Today was another day of walking, this time around the Westminster area of London which is incredibly beautiful and full of some of the key landmarks most tourists know London for.
We found a website called Walk London, which had a suggested route around Westminster called the Westminster Walk. It had to be modified a little as we decided to start at Buckingham Palace, but it was very useful for identifying the key spots to see along the way.
The walk for us started at Victoria Underground Station, we then went past the Royal Mews before stopping at Buckingham Palace for the changing of the guards. Not really that exciting and big crowds but at least we can say we visited it. We then walked along Pall Mall before heading into St James Park (very beautiful park), going past the Horse Guards Parade and through to Trafalgar Square. We then walked up to Leicester Square before looping back down and around, past 10 Downing Street and around Westminster Abbey before walking around the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. We then started wandering up the Thames towards Temple Underground Station to take a few photos of the London Eye.
It was a very pleasant walk, and definitely recommend trying out this route if you’re in London and want to see the sights around Westminster.
- Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, London, United Kingdom
- Getting a Pat at Buckingham Palace, London, United Kingdom
- Buckingham Palace, London, United Kingdom
- Drummers at Buckingham Palace, London, United Kingdom
- The Crowd dispersing at Buckingham Palace, London, United Kingdom
- Crest at Buckingham Palace, London, United Kingdom
- Guards, London, United Kingdom
- St James Park, London, United Kingdom
- Running through the flowers at St James Park, London, United Kingdom
- Horse Guards Parade, London, United Kingdom
- Preparing to Enter Trafalgar Square, London, United Kingdom
- Outside the National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
- Leichester Square, London, United Kingdom
- Changing of the Guard at the Horse Guards Parade, London, United Kingdom
- Westminster Abbey, London, United Kingdom
- Carvings on Westminster Abbey, London, United Kingdom
- Leaving Westminster Abbey, London, United Kingdom
- Houses of Parliment, London, United Kingdom
- Big Ben, London, United Kingdom
- Close up of Big Ben, London, United Kingdom
- London Eye, London, United Kingdom