TOWN AND AROUND
Superb guided days out for groups

Town Tours

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ALBERTROPOLIS
A Celebration of South Kensington

Adults: £7.00  Seniors: £7.00
Availability: All year, every day
Coach miles: 5
Walking: Gentle
Wheelchair access: Good

This is a day dedicated to Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg. Thanks to his involvement with the 1851 Great Exhibition, South Kensington was developed and dedicated to the arts and sciences.

Albertropolis

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A LONDON TREASURE HOUSE
Somerset House

Adults: £14.00  Seniors: £14.00
Availability: All year, every day
Coach miles: 2
Walking: Gentle
Wheelchair access: Slightly limited

The day begins at 10.30a.m. when you meet our guide for coffee. Somerset House is one of London's most impressive buildings.

A London Treasure House

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AN OPULENT LONDON VILLAGE
Hampstead and Kenwood

Adults: £7.00  Seniors: £7.00
Availability: All year, every day
Coach miles: 10
Walking: Moderate
Wheelchair access: Limited

Set high on a hill Hampstead was, for hundreds of years, a village wealthy Londoners retreated to for the good of their health. Today Hampstead remains one of London's most affluent and attractive areas.

An Opulent London Village

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A RIGHT ROYAL AFFAIR
Marble Hill House and Boat Cruise

Adults: £15.30  Seniors: £14.45
Availability: May to September, Tuesday to Friday
Coach miles: 10
Walking: Gentle
Wheelchair access: Limited

This is a perfect summer's day outing. In the morning you visit Marble Hill House which once belonged to a king's mistress and in the afternoon you board your boat for a delightful trip on the River Thames from Richmond to Hampton Court.

A Right Royal Affair

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BEAUTIFUL HOUSE, BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE
Leighton House and Notting Hill

Adults: £10.00  Seniors: £8.00
Availability: All year, Wednesday to Monday
Coach miles: 5
Walking: Moderate
Wheelchair access: Poor

As Queen Victoria's favourite artist, Lord Leighton could afford to splash out a bit on his new London home. Within a conventional red-brick exterior he decided to go a bit wild and indulge his sense of the exotic.

Beautiful House, Beautiful People

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CATHEDRALS TO GOD AND ART
St Paul's and Tate Modern

Adults: £15.50 Seniors: £14.50
Availability: All year, Monday to Saturday
Coach miles: 2
Walking: Gentle
Wheelchair access: Slightly limited

Facing each other across the Thames these two immense buildings bear witness to man's devotion to God and Art. Our tour is a fascinating look at both these great institutions.

Cathedrals to God and Art

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CENTRE OF THE WORLD
The City of London

Adults: £7.00  Seniors: £7.00
Availability: All year, Monday to Friday
Coach miles: 10
Walking: Moderate
Wheelchair access: Good

If money makes the world go around, this is the hub of it all. London's Square Mile has over 2000 years of history and a story which includes money, murder, fire, forgery, heroes and euros.

Centre of the World

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EAST MEETS WEST
Docklands and Greenwich

Adults: £7.20  Seniors: £7.20
Availability: All year, everyday
Coach miles: 15
Walking: Moderate
Wheelchair access: Limited

If Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester hadn't enclosed Greenwich Park back in the 15th century then Greenwich might well have developed in the same way as Docklands.

East Meets West

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LAWYERS' LONDON
The Inns of Court

Adults: £7.00  Seniors: £7.00
Availability: Sept to July, Monday to Friday
Coach miles: 5
Walking: Moderate
Wheelchair access: Slightly limited

Today we take a look at a secret world set apart from the normal hustle and bustle of London’s streets. We explore the ancient lanes and alleyways of the Inns of Court.

Lawyers' London

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LONDON AT WAR
Coach tour and Churchill Museum

Adults: £16.00  Seniors: £15.50
Availability: All year, every day
Coach miles: 20
Walking: Gentle
Wheelchair access: Good

This tour is all about celebrating a great city and its people who overcame a time of great difficulty with raw courage and resourcefulness. Our full-day tour combines a visit to the Churchill Museum with a coach tour recalling life in London in the Second World War.

London at War

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LONDON'S GATEWAY
Docklands

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Availability: All year, every day
Coach miles: See details
Walking: Gentle
Wheelchair access: See details

This is a full-day guided coach tour which takes in St Katharine's Dock, Wapping, Canary Wharf and the Royal Docks with plenty of stops along the way to admire the stunning views. With options to visit the Museum of Docklands or to enjoy a boat trip on the Thames.

London's Gateway

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MERIDIAN MAGIC
Greenwich

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Coach miles: See details
Walking: Moderate
Wheelchair access: See details

This full-day in the spectacular surroundings of this World Heritage Site includes a guided tour of the Old Royal Observatory, the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal Naval College. With options to visit Eltham Palace or the historic Royal Arsenal at Woolwich.

Meridian Magic

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MILITARY MEN
Apsley House and the Royal Hospital Chelsea

Adults: £12.85  Seniors: £11.75
Availability: July to April, Tuesday to Saturday
Coach miles: 5
Walking: Very gentle
Wheelchair access: Limited

Today we celebrate a great 19th century military hero and meet some real life Chelsea pensioners. Your day in London starts at 10.00a.m. in Victoria where you meet our guide for coffee.

Military Men

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OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
Wesley's Chapel and Islington

Adults: £11.00  Seniors: £11.00
Availability: All year, Monday to Saturday
Coach miles: 5
Walking: Moderate
Wheelchair access: Slightly limited

This is the perfect day out in London for groups who know the capital well and want to do something a bit different.

Off the Beaten Track

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PROFESSIONS IN LONDON
The Lawyer, the Surgeon and the Architect

Adults: £11.65  Seniors: £11.65
Availability: All year, Tuesday to Friday
Coach Miles: 2
Walking: Gentle
Wheelchair access: Limited

This is a unique tour which allows us a look at the private world of the barristers of the Temple, an 18th century surgeon and a 19th century architect.

Professions in London

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SMELL THE GREASEPAINT
Theatrical London

Adults: £13.50 Seniors: £13.50
Availability: All year, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Coach miles: 5
Walking: Moderate
Wheelchair access: Limited

Londoners today enjoy going to the theatre. Back in Shakespeare's time things were no different and our tour starts off in Bankside, the hub of theatreland in the 16th century.

Smell the Greasepaint

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SPIRES AND QUIRES
City of London Churches

Adults: £7.00  Seniors: £7.00
Availability: All year, Monday and Wednesday to Friday
Coach miles: 0
Walking: Gentle
Wheelchair access: Slightly limited

One of the joys of the City of London is its many historic churches. In the 18th century they were immortalised by the artist Canaletto and are still incredible in their variety.

Spires and Quires

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SURPRISES OF THE SOUTHBANK
Brunel Museum, Thames Tunnel and Bermondsey

Adults: £14.00 Seniors: £14.00
Availability: All year, Monday to Saturday
Coach miles: 3
Wheelchair access: Limited

Did you know that in Victorian times the Eighth Wonder of the world was to be found in Rotherhithe? Well, our mission today is to show you this and much more besides.

Surprises of the Southbank

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THE GREAT ESCAPE
Richmond and Chiswick House

Adults: £10.60 Seniors: £9.75
Availability: April to October, Monday to Saturday
Coach miles: 5
Walking: Gentle
Wheelchair access: Good

'Go west, young man' was the cry through the ages and today we explore the west side of London which the royals and gentry used as their bolt hole from city life for hundreds of years.

The Great Escape

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THE IMPROVERS
The Foundling Museum and Dickens walk

Adults: £12.65  Seniors: £12.65
Availability: All year, Tuesday to Saturday
Coach miles: 0
Walking: Moderate
Wheelchair access: Good

Thomas Coram and Charles Dickens lived in different eras but had one thing in common - they were appalled by the conditions of London's poor and belonged to a small group of people who tried to improve things.

The Improvers

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THE REAL EAST END
Spitalfields and Whitechapel
or the Geffrye Museum

Adults: £9.00  Seniors: £9.00
Availability: All year, Monday to Friday
Coach miles: 5
Walking: Gentle
Wheelchair access: Very limited

Come and discover the real East End of London, an area rich in history, full of contrasts and offering the chance for a day out with a difference.

The Real East End

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TOP DRAWER LONDON
Mayfair and the Wallace Collection

Adults: £7.00  Seniors: £7.00
Availability: All year, every day
Coach miles: 5 miles
Walking: Gentle
Wheelchair access: Good

Today we mingle with London's high society and visit a superb private art collection. Our guide will meet you for coffee at 10.30a.m., then a short coach tour of elegant Upstairs, Downstairs Belgravia sets the tone for the day.

Top Drawer London

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UNDISCOVERED LONDON
Chislehurst and Dulwich

Adults: £15.65 Seniors £14.10
Availability: All year, Wednesday to Sunday
Coach miles: 10
Walking: Moderate
Wheelchair access: Cobbled surface in caves

This is a tour which concentrates on two areas of London which are ideal for groups who have visited many of the better-known places.

Undiscovered London

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UP, DOWN AND UP AGAIN
The London Eye and Greenwich

Adults: £20.00  Seniors: £16.90
Availability: April to December and February to March
Coach miles: 15
Walking: Moderate
Wheelchair access:Limited in Observatory

This tour starts on a literal high in Greenwich where you meet our guide for coffee at 10.30a.m. A short walk in the park takes you to a fabulous lookout point from where the world lies at your feet.

Up, Down and Up Again

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VILLAGE LONDON
Clerkenwell and boat trip

Adults: £12.30 Seniors: £10.80
Availability: All year, Monday to Saturday
Coach miles: 5
Walking: Moderate
Wheelchair access: Limited

Clerkenwell was originally one of the many villages around the City of London and still has something of a village feel today. It has undergone a total renaissance since the mid 1990s when it was fast becoming a very rundown part of London.

Village London

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WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE
Old Chiswick and the London Wetland Centre

Adults: £14.40 Seniors: £12.50
Availability: April to October, Monday to Saturday
Coach miles: 5
Walking: Moderate
Wheelchair access: Slightly limited

This is a chance to spend a day in London that avoids the hustle and bustle of the centre of town and so shows a whole new side of our capital.

Water, Water Everywhere

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WELL-HEELED AND ARTY
Chelsea Walk and Tate Britain

Adults: £7.00  Seniors: £7.00
Availability: All year, every day
Coach miles: 5
Walking: Moderate
Wheelchair access: Good

Chelsea is, and has been for more than four hundred years, where the smart set lives. Its inhabitants have included kings and queens, wits and philosophers, millionaires and artists.

Well Heeled and Arty

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WESTERN ADVENTURE
Twickenham and Syon Park

Adults: £14.50  Seniors: £13.50
Availability: April to October, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
Coach miles: 5
Walking: Gentle
Wheelchair access: Limited

Today’s visit follows the course of the River Thames in a picturesque part of West London. You meet our guide at 10.30a.m. in Twickenham for coffee.

Western Adventure

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WHERE ANCIENT AND MODERN MEET
British Museum and British Library

Adults: £7.00  Seniors: £7.00
Availability: All year, every day
Coach miles: 2
Walking: Gentle
Wheelchair access: Good

The British Museum and British Library shared the same building for almost 250 years. At a cost of £500 million the Library moved away, but now we have put them back together.

Where Ancient and Modern Meet

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