office Discover the fascinating and informative When the war ended the rooms were closed museum down and turned into a museum TIPS & INSIGHTS All items on display are the original ones The museum became fully open to the MORE Info and Photos > public in 1984 The unit of the telephone scrambler system that allowed Churchill to securely speak with Roosevelt was concealed as the prime minister's lavatory © PromptGuides.com 7 3-day London City Guide Attraction Details 15:40-17:30 The