London Private Historic Driving and Walking Tour

This is an insightful and entertaining private tour through 2000 years of London's history. With a private guide and separate driver, you will uncover all the major sights, monuments and landmarks of our incredible city in half a day. Using a combination of driving and walking, you will experience the turbulent and iconic past of a city filled with Royal scandals, Empire rise and fall, treason, battles, fires and plagues as you walk in the footsteps of Britain's greatest heroes and villains. From the Grand Old Duke of York to Admiral Nelson, from the world's most famous Palace to the most important church in the land, get your cameras ready for some awesome history and photo opportunities. This is London!
Exterior sites include: Buckingham Palace, Downing Street, The Mall, St James's Park, Big Ben, Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Churchill War Rooms, London Bridge, Tower Bridge, Wobbly Bridge, St Paul's Cathedral, Tower of London, The Square Mile, Pudding Lane and much more.

What's included:

• Hotel Pick Up and Drop Off
• Separate Chauffeur Driver
• Private Guide

Not included:

• Gratuities

What to expect:

Duration: between 3 hours and 4 hours

Buckingham Palace

Spur Road, London, SW1A 1AA

Hear the stories about the Palace's famous residents through the ages and why it is, in fact, not a palace at all.

10 minutes

St. James's Park

Horse Guards Road, The Storeyard, London, SW1A 2BJ

Visit the "most beautiful park in London" for a stunning photo opportunity.

5 minutes

The Mall

The Mall, London SW1, UK

The best vantage points for the Queen's London residence, Buckingham Palace, can be found here along with stories about secret wartime tunnels underfoot.

5 minutes

Trafalgar Square

London, WC2N 5DS

The heart of the capital where Londoners come to celebrate, mourn and protest in times of national importance.

5 minutes

Horse Guards Parade at Whitehall

Horse Guards Whitehall, , London, SW1A 2AX

Pat the Queen's Horses and make the Wardens laugh... if you can. Another classic photo opportunity.

5 minutes

Big Ben

Parliament Square, Elizabeth Tower - Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, SW1A 0AA

It doesn't get more iconic than Big Ben. Learn all about the history of this famous landmark.

5 minutes

Houses of Parliament

Parliament Square, London, SW1A 0AA

The cradle of Western democracy and site of the famous Gunpowder Plot - stop here for an external tour of one of the most storied institutions in politics.

10 minutes

Downing Street

Downing St, London SW1, UK

See where the Prime Minister lives right here in the heart of the capital.

5 minutes

Westminster Abbey

20 Dean's Yard, Broad Sanctuary, London, SW1P 3PA

Arguably one of the most important churches in the land. Place of coronations, Royal weddings and burials, final resting place of Charles Dickens, Isaac Newton, Elizabeth I and Bloody Mary.

10 minutes

Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge Road, London, SE1 2UP

Another classic landmark spanning the iconic River Thames.

5 minutes

Tower of London

London, EC3N 4AB

Legendary and infamous - most who walked in here never walked out. Enjoy an extensive exterior tour of this bastion of British history.

10 minutes

St. Paul's Cathedral

St Paul's Churchyard, London, EC4M 8AD

The other most famous church in the land which hosted the stunning wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana and which Churchill defended against all odds during the Blitz in WW2.

10 minutes

Hyde Park

London, W2 2UH

Hyde Park is the largest of the Royal parks in the capital and one of the most beloved. There is Speakers' Corner where people have come for centuries to protest and make their voice heard. There is the Serpentine lake and large green spaces - an oasis of nature and calm in the middle of London.

5 minutes

London Bridge

London, EC4R 9HA

Often confused with Tower Bridge, we will stop to make sure it is not falling down, discover its gory use in the early days and find out how some of it ended up in Arizona.

5 minutes

Clarence House

St. James's Palace, , London, SW1A 2WH

The home of Prince Charles and Camilla - adjacent to St James Palace - a short stop to see the soldiers patrolling their residence.

5 minutes

St. James's Palace

Marlborough Road, London, SW1A 1BQ

Home to Princess Diana and the Queen Mother at one time, a great spot for soldier activity and stories related to Royal intrigue.

5 minutes

Thames River

, , London

See the mighty River Thames and discover how this stretch of waterway shaped the Empire and made Britain the powerful seafaring and economic nation of the 20th Century.

5 minutes

Borough Market

8 Southwark Street, , London, SE1 1TL

A delicious market paradise in the oldest part of the city - a great stop for traditional English delicacies as well as treats from around the world.

5 minutes

The Monument to the Great Fire of London

Fish St. Hill, , London, EC3R 8AH

This stoic monument reveals the story of the Great fire that engulfed the city, destroying much of it - trauma and rebirth - London rose from the ashes.

5 minutes