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After meeting your qualified Blue Badge tour guide by the Winston Churchill statue in Parliament Square, you'll be taken inside two of London's most historic buildings - Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament.
Photo: londondrum.comSkip the line at Westminster Abbey
The 90-minute tour of Westminster Abbey will save some time with skip-the-line admission, allowing you to zip ahead of the early morning crowds.
Photo: Maggie Jones/Wikimedia CommonsThe Abbey has played host to Royal coronations, weddings and burials since the days of William the Conqueror, and highlights include the Coronation Chair, Poets' Corner with its memorial to William Shakespeare, and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier edged by red poppies.
You'll also see the final resting places of famous politicians and scientists like Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin, and the burial sites of Britain's most famous kings and queens including Henry V, Elizabeth I and the saintly Edward the Confessor.
Photo: viator.comBig Ben & Houses of Parliament
Then you'll head back across Parliament Square to Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament for a 2-hour tour.
Photo: viator.comStarting under the 1,000-year-old medieval roof of Westminster Hall - the same room that witnessed the State trials of Guy Fawkes, Charles I, and the lying-in-state of Queen Elizabeth II - you'll continue on through the Robing Room and Royal Gallery with its two huge murals of Nelson's death at Trafalgar, and Wellington's victory at the Battle of Waterloo.
House of Commons & House of Lords
Photo: viator.comThen you'll enter the House of Commons itself, imagining what it must be like during Prime Minister's Questions as you stand next to the green benches and Speakers' Chair.
Then you'll see Central Lobby and the magnificent golden throne in the House of Lords, where King Charles III sits during the State Opening of Parliament.
Photo: viator.comAlong the way your guide will be explaining the significance of each room, pointing out all the beautiful decorations and paintings, and sharing some background information about the key events in British history.
How to get to the Houses of Parliament
| Fare zone | Cash | Oyster & Contactless | Travelcard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single fare | Single fare | Daily cap | One day | ||||
| Peak | Off-peak | Peak | Off-peak | Anytime | Off-peak | ||
| Bus (all zones) | n/a | £1.75 | £5.25 | £6 | |||
| Train (zone 1) | £7 | £2.90 | £2.80 | £8.90 | £8.90 | £16.60(zone 1-4) | £16.60(zone 1-6) |
| Train (zone 1-2) | £7 | £3.50 | £2.90 | £8.90 | £8.90 | ||
| Train (zone 1-3) | £7 | £3.80 | £3.10 | £10.50 | £10.50 | ||
| Train (zone 1-4) | £7 | £4.60 | £3.40 | £12.80 | £12.80 | ||
| Train (zone 1-5) | £7 | £5.20 | £3.60 | £15.30 | £15.30 | £23.60(zone 1-6) | |
| Train (zone 1-6) | £7 | £5.80* | £3.80* | £16.30 | £16.30 | ||
| * Journeys between zone 1 and Heathrow are always charged at the peak rate. Prices are correct as of | |||||||
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