Hounslow Trip Overview
See all the iconic sights of London and more from the comfort of one of the Capitals biggest and instantly recognisable icons, a London Black Cab!
With your London Layover Private Tour, make the most of your short time passing through London, whether you have time to kill between flights at London Heathrow, or you are passing through either to or from Heathrow, Gatwick or London City, you will be collected in a fully air conditioned London ZEC Black Cab. This tour will let you make the most of your limited time, you will be picked up from your arrival terminal, we will travel through time going back to the city’s Roman roots, through the Medieval period right up to the modern day, taking in all the major sites.
Additional Info
Duration: 5 to 7 hours
Starts: Hounslow, United Kingdom
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Hounslow, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
See all the iconic sights of London and more from the comfort of one of the Capitals biggest and instantly recognisable icons, a London Black Cab!
With your London Layover Private Tour, make the most of your short time passing through London, whether you have time to kill between flights at London Heathrow, or you are passing through either to or from Heathrow, Gatwick or London City, you will be collected in a fully air conditioned London ZEC Black Cab. This tour will let you make the most of your limited time, you will be picked up from your arrival terminal, we will travel through time going back to the city’s Roman roots, through the Medieval period right up to the modern day, taking in all the major sites.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Buckingham Palace, Spur Road, London SW1A 1AA England
Buckingham Palace has served as the official London residence of the UK’s sovereigns since 1837 and today is the administrative headquarters of the Monarch.
Today, Buckingham Palace is very much a working building and the centrepiece of the UK’s constitutional monarchy, it serves as the venue for many royal events and ceremonies from entertaining foreign Head of States to celebrating achievement at Investitures and receptions.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: St. James’s Palace, Marlborough Rd, St. James’s, London SW1A 1BS England
St. James’s Palace has been the setting for some of the most important events in Royal history, having been a residence of Kings and Queens of England for over 300 years until the reign of Queen Victoria.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Houses of Parliament, Parliament Square, London SW1A 0AA England
The Palace of Westminster, to give it its official name, serves as the meeting place for both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Both Houses work on behalf of UK citizens to check and challenge the work of Government, make and shape effective laws, and debate/make decisions on the big issues of the day.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Westminster Abbey, 20 Dean’s Yard Broad Sanctuary, London SW1P 3PA England
The Abbey has been the coronation church since 1066, and is the final resting place of 17 monarchs, as well as the scene of 16 Royal weddings. The church we see today was begun by Henry III in 1245. It’s one of the most important Gothic buildings in the country, and has the medieval shrine of an Anglo-Saxon saint at its heart.
Today it is still a church dedicated to regular worship and to the celebration of great events in the life of the nation. Neither a cathedral nor a parish church, Westminster Abbey (or the Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster to give it its correct title) is a “Royal Peculiar” under the jurisdiction of a Dean and Chapter, subject only to the Sovereign and not to any archbishop or bishop.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: St. Paul’s Cathedral, St Paul’s Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD England
For more than 1,400 years, a Cathedral dedicated to St Paul has stood at the highest point in the City.
Frequently at the centre of national events, traditions have been observed here and radical new ideas have found expression under the iconic dome. In many cases these events have left some physical record as well as echoes in the intangible memory of the building.
The present Cathedral, the masterpiece of Britain’s most famous architect Sir Christopher Wren, is at least the fourth to have stood on the site. It was built after its predecessor was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666, and services began in 1697.
This was the first Cathedral to be built after the English Reformation in the sixteenth-century, when Henry VIII removed the Church of England from the jurisdiction of the Pope and the Crown took control of the life of the church.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Tower of London, St Katharine’s & Wapping, London EC3N 4AB England
A Palace, a Prison, a place of Execution! An Armoury, an Observatory, and a Royal Zoo.
3 Queens of England lost their heads here – Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard and Lady Jane Grey.
The Tower is where the Crown Jewels are kept (used in all coronations of our Kings and
Queens).
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Tower Bridge Road, London SE1 2UP England
Tower Bridge has become a recognisable London landmark. It is sometimes confused with London Bridge, about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) upstream, which has led to a popular urban legend about an American purchasing the wrong bridge. Several stunt pilots have flown underneath the bridge.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Downing Street, London SW1A 2AL England
Home to the British Prime Minister since 1732
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Horse Guards Parade at Whitehall, Horse Guards Whitehall, London SW1A 2AX England
The original and official entrance to both St James’s Palace and Buckingham Palace. A Guard is mounted here by members of the Household Cavalry, either the Blues and Royal or the Lifeguards (Kings Troop in July) – the Guard Changes 11am daily.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Trafalgar Square, Centre of the City, London SW1A England
Laid out on the former Royal Mews of Whitehall Palace in 1830 – these buildings were demolished for the Charing Cross Improvement scheme, which provided for the construction of Trafalgar Square and a lasting memorial to Lord Horatio Nelson who had been killed at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Heathrow Airport Transfers, Westminster Business Centre Printing House Lane, Hayes UB3 1AP England
collect from your arrivals terminal and transfer into London to start your Layover tour
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Heathrow Airport Transfers, Westminster Business Centre Printing House Lane, Hayes UB3 1AP England
return transfer to Heathrow airport (or Gatwick) at the end of your Layover Tour
Duration: 1 hour
