Accompanied by your guide, holder of the elusive Blue Badge, you will seek out The Tower of London (A Royal Fortress, Palace, Prison and place of execution), locate the priceless and irreplaceable Crown Jewels, and judge the security of the Tower.

On the way The Holder of the Blue Badge (your guide) will help you locate the following: The Beefeaters and the Ravens – you must find out why they are both essential to the security of the Crown Jewels, then report back to the Holder of the Blue Badge.

Tickets not included: Tower of London. Prices can be found here, but please contact us before purchase so we can find the best way of doing things.
Meeting Point: Hotel or at Sundial next to Tower Hill Underground Station
Ages: All ages are fascinated by the stories of the Medieval Tower. The Tower is toddler friendly, although a little difficult to push a buggy around as there are lots of cobbles, but it is possible. There are buggy parks where you can leave the buggy. No buggy access in the White Tower but they can be left outside. Lots of running around opportunities.

Your Royal London Experience

If you want an historical experience choose the Westminster Abbey family tour.

You will begin your morning with a walk through Royal Westminster seeing the exteriors of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament (where our government sits), 10 Downing Street (where our Prime minister lives) and Horseguards and hearing stories of the trials and tribulations of the Kings and Queens of England.

Then it's a quick march through the park to catch Changing of the Guards at Buckingham Palace (this does not happen if it is raining), seeing lots of ducks and birds along the way.

After that it's time for Westminster Abbey, the Coronation Church where kings and queens have been crowned for centuries - apart from the soaring architecture there are lots of famous people buried there, from the Tudor Queen Elizabeth I, to the scientist Isaac Newton to the novelist Charles Dickens - there is lots to discover!

Tickets not included: Westminster Abbey. Prices for Westminster Abbey, but please contact us before purchase so we can find the best way of doing things.Meeting point: Hotel or West Front of Abbey

Ages: This tour can be done for all ages. Westminster Abbey is very historic and not a lot of opportunities to run around but we can provide activities and stories suitable for little ones.

Buggies not suitable in the Abbey – have you got a fold up one that can be carried or a baby carrier? Walk suitable for all ages with running around space, squirrels and ducks, and buggy suitable!

Your British Museum quest

Even toddlers will be able to recognise a column by the end of this family experience at the British Museum!

On this tour you will explore the famous British Museum, which contains some of the most important objects from the ancient world.

With your guide you will have to find some of the most famous objects of antiquity in the world. In particular you will discover the secrets of The Rosetta Stone (which allowed Egyptian Hieroglyphics to be deciphered), the famous Parthenon Marbles (very important Ancient Greek Statues) and the Egyptian Mummies, and much more.

Tickets not included. None. The British Museum is free entry although donations are welcome.
Meeting Point: Hotel or central Cafe in Russell Square park.
Ages: All ages. Reins suggested for little ones in museums to stop them touching the objects and for your peace of mind. Walk gives lots of opportunities to run around, buggies suitable. There can be quite long queues for the British Museum in peak season, but we can regale you with stories while we wait and prepare for the visit within! Neal’s Yard and Covent Garden are fun for teenagers.

Stories of Art at the National Gallery

You might not think teenagers, tweenies or toddlers would enjoy an art history tour... but give this tour a go - you might be surprised!

The National Gallery is one of the most important art galleries in the world.

Your guide will help you find and identify some of the most important masterpieces in the collection painted by very famous artists.

Can you find works by Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli or Van Gogh? And can you find a painting of a huge horse?

If you can find the most important paintings, your guide will tell you the stories behind the paintings, their hidden meanings, and the stories of the men and women who painted them. You might even do some sketching while you are there as well!

Tickets not included: None. National Gallery is free entry, but donations welcome.
Meeting Point: Hotel or inside the Sainsbury Wing entrance on Trafalgar Square
Ages: all. Reins suggested for little ones in galleries to stop them touching the objects and for your peace of mind. Walk gives lots of opportunities to run around, buggies suitable. Street performers in Trafalgar square are fun for tweenies and teenagers.

Animals in westminster hunt

Once you and your family start looking you will discover animals everywhere on this London walking tour...

Accompanied by your guide, holder of the elusive Blue Badge, you must locate The City of Westminster. The Holder of the Blue Badge has clues and riddles to help you locate and identify the sometimes well-hidden animal statues around the City of Westminster.

Unravel the clues and find these beasts so that the Holder of the Blue Badge can help you discover why they are there, what they mean and how they link to the history of Great Britain.

To begin with you must locate: A lion, a unicorn and a horse, but there are many, many others.

Tickets not included: None.
Meeting Point: Hotel or West Front of Westminster Abbey
Ages: all. Walk gives lots of opportunities to run around, buggies suitable.

Your St Paul's cathedral Adventure

Accompanied by your guide you must locate The People’s Church - St Paul’s Cathedral. You must discover why it is called the People’s Church - is it to do with World War II, or to do with Royal Weddings, or to do with its history? Can your guide help you find out? Once inside you must uncover the building’s secrets – What happened to the church during the Great Fire of London of 1666? What is the secret of the Dome? What is hidden in the crypt? Where is the architect buried?

Explore the Church with your guide who can help you find the important statues, objects and buried people, find out what they mean and how they link to the history of Great Britain…and if you have the time and energy, you might also want to climb the 528 steps to the top of the Dome!

Tickets not included: Tickets needed for St Paul’s Cathedral, you can find prices here, but please contact us before purchase so we can find the best way of doing things.
Meeting Point: Hotel or Steps of St Paul's Cathedral.
Ages: All ages. Reins suggested for little ones to stop them touching the objects and for your peace of mind. Walk gives lots of opportunities to run around. If you walk up to the top of the Dome there are some tight spaces so not ideal for claustrophobia.

Your Hampton Court Palace adventure

A most stimulating tour for everyone in your family - words are not adequate - you have to see it for yourself!

Accompanied by your guide, holder of the elusive Blue Badge, you will locate Hampton Court Palace, once home to the notorious Henry VIII. Can you find traces of his 6 wives, perhaps even the ghost of one who was beheaded (she is said to haunt the Haunted Corridor – but we don’t have to talk about that if you don’t want to!)?

You need to find with your guide the remarkable Tudor Kitchens (complete with a massive open fire) and the luxurious Kings Apartments. You’ll see three beautiful courtyards, one with a pretty impressive clock, and if the weather is ok you can explore the beautiful gardens.

If you have time after your tour you might even get lost in the maze!

Tickets: Tickets needed for Hampton Court Palace. You can find prices here, but please contact us before purchase so we can find the best way of doing things. Train tickets from Waterloo to Hampton Court Palace.
Meeting Point: Entrance of Hampton Court Rail Station
Ages: all ages. Suitable for buggies although easier if you leave them in the buggy drop to explore the palace, and much of the garden is gravel, but I have done it with a buggy! Lots of opportunities to run around in the gardens, and visually it is a feast so lots of changes of environment which I find keeps young minds engaged.

Kensington Palace adventure

This family-friendly tour gives you a bit of everything - relationship gossip for the teenagers, some running around outside for the tweenies, lots of toddling for the toddlers and history, art and architecture for you!

On this tour you will explore the beautiful Kensington Palace, where many royals have lived over the years, and imagine what it would be like to be a prince or princess living there.

You will explore the rooms a princess called Victoria lived in and find out about her childhood and how she prepared to become Queen. You’ll walk through the rooms that a King and Queen called William and Mary lived in in the 1600s, and see beautiful paintings, sculptures and clothing. You will think about what takes to be a good King or Queen, and decide whether you have what it takes if you ever became King of Queen!

Afterwards if you have time and energy you can take a wander through Kensington Gardens to see the swans and maybe find the Albert memorial!

Tickets: Tickets for Kensington Palace. you can find prices here, but please contact us before purchase so we can find the best way of doing things. Meeting Point: Hotel or in front of Kensington Palace

Ages: all ages. Reins advised for Kensington Palace for crawlers. Lots of walking/running and fresh air in the parks if needed.

Tickets: Tickets for Kensington Palace. you can find prices here, but please contact us before purchase so we can find the best way of doing things.
Meeting Point: Hotel or in front of Kensington Palace
Ages: all ages. Reins advised for Kensington Palace for crawlers. Lots of walking/running and fresh air in the parks if needed.

Your World War II adventure - Royal Westminster and Churchill War Rooms

You can't plan your family travel experience without doing the Changing of the Guard Tour - great fun for all ages!

Accompanied by your guide you will locate The City of Westminster, learn about its strategic importance as the heart of Government and Royal Power, and collect information on how Londoners survived bombing during the Blitz of World War II.

You’ll also hear a little bit about the Kings and Queens throughout history, including King George VI who lived at Buckingham Palace during the war. If the Royal Guards are Changing you will assess their readiness for battle.

Once assessed you must locate the top-secret underground bunker where Winston Churchill directed the British War Effort during World War II. You must gain access, judge its security and find the most secure room. While bombs were falling on London during the Blitz of 1940-41 Churchill and his ministers made decisions about the war from these rooms - you’ll see historic rooms like the Map Room, the Cabinet Room and Churchill’s bedroom and imagine what it must have been like to live and work there.

NB. Changing of the Guard does not take place everyday, and it will be called off if raining. We may be able to see Changing of the Horse Guard. We'll let you know what is possible.

Tickets: Tickets needed for the Churchill War Rooms.
Meeting Point: Hotel or Entrance of Churchill War Rooms
Ages: Suitable for all ages. Toddlers love the music of the Changing of the Guard but I’d recommend reins as Changing of the Guard is very busy. Reins/baby carrier/buggy in National Portrait Gallery. Buggy suitable throughout tour.

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