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Open top buses
Usually, it is not necessary to book bus tours in advance - just turn up at the
most convenient departure point. Tours cost approximately £14 for adults and £6
for children.
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 Big Bus
tours The Big Bus Company
offers three open-top sightseeing tourswith live English commentary on each.
Big Language tours
These offer a recorded commentary in twelve languages. All-inclusive
hop-on/hop-off tickets are valid for 24 hours and cost £15 for adults and £6
for children. The ticket also entitles you to a free river cruise and free
guided walking tours. For more details call +44 (0)20 7233 9533.
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The Original London Sightseeing Tour
The Original London Sightseeing Tour company offers various tours, taking you
to the best sights of London. Each tour has an English-speaking guide while The
City Sightseeing Tour has an informative taped commentary in English, French,
German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese and Hebrew. Main departure points are
Coventry Street near Piccadilly Circus, Victoria Street, near Victoria station,
Baker Street, near Madame Tussaud’s, Haymarket, Marble Arch, Trafalgar
Square and Embankment Pier. Buses leave regularly from about 0830 to 1800.
Tours cost £14 for adults and £7.50 for children. For more details call +44
(0)20 8877 1722.
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Coaches
Companies such as Evan Evans or Golden Tours offer half and full-day
sightseeing tours of London and beyond. London tours are either half-day
panoramic tours, with photo stops and visits to all the major sites such as
Westminster Abbey, St Paul's and the Royal sites. A full-day London tour, in
addition to the above, usually includes lunch at a traditional English pub and
a river cruise.
Smaller tour operator Astral Travels UK runs guided mini coach day tours to
destinations like Salisbury and Bath. These tours depart daily and include a
free pick up service from most central London Hotels.
Full-day tours beyond London visit a wide range of destinations such as
Stonehenge and Bath, Oxford, Cambridge, Canterbury, Winchester, Salisbury and
Engish Gardens. They pick up in Central London in the morning and drop you off
at the end of the day.
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