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London Westminster Self-Guided Walking Tour and Scavenger Hunt
England
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Are you looking for things to do in London, more specifically in Westminster? Try our self-guided walking tour & scavenger hunt to walk from Parliament to Buckingham Palace, St James’s Park, and Whitehall.
Walk from Big Ben to Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, the Admiralty Arch, the Horse Guards Parade, the Ministry of Defense, the London Eye, and Westminster Bridge. See most of the important monuments and buildings. Solve challenges at every stop to learn your next destination. You’ll also learn some local history and fun facts.
The London Westminster tour and scavenger hunt is a 4.2 km / 2.6 mi self-guided walking tour with challenges along the way. It should take you 3 hours to com...
Highlights
From 2 hours to 3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 2 hours to 3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Scavenger hunt instructions on your smartphone (data required)
41 varied challenges
24/7 customer support
49 points of interest
This tour is strictly exterior sightseeing, you need not enter any of the locations seen on it.
You can pause the activity to visit any of the locations along the tour route.
Meeting Points
Departure
Parliament Square Garden
Once you're standing in or around Parliament Square Garden, and have completed the transaction with our website, follow the start instructions in the "Order Complete" email.
Return
Boadicea and Her Daughters
This tour ends 1 intersection from the start location.
London Westminster Self-Guided Walking Tour and Scavenger Hunt
England
About
Are you looking for things to do in London, more specifically in Westminster? Try our self-guided walking tour & scavenger hunt to walk from Parliament to Buckingham Palace, St James’s Park, and Whitehall.
Walk from Big Ben to Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, the Admiralty Arch, the Horse Guards Parade, the Ministry of Defense, the London Eye, and Westminster Bridge. See most of the important monuments and buildings. Solve challenges at every stop to learn your next destination. You’ll also learn some local history and fun facts.
The London Westminster tour and scavenger hunt is a 4.2 km / 2.6 mi self-guided walking tour with challenges along the way. It should take you 3 hours to com...
Highlights
From 2 hours to 3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 2 hours to 3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Scavenger hunt instructions on your smartphone (data required)
41 varied challenges
24/7 customer support
49 points of interest
This tour is strictly exterior sightseeing, you need not enter any of the locations seen on it.
You can pause the activity to visit any of the locations along the tour route.
Meeting Points
Departure
Parliament Square Garden
Once you're standing in or around Parliament Square Garden, and have completed the transaction with our website, follow the start instructions in the "Order Complete" email.
Return
Boadicea and Her Daughters
This tour ends 1 intersection from the start location.
Itinerary
1
Parliament Square Garden
This is your start location, filled with monuments of historical figures significant to the UK's history. Spend a good 20 minutes here discovering these, and solving many challenges.
20 minutes
2
Big Ben
Learn about Big Ben's history as you solve a challenge.
Spend 5 minutes approaching parliament.
3
Houses of Parliament
Learn about Parliament, the House of Commons and the House of Lords. and you walk from north to south along side it.
Solve several challenges here.
10 min
4
Oliver Cromwell Statue
Learn about this historical figure and what he did to warrant a statue outside parliament.
solve a challenge here.
5 minutes
5
Saint Margaret's Church on Parliament Square
Admire and learn about this 15th-century church and solve a challenge as you walk around it.
Spend 5 minutes here.
6
Westminster Abbey
Walk around and see the grand Abbey where kings and queens are coronated, married, and buried.
Solve a challenge here.
10 minutes here.
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Central Hall Westminster
See and admire this beautiful venue for conferences and galleries originally called the Methodist Central Hall.
Solve a challenge here.
Spend 5 minutes here
8
United Nations Green
Discover this small park with great views of Westminster Abbey, Central Hall Westminster, and the Queen Elizabeth II Centre.
Solve a challenge here
5 minutes
9
The UK Supreme Court
Walk around this building to see its beautiful façade. Learn about its history and current role.
Solve 2 challenges here.
Spend 5 minutes here
10
His Majesty's Treasury
Walk by another beautiful building, this one housing the treasury ministry of the United Kingdom.
Solve a challenge and learn about films that shot scenes here.
Spend 15 minutes seeing several monuments before getting here.
11
Statue of Queen Anne
Make your way through a residential area to see a life-size statue of Queen Anne. Learn about her as you solve a challenge.
Also solve other challenges on your way here.
10 minutes
12
The Royal Military Chapel (The Guards’ Chapel)
See a military barracks and chapel which is near Buckingham Palace. Learn how this elite and senior unity provides ceremonial functions.
Solve a challenge here.
Spend 10 minutes walking here.
13
Buckingham Palace
Walk around the front of this grand palace, home of the reigning British monarch.
Learn about its history and presence in film and television.
Solve a few challenges on the grounds around it, including the Memorial Gardens, Victoria Memorial, Canada Gate, and more.
Spend 15 minutes here.
14
St. James's Park
Enter this park, which is nearest to Buckingham Palace. Learn about its history and which bird species call it home.
Solve 2 challenges in the park as you walk across it.
15 minutes
15
South African Royal Artillery Memorial
Solve a code-breaking challenge with the information on this giant memorial.
It will provide your next destination.
5 minutes
16
Duke Of York Column
See this tall column from afar and learn who was the Duke of York.
Solve another challenge with another nearby monument.
17
National Police Memorial
Learn about this police memorial and solve a challenge here.
5 minutes
18
Admiralty Arch
Learn about and admire the grand Admiralty Arch which faces Buckingham Palace on the south side. On its north is Trafalgar Square.
Spend 5 minutes here
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Horse Guards Parade at Whitehall
Enter this large open space and discover 4 of its many monuments. Learn about British presence abroad and solve 4 challenges before walking through the arches across the field.
15 minutes
20
The Household Cavalry Museum
Walk by and learn about this museum as you walk through he arches from the Parade Ground to Whitehall.
Solve a challenge as you walk buy it.
Spend 5 minutes
21
8th Duke of Devonshire statue
See and learn about 6 important monuments between the Household Guard Museum and 10 Downing St. along Whitehall St.
Solve 6 challenges.
Spend 20 minutes waking your way from one to the next.
20 minutes
22
Ministry of Defence
Learn about Great Britain's rich military history as you walk by the Ministry of Defence's building near Parliament.
Solve challenges here
Spend 5 minutes
23
Metropolitan Police
Walk by and learn about the New Scotland Yard, otherwise known as the Metropolitan Police.
Solve a challenge across the street.
5 minutes
24
Battle of Britain Monument
Learn about the Battle of Britain as you walk around a grand monument, on the Victorian Embankment, next to the the Thames River.
Solve 2 challenges and spend 5 minutes here.
5 minutes
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London Eye
Learn about and see the London Eye, across the river from where you are.
Spend 5 minutes walking to your next destination
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Westminster Bridge
This is your final destination, where you'll find the monument to Boadicea and Her Daughters.
Solve a final challenge here.
