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3-Day London History Tour
  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    History, Museum, Walking

  • Duration

    3 Days

  • Activity Level

    Medium

  • Language

Description

Visit London, the capital city of United Kingdom. This city has a great industrial history which often gets overshadowed by many other things to see in the city. This tour will address this by a combination of museum visits and walking tours to show you why this city has added so much to the world when it comes to industrial innovation.

Highlights
  • Visit the Science Museum 
  • Stroll along Lea valley and see several important buildings
  • Explore the Woolwich Royal Arsenal
  • Day 1: Science Museum and River Thames expand_more
    • Take a morning tour of the Science Museum and look at some of the inventions pioneered in London, and the stories of the people behind the inventions.

    • After lunch, walk along the River Thames pondering over the history of London's Thames bridges with your English tour guide.

  • Day 2: The Lea Valley expand_more
    • Do morning walk overlooking the sites involved with the Industrial Innovation in the Lea valley. You will see buildings associated with railways, gas production, distilling, and one of Bazelgette's cathedrals of sewage.

    • In the afternoon, visit the Brunel Museum based near Marc Brunel's pioneering tunnel under the River Thames (depending on opening times).

    • Alternatively, you may visit Trinity Buoy Wharf or House Mill.

  • Day 3: Military Industry expand_more
    • In the morning, do a walk around the site of Woolwich Royal Arsenal, the largest weapons factory in the world during the 19th century.

    • Proceed to the Greenwich Heritage Centre.

    • After lunch, take a trip down the Thames by riverboat and pass through the Thames Barrier with your English tour guide. 

    • Marvel at the King's Cross Station where old railway buildings have been re-purposed for the 21st century.

What's Included
  • Guided tour of museums

  • Guided walks

  • Admission to museums

  • English-speaking British guide

What's Excluded
  • Accommodation

  • Travel around London

  • Food and drink

  • Personal Expense

Meeting Point

Science Museum, Exhibition Road, London, UK

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Person
1 To 1 GBP 90 Per Person

This is a group tour

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USD 117 / person