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Westminster Tourist Guide

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We begin this walk at Westminster Tube station. This is hot-spot for tourists and it's easy to see why. In one concentrated area of central London you have more history, and more attractions, than you can shake a stick at!

Standing on Parliament Square you have the Palace of Westminster (better known as the Houses of Parliament) and Big Ben in front of you. To your right is Westminster Abbey, Behind you is Middlesex Guildhall and Crown Court, and to your left is the Treasury. Take your pick!

Westminster Abbey is well worth a visit. It's the Queens' 'local' and she occasionally pops in for State weddings, funerals, and the like. The good and the great also are buried here. Make sure you walk up towards Victoria to get this shot as it's not an obvious angle.

Westminster Abbey, Victoria St

Now walk back towards the tube station. The Houses of Parliament are in front of you. They have so many good angles so make sure you have plenty of film! I could mention that you are within a stones' throw of Downing St but it is sealed off to the public so let's not get distracted!

Once over the bridge you will see the old county hall building (now the London Aquarium) and the biggest Big Wheel you'll ever see. It's called the London Eye. If you're prepared to queue (a British tradition) you can take a ride on it. It never stops rotating, it just moves slowly enough to embark in one of it's 'pods', taking half an hour to rotate. You will be treated to a spectacular view of the Capital.

Proceed along Thames Path, under Hungerford bridge, and along Queens Walk keeping theriver to your left. This is the South Bank, an area famous for culture, and its galleries and theatres. There are plenty of pubs and restaurants all along this stretch of the river where you can stop off and watch the world go by. Enjoy!

You can continue along the path if you have the time. This will join up with another of our walks (Tower Bridge). However, you will wear out some shoe leather! To get back on London Transport head back on yourself to Waterloo station or head over Waterloo bridge for Temple station and leave it for another day.