Ideas for during your free time: Walking Tour and Oxford

- Hamley’s Toy Shop on ; one of the world’s most famous toy Street Day Trip shops - Selfridge’s Department Store; full of luxury brands - ; trendy area which hosts lots of smaller, boutique clothing 07:45: a shoe shops Arrive Select English - Chinatown; home to biggest selection of Chinese restaurants in the UK 08:00 - Honest Burger; popular London burger restaurant Coaches Depart: - Pizza Pilgrims; London pizza café - Theatreland; district containing majority of London’s famous theatres 10:00:

- National Gallery at Trafalgar Square; One of the UK’s largest collections Arrive in London Walking tour of: Westminster, Houses of Parliament, St James Park, of art and free to enter. Also has toilets. , The Mall, Trafalgar Square, .

12:15: Arrive at Golden Square, Sign-out for Free time.

Meeting Point for free time: 13:45: Halfway sign in. Please do not be late.

15:15: Golden Square, Sign in after Free Time. Please do not be late.

18:00: Arrive in Cambridge

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The walking tour will take you along the following route: The Houses of Parliament is the place British laws are debated and enacted. The building originates from 1840 after the previous building was destroyed by a fire. The Houses of Parliament adjoin Big Ben, a 1. You will arrive in London near the London Eye. giant, gilded clock that strikes on every quarter hour. A light in the

clock tower tells when the House of Commons is in session. `Big Ben` 2. Walk over Westminster Bridge towards Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. actually only refers to the thirteen-ton main bell. Please note that

until 2019, the tower will be undergoing extensive renovation and will 3. Walk towards Westminster Abbey. be enclosed by scaffolding.

4. Walk through St James Park towards Buckingham Palace. The Changing of the Guard takes place at 11:00am and is quite impressive.

5. Walk straight along the Mall towards and then diagonally across Trafalgar Square. Buckingham Palace has served as the Monarch’s permanent London residence since the accession of Queen Victoria. It began its days in 1702 as the Duke of 6. Walk up past Piccadilly Circus to Golden Square. Buckingham`s city residence, notoriously built on the site of a brothel, and was sold by the Duke’s son to Make sure you know where the meeting point is and what time you should meet! George III in 1762. The building was refurbished by in the late 1820s for the Prince Regent, and again by Aston Webb in time for George V’s coronation ------in 1913. It is the largest private house in London, with Things you will see in London: more than 700 rooms. The palace is actually back-to- front!

The London Eye is found on the bank of the River Thames near Waterloo Station. This is a spectacle well worth a visit. It is the biggest observation wheel in the Oxford Street is Europe’s busiest shopping street and world, and takes over 30 minutes to make welcomes over 500,000 visitors each day. It is host to a full circle while giving a splendid view of over 300 shops, including the flagship national stores London. It towers 135 meters over the for several major brands, in addition to the world- River Thames and weighs 2,100 tonnes. If renowned Selfridge’s department store. In the nearby there are clear skies you will have a 25- area, one can find Chinatown, which is famous for its mile panoramic view. ornate entry arch as well as its many restaurants.

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