HobNob Tours
Exclusive Private Walking Tours

This tour starts in London's largest square, named Trafalgar after the battle of the same name.  After enjoying the dizzying heights of Nelson's Column, with the four lions at its base, and the imposing Admiralty Arch, we wander along Whitehall taking in Banqueting House, the only remaining part of Whitehall Palace, once the biggest in Europe with 1500 rooms. 

We walk through the archway of Horse Guards buildings and into Horse Guards Parade used today for two ancient ceremonies, the Changing of the Guard and the Trooping of the Colour.  Arriving in Parliament Square, three buildings vie for our  attention: the instantly recognisable Houses of Parliament with their Gothic, pointy bits, Westminster Abbey first built back in the 11th century and between the two, Westminster Hall. 

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Next, we move on to the two royal palaces: Buckingham Palace, which came into royal hands in the early 1760s when George III bought it for his new wife, and St James' Palace, built by Henry VIII on the site of the old women's leper hospital in the 1530s.  Both palaces have been the focus for extraordinary royal events in the years since.  

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Throughout the tour, we walk some famous streets and meander through the oldest, and in my opinion, loveliest of the eight royal parks in London with its abundance of wild life on the ornamental lake.   

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​The meeting place for this tour is at the base of Nelsons Column in Trafalgar Square.