Changing of the Guards Experience
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Attention! If you’ve ever wondered how the daily Changing of the Guards ceremony outside Buckingham Palace takes place, then this special London walking tour is the one you’ll want to book onto. The tour begins at Piccadilly Circus - yes, you did read that correctly. For as your host and guide for the tour will explain, the main crux of mounting the guard in the ceremony doesn’t actually take place outside the Palace. You’ll instead get to visit hidden locations to witness the cavalry and infantry soldiers of the King’s guard preparing for the ceremony, ready for inspection - something that the reams of tourists outside the gates of the Palace won’t be privy to! As the tour gathers pace from Wellington Barracks towards the Palace, you’ll even find yourself marching along beside the soldiers, dressed in their instantly recognisable red blazer and bearskin hats. With the sound of the drums and the pipes echoing around the Mall, you’ll be as much as six feet away from them, really taking in all the pomp and circumstance as the Old Guard changes over to the New Guard!
- Guided walking tour from Piccadilly to the Palace
- See the best bits of the Changing Guard ceremony
- March alongside the soldier at a pace!
- Witness the action away from the crowds
- Witness a ceremony whose history and splendour is beyond compare
- Have an acclaimed tour guide to lead you around
- Stand within six feet of the guards
- March alongside the band
- Have a group size anything from 1-25
Information
- Under 16s must be accompanied by a participating adult
- Under 5s free
- This tour is not suitable for spectators
- Please bring comfortable shoes and a bottle of water with you
- The tour can be quite fast paced at times
- It is also very crowded near Buckingham Palace, particularly in summer months
- Available on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays throughout the year, subject to availability
- Due to an earlier start of 9.15am, Sunday’s tour allows you to watch the other ceremony in the area as well. This is called Change of the Lifeguard, a 350+ year old ceremony involving horse guards
Locations
- London
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