Things to Do in Westminster and Royal London

Things to Do in Westminster and Royal London

Sights Overview
Name Category Location
 
Admiralty Arch
A stately and bombastic gateway to the Mall, this is one of the...
Architectural Sites Westminster and Royal London
 
Banqueting House
James I commissioned Inigo Jones, one of England's great architects...
Castles / Palaces Westminster and Royal London
 
Buckingham Palace
It's rare to get a chance to see how the other half—well...
Castles / Palaces Westminster and Royal London
 
Cabinet War Rooms & Churchill Museum
It was from this small warren of underground rooms—beneath...
Museums / Galleries Westminster and Royal London
 
Carlton House Terrace
Architect John Nash designed Carlton House, a glorious example...
Architectural Sites Westminster and Royal London
 
Clarence House
The London home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother for nearly...
Houses / Mansions Westminster and Royal London
 
Downing Street
Looking like an unassuming alley but for the iron gates at both...
Government Buildings Westminster and Royal London
 
Horse Guards Parade
Once the tiltyard of Whitehall Palace, where jousting tournaments...
Squares Westminster and Royal London
 
Household Cavalry Museum
Horse lovers can see working horses belonging to the British...
Museums / Galleries Westminster and Royal London
 
Houses of Parliament
If you want to understand some of the centuries-old traditions...
Government Buildings Westminster and Royal London
 
Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA)
You would never suspect that behind the stately white-stucco...
Arts / Performance Venues Westminster and Royal London
 
The Mall
This stately, 115-foot-wide processional route sweeping from...
Neighborhoods / Streets Westminster and Royal London
 
National Gallery
Standing proudly on the north side of Trafalgar Square is one...
Museums / Galleries Westminster and Royal London
 
National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery was founded in 1856 with a single...
Museums / Galleries Westminster and Royal London
 
The Queen's Gallery
The former chapel at the south side of Buckingham Palace is now...
Museums / Galleries Westminster and Royal London
 
Royal Mews
Fairy-tale gold-and-glass coaches and sleek Rolls-Royce state...
Museums / Galleries Westminster and Royal London
 
St. James's Palace
With its solitary sentry posted at the gate, this surprisingly...
Castles / Palaces Westminster and Royal London
 
St. James's Park
With three palaces at its borders (the Palace of Westminster...
Parks Westminster and Royal London
 
St. Margaret's Church
Dwarfed by its neighbor, Westminster Abbey, St. Margaret's was...
Religious Sites Westminster and Royal London
 
St. Martin-in-the-Fields
One of London's best-loved and most welcoming of churches is...
Religious Sites Westminster and Royal London
 
The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, the highest court of appeal in the U.K., is...
Government Buildings Westminster and Royal London
 
Tate Britain
The stately neoclassical institution may not be as ambitious...
Museums / Galleries Westminster and Royal London
 
Trafalgar Square
This is literally the center of London: a plaque on the corner...
Squares Westminster and Royal London
 
Wellington Barracks
These are the headquarters of the Guards Division, the Queen's...
Military Sites, Government Buildings Westminster and Royal London
 
Westminster Abbey
A monument to the nation's rich—and often bloody and scandalous—history...
Religious Sites Westminster and Royal London
 
Westminster Cathedral
Amid the concrete jungle of Victoria Street lies this remarkable...
Religious Sites Westminster and Royal London
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