London City Guide

Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace, SW1
Tube: St James Park or Victoria
Tel: 020 7766 7300
Queen Victoria decided to make Buckingham Palace her home in 1837, and it’s been the London residence of the Royal family ever since. If the Royal Standard flies above the palace this is an indication that the queen is at home.

St Paul’s Cathedral
EC4
Tube: St Paul’s
Tel: 020 7403 1342

London Eye
Jubilee Gardens, South Bank, SE1
Tube: Waterloo or Westminster
Tel: 0870 500 0600

Tower of London
Tower Hill, EC3N 4AB
Tube: Tower Hill
Tel: 0870 756 6060

London's Millennium Bridge
EC4
Tube: Blackfriars or Mansion House.

Big Ben
St Stephen’s Clock Tower, Houses of Parliament, SW1
Tube: Westminster

Houses of Parliament
Parliament Square, SW1
Tube: Westminster
Tel: 020 7219 5353

Jewel Tower
Abingdon Street, SW1
Tube: Westminster
Tel: 020 7222 2219

Westminster Abbey
Dean’s Yard, SW1
Tube: St James’s Park or Westminster
Tel: 0 20 7222 5152

Kensington Palace
Kensington Gardens, W8
Tube: High Street Kensington or Queensway
Tel: 0870 751 5170

Southwark Cathedral
Montague Close, SE1
Tube: London Bridge
Tel:020 7407 2939
Once a monastic church it became an Anglican Cathedral in 1905 -its foundations allegedly date back to the 7c. The tower visible from the outside is the oldest part of the building dating back to the 14c and the pinnacles to 1689.

Abbey Road
Abbey Road, NW8
Tube: St Johns Wood