Westminster Abbey Private Tour with Skip the Line Entry

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2 hours 30 minutes (approximately)
Offered in: English

A group tour means sharing your guide with strangers and hoping your questions get answered before time runs out. This private tour skips that: skip-the-line entry into Westminster Abbey, a private guide, and two and a half hours where the pace and the questions are entirely yours. See royal coronation history, centuries-old tombs, and a corner dedicated to Britain's greatest writers and thinkers, all guided by an expert who can go as deep as you want into any of it.

What's Included

Skip-the-line entry into Westminster Abbey
Blue Badge private guide
Private guided tour of Westminster Abbey
Hotel Pick-Up/Drop-Off
Gratuities

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
Viscount Palmerston Statue

Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of your tour, your guide will be holding a yellow WalksDevour sign. This tour meets at Viscount Palmerston Statue, Parliament Sq, London SW1P 3JX

End point
Westminster Abbey

Ticket Redemption Point

Viscount Palmerston Statue

Itinerary

Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes (approximately)
  • 1
    Parliament Square

    Begin at Parliament Square, surrounded by the Houses of Parliament, the Supreme Court, and Whitehall. Your guide points out the bronze statues of Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela, Abraham Lincoln, and Millicent Fawcett among the twelve figures standing here, before Westminster Abbey comes into view.

    20 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Westminster Abbey

    The Cloisters & Coronation Chair Skip the line into Westminster Abbey and head straight for the Cloisters, one of the only spots inside where photography is allowed. Your guide points out the Coronation Chair, the seat used at every coronation for the past 900 years, and the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.

    40 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 3
    Westminster Abbey

    The Nave & High Altar Move into the Nave and toward the High Altar, where royal weddings and state ceremonies have unfolded for centuries. Your guide walks you through the shift from the Abbey's original Romanesque stonework to its later Gothic additions, then past a handful of royal tombs.

    50 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 4
    Westminster Abbey

    Poets' Corner & Scientists' Corner The visit concludes in Poets' Corner and Scientists' Corner, where the Abbey memorializes the people who shaped Britain's ideas rather than its throne. Ask about any name on the wall, and your guide can go as deep as you want.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Unfortunately due to the nature of this tour it is not suitable for guests with mobility impairments or with wheelchairs, or strollers.
  • This is a walking tour. Guests should be able to walk at a moderate pace without difficulty.
  • Sites on this tour are subject to occasional closures. If modifications are needed and time permits, we will reach out to you prior to your tour. For last-minute closures, modifications may be communicated at the tour start time.
Supplied by Walks - UK

Tags

Private and Luxury
Private Sightseeing Tours
Cultural Tours
Historical Tours
Walking Tours

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