🏨 Westminster Heart of the Nation Walking Audio Tour Activity

Westminster Heart of the Nation Walking Audio Tour

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Duration: 60 minutes

Departs: London, London

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

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Overview

This walk covers the great palaces of the monarchs and the Archbishop of Canterbury. We walk from the Golden Jubilee Bridge through Whitehall Gardens to the Banqueting House in Whitehall, the last remaining building from the ancient Palace of Whitehall.
From there we walk along the Thames with views of the London Eye and Westminster Bridge, before seeing Parliament Square, the Houses of Parliament and Westrminster Abbey. The walk ends passing the famous Burghers of Calais sculpture by Rodin on to Lambeth Bridge and Lambeth Palace, the London home of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The tour is ready whenever you are and the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smartphone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline.

What's Included

Lifetime access to Westminster: Heart of the Nation tour

Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

VoiceMap Application

What's Not Included

Food/Drink

Smartphone

Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route

Transportation

Traveler Information

ADULT: Age: 6 - 99

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Service animals allowed

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Service animals allowed

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What To Expect

Whitehall Palace

Banqueting House is the most impressive remaining building of the ancient Palace of Whitehall. The architect was Inigo Jones, who built it for King James I in the Palladian style in the early 1600s.

• Admission Ticket Free

Royal Air Force Memorial

The Royal Air Force Memorial commemorates the air-force men and women who lost their lives in World War 1. You can read the RAF motto at the top - Per ardua ad astra, meaning 'through struggle to the stars'.

• Admission Ticket Free

Westminster Bridge

The original Westminster Bridge was opened in 1753. Until that time, London Bridge was the only way of crossing the Thames, except for the many ferries.

• Admission Ticket Free

Parliament Square

You will see statues of some famous people at Parliament Square. On the corner of the square is a statue of Winston Churchill, who led Britain in the Second World War.

• Admission Ticket Free

Jewel Tower

This tower was built in 1365 by Henry Yevele, who also reconstructed Westminster Hall. It is made of Kentish Ragstone and has three storeys. It used to be surrounded by a moat where fish could be caught.

• Admission Ticket Free

Lambeth Palace

Lambeth Palace is the London home of the Archbishops of Canterbury. Archbishop Baldwin took over the manor in the 1200s, when he realised it was essential to have ready access to the monarch.

• Admission Ticket Free

Westminster

This walk covers the great palaces of the monarchs and the Archbishop of Canterbury.

• Admission Ticket Free

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