Royal Westminster and Changing of the Guard: Get Intimate with London’s Majestic Royal Sights

Experience the majesty of London’s royal sights on a walking tour. Get up close to Buckingham Palace, witness the Changing of the Guard, and explore Westminster Abbey’s rich history.

Duration: 2 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Changing of the Guard - Begin your tour with a journey through Royal London, witnessing some of the most famous Royal Houses and Palaces such as St. James’ Palace, Clarence House and Buckingham Palace. Enjoy the iconic Changing of the Guard Ceremony as you march down the Mall with the Queen’s footguards or marvel at the impressive horses of the…
What's Included
  • Expert-guided walking tour
What's Not Included
  • No Food or Drink included
  • Gratuities
  • Entrance to inside of attractions
Additional Information

The Royal Westminster and Changing of the Guard walking tour offers an unrivalled, immersive experience into London’s most iconic Royal attractions. Be amazed at the grandeur of Buckingham Palace, walk alongside the King’s Guards on the Mall, and explore royal traditions at Westminster Abbey, the venue for all coronations since 1066.
Your guide will not…

Location
Colicci Ritz Corner
The tour starts from the Goddess Diana fountain in Green Park, next to the Colicci refreshment stand. Enter Green Park via the entrance gates next to the Ritz Hotel. If taking the underground, disembark at Green Park Station. The Green Park/Buckingham Palace exit will lead you to the fountain.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.6
(205 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Cory_b
Apr 2, 2025
The Best - Great tour... we hit all the right spots at the right time. We even got to see the King and his men .
Review provided by Viator
X213tgdianer
Mar 27, 2025
Westminster and changing of the guard - If you're lucky to get Harry as the guide you will have a great experience. Very informative and got us into the best spots to see changing if the guard. Well worth it.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Derekr247
Mar 23, 2025
Highly recommend, knowledgeable London tour guide - Harry the tour guide was excellent! Animated, knowledgeable, funny. We spent 2.5 hours together in a small group exploring central London by foot. We were interrupted by a shut down road due to filming a movie - he navigated the situation flawlessly. He even gave us tips for visiting the “changing of the guard” for the following day. Thank you Harry! Money well spent.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
416micheled
Mar 16, 2025
Best tours in London!! - I booked this last minute on the last day of our trip in London and so glad I did. This was the best day!!! John our guide was amazing! He is full of information and extremely funny! He knew exactly where to go to get the best spots everywhere !!! One of the best tour guides I have ever had !! We saw more than I ever thought we would in the few hours with him! Highly recommend booking this tour, you won’t be disappointed!!! Michele from Boston
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Clareh50
Mar 16, 2025
A great organised way to get round some of the iconic London landmarks - Down in London for a couple of days and used this walk to take away the need for us to be in the right place at the right time and the risk of getting lost. Far exceeded our expectations. Start point was easy to find. John our guide had a group of approx 17 people of various nationalities, all of which he interacted with and had great engagement with. He imparted so much information;facts & funnies and had us in the right place at the right time all through the walk. Extended our time as he was keen to pack as much information in as many places as possible - then happy to answer questions and help people onto their next place of interest Noticed a number of other groups who's guide was clearly going through the motions with some very bored looking tourists. Highly recommended - very happy we got John (not Camilla !) really made our day.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Rachel_r
Mar 10, 2025
Wear comfortable Walking shoes - Harry was great! He got us to all of the spots to watch each guard change. We had a lot of fun speed walking our way through the crowds. He had so much information to share. Fun fact for us was the flag change when the King is in the palace and the next day we saw the flags change. 10/10
Review provided by Viator
Felipe_o
Mar 9, 2025
Get ready to WALK FAST - This was a very fast paced tour. But I LOVED IT. I know that by myself I would have never known where to view the changing of the guards. And he had the beast views! Harry was so good a keeping us all together and explaining everything to detail. I really enjoyed it.
Review provided by Viator
Stephanie_m
Mar 9, 2025
Interesting morning in London - We had a great time with Alan. He really brought us to two exceptional viewing spots to see the Changing of the Guard. Enjoyed watching and learning about this historic tradition.
Review provided by Viator
Thea_m
Mar 6, 2025
Changing of guards/Westminster - Was very fun and Alan was excellent in getting us into areas to see the guards, horse, Kings home etc, he was knowledgeable and interesting!! Explained different hats titles colors and more..
Review provided by Viator
Ilze_r
Mar 4, 2025
The guide was great with... - The guide was great with his narration, but I was expecting a little more of the activity, not just the best place to watch the changing of the guard.
Review provided by Viator
Select Date and Tickets
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
April 2025
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Today