England: Historic London — "The City"

11/01/15 • 104 min

Rick Steves Britain & Ireland Audio Tours

For the latest version of this audio tour, download the (free!) Rick Steves' Audio EuropeTM App — available for Apple and Android. Learn more at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/audio-europe This two-mile walk from Trafalgar Square to London Bridge parallels the Thames, on the same main road used for centuries. Along the way, you'll see sights from The City's storied past, such as St. Paul's Cathedral, historic taverns, and narrow alleyways with faint remnants of the London of Shakespeare and Dickens. Allow about three hours for this walk.

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England: St. Paul's Cathedral

For the latest version of this audio tour, download the (free!) Rick Steves' Audio EuropeTM App — available for Apple and Android. Learn more at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/audio-europe In this one-hour tour of St. Paul's Cathedral (two if you climb the dome), military buffs will find memorials to many great wars and their war heroes and dome-climbers will be rewarded with expansive views over London's skyline.

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England: Westminster Walk

For the latest version of this audio tour, download the (free!) Rick Steves' Audio EuropeTM App — available for Apple and Android. Learn more at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/audio-europe This quick nine-stop walk gives you a whirlwind tour as well as a practical orientation to London in about an hour. The walk begins on Westminster Bridge and ends at Trafalgar Square, with stops along the way at the Statue of Boadicea, Parliament Square, Whitehall, Cenotaph, #10 Downing Street and the Ministry of Defense, Banqueting House, and Horse Guards.