From the classic Buckingham Palace: The State Rooms Entrance Ticket and Buckingham Palace, to lesser-known spots worth adding to your trip.
1★ 4.6 · 8,373 reviews
Step inside Buckingham Palace during its rare summer opening. Wander through nineteen State Rooms including the ballroom, throne room, and picture gallery, then finish with a stroll through the private palace gardens.
Reasons to go
Typical visit
2h
Best time
morning, lunchtime or afternoon
Walking intensity
Moderate walking
Best season
2★ 4.5 · 194,516 reviews
Discover Buckingham Palace, the monarch's working London residence. Watch the red-coated Foot Guards and marching band perform the Changing of the Guard, or admire the grand neoclassical facade from St James's Park.
Reasons to go
Typical visit
30 min
Best time
morning, lunchtime, afternoon, early evening or evening
Walking intensity
Moderate walking
3★ 4.7 · 63,522 reviews
Discover St James's Park, London's oldest Royal Park, where a lake bridge frames views of Buckingham Palace and Whitehall. Stroll past resident pelicans near Duck Island, fed daily since Charles II received them as a gift in 1664.
Reasons to go
Typical visit
1h
Walking intensity
Moderate walking
4★ 4.7 · 19,949 reviews
Ride to the Warner Bros. Studio Tour in style aboard a Harry Potter–branded bus. Walk through the actual sets, costumes, and props from the films on this full-day excursion made for die-hard fans.
Reasons to go
Typical visit
8h
Best time
early morning or morning
Walking intensity
Active — lots of walking
5★ 4.4 · 4,716 reviews
Escape London for a half-day trip to Stonehenge's ancient stone circle. Choose a morning or afternoon departure, add lunch if you like, and stand before the sarsen stones without giving up your whole day.
Reasons to go
Typical visit
5h
Best time
early morning, morning, lunchtime or afternoon
Walking intensity
Moderate walking
6★ 4.2 · 948 reviews
Head out of London for a full-day excursion to Windsor Castle, with transport included so there's nothing to plan but showing up. Wander the lavish State Apartments and step inside St George's Chapel, resting place of monarchs and site of recent royal weddings.
Reasons to go
Typical visit
5h
Best time
early morning or morning
Walking intensity
Moderate walking
7★ 4.4 · 2,081 reviews
Board a moving afternoon tea party through central London. Sip a glass of Prosecco and tuck into scones, sandwiches, and tea while landmarks roll past your open-top window over ninety fast-paced minutes.
Reasons to go
Typical visit
1h30
Best time
lunchtime or afternoon
Walking intensity
Easy pace
8★ 4.4 · 5,811 reviews
Cover three of England's biggest icons in a single coach day from London. Wander Windsor Castle's grounds, stand among Stonehenge's ancient stones, and stroll Oxford's storied university streets, all before returning to the city.
Reasons to go
Typical visit
8h
Best time
early morning or morning
Walking intensity
Active — lots of walking
9★ 4.7 · 4,122 reviews
Discover the Queen Victoria Memorial, the marble monument standing guard before Buckingham Palace's gates. Climb its steps early for a prime vantage point over the gilded Victory figure and catch the Changing of the Guard in view.
Reasons to go
Typical visit
10 min
Walking intensity
Easy pace
10★ 4.5 · 5,756 reviews
Discover four centuries of history in a single ten-hour day trip from London. Walk the grounds of Windsor Castle, stand before Stonehenge's ancient stone circle, and explore Bath's Roman Baths beneath its Georgian streets.
Reasons to go
Typical visit
10h
Best time
early morning
Walking intensity
Active — lots of walking
11★ 4.7 · 954 reviews
Discover Formative Coffee, a Butler Place favorite that keeps landing on London's best-of lists. Sip a bold, fruit-forward espresso or try the flat white to see if the milk balance matches the hype.
Reasons to go
Typical visit
25 min
Best time
early morning, morning, lunchtime or afternoon
Walking intensity
Easy pace
