LONDON · ENGLAND
Palaces, parks, the Thames, and the day trips out.
Walking tours, river cruises, Royal palaces and the day trips out. Bath, Stonehenge, Oxford, Cambridge, Windsor and the Cotswolds — all within an hour of the capital.
The biggest draw
If you only book one thing in London.
The studio tour that pulls travellers from every corner of the world to a small town just north of London. Leavesden’s sets, the original costumes and props, the train ride out.
The classics
London’s Most Popular Tours
The Thames cruise, the Tower, the Eye and Westminster. The walking-route greatest hits, plus the day trips half of London actually books.
Only in London
Three things you can’t do anywhere else.
Walking tours and river cruises exist in most capitals. These three don’t. The sets, the Crown Jewels, the Sovereign’s house — each one is a single address in a single city. Plan the rest of the trip around them.
Made here
The Warner Bros. Studio
The actual sets, props and costumes from the Harry Potter films. Hagrid’s motorbike, Privet Drive, the Great Hall, Diagon Alley — all built and shot at Leavesden Studios just north of London. Nothing comparable exists anywhere else, and you can’t replicate it because the originals are here.
- 1 London: Warner Bros. Studio Harry Potter Tour with Transfers
- 2 Harry Potter: Warner Bros. Studio Tour from King’s Cross
- 3 London: Harry Potter Studio Tour and Oxford Day Trip
Nine centuries here
The Tower & Crown Jewels
A working royal fortress since 1078. The Crown Jewels — St Edward’s Crown, the Imperial State Crown, the Sovereign’s Sceptre — live in the Jewel House and have never left. The Yeoman Warders still patrol it. The ravens still guard it. None of this exists elsewhere.
- 1 London: Tower of London Entry & Beefeater Private Audience
- 2 London: Easy Access Tower of London and Crown Jewels Tour
- 3 London: VIP Tower of London & Tower Bridge Early-Access Tour
Crown headquarters
Buckingham Palace
The Sovereign’s official London residence and the working headquarters of the British monarchy. The Changing of the Guard happens here. The State Rooms open in summer. The Royal Standard flies above when the King is in. One palace, one monarchy, one address.
- 1 London: Buckingham Palace & Changing of the Guard Experience
- 2 London: Changing of The Guard Tour
- 3 London: Buckingham Palace Entry & Changing of the Guard Tour
By place
Pick a corner of the country.
London for the obvious week. Stonehenge for the standing stones. Bath for the Georgian crescent. Oxford for the dreaming spires. The Cotswolds for the long way home. Windsor for the Castle and the Park.
By experience
Or pick how you want to spend the day.
Walking tours if you want the streets. The river if you want the Thames. Hop-on if you want every postcard at once. Audio if you want to wander alone. Plus Jack the Ripper after dark, the museums on rainy days, and a pub crawl when the day gives up.
Royal London
Where the crown still lives.
Three palaces, one abbey, one castle, and the tours that get you closer than the railings. If you’re chasing the royal route, these are the three we’d send our friends to.
On foot
Best walked, not driven.
Hidden alleys, blue plaques, blacked-out doors that turn out to be famous. Three guided routes that move slower than the buses and find more. Our shortlist for travellers who’d rather walk it.
Out of town
An hour from the city, a different country.
Bath’s Georgian crescent and Roman baths in one easy hop down the western line. Three day trips that prove the rest of England is worth the train ticket.
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