Greater London Trip Overview
With this privately guided tour you will be introduced to the city’s noblest streets and residences, charming parks and luxurious shops, as well as having the opportunity to visit the city’s finest museums in the Kensington and Chelsea region at your own pace.
Highlights: Notting Hill neighbourhood, Portobello Road Market, Holland park, Kensington High Street, Kensington Palace and Kensington Gardens, Royal Albert Hall, Albert Memorial, Knightsbridge and Harrods, ending at the entrance of the Museums of South Kensington (Natural History, Science OR Victory and Albert)
Additional Info
Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Greater London, United Kingdom
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Greater London, England, United Kingdom
With this privately guided tour you will be introduced to the city’s noblest streets and residences, charming parks and luxurious shops, as well as having the opportunity to visit the city’s finest museums in the Kensington and Chelsea region at your own pace.
Highlights: Notting Hill neighbourhood, Portobello Road Market, Holland park, Kensington High Street, Kensington Palace and Kensington Gardens, Royal Albert Hall, Albert Memorial, Knightsbridge and Harrods, ending at the entrance of the Museums of South Kensington (Natural History, Science OR Victory and Albert)
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Kensington, London England
After meeting our guide, you will proceed for a walk through the main sites of this charming region of London. You will enjoy visiting one of the largest antiques market in Europe – Portobello Road Market which also was shown in the movie “Notting Hill”. You will have also the opportunity to explore and photograph some of the movie spots during this walk. After leaving Notting Hill we will pass by Holland Park and soon reach Kensington High Street and Kensington Gardens which houses the residence of Prince William and Kate Middleton – Kensington Palace. We will make our way through the park, taking amazing pictures and exploring the history of the park, the Albert Memorial and the Royal Albert Hall, heading to the luxurious area of Knightsbridge and pop into the famous Harrod’s for a quick visit and picture at Princess Diana’s memorial. After that you will head to the South Kensington Museums, where you will have a choice to stay and visit one or more of them at your own pace.
Topics covered during the tour: Notting Hill History, the largest Carnival in Europe, “Notting Hill” movie related spots, history of royal parks, residents and residences of Kensington and Chelsea, antique market culture, Victorian architecture, monarchy with an emphasis on Queen Victoria, her consort Prince Albert and modern monarchs (Princess Diana, Charles, William and Kate Middleton), history of the traditional English afternoon tea, Cultural and Industrial Revolution in England during the Victorian period, Shopping and Luxury Habits in London, Princess Diana’s tragic Accident.
