Discover London factsheet

Section 3: Optional excursions

• Customise your course with additional optional excursions, available on a pay-as-you-go basis.
• All optional trips require a minimum amount of 30 students.
• Optional excursions may be booked directly at centre and are subject to availability.

Entrances and travel included in cost

Full day to Windsor and Windsor Castle

• Price: £45
• Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest inhabited castle in the world.
• It has been the family home of British kings and queens for almost 1,000 years.
• It is an official residence of Her Majesty The Queen, whose flag flies from the Round Tower when she is in residence.

Thorpe Park

• Price: £68
• Thorpe Park is one of the top theme parks in the UK.
• Major attractions include a large water slide, a number of rollercoasters and dark ride Derren Brown’s Ghost Train.

Full day to Canterbury and Cathedral

• Price: £44
• Canterbury Cathedral is home of the Archbishop of Canterbury, leader of the Church of England.
• It had huge religious and political significance in medieval times, and its importance as a centre of pilgrimage increased further after the murder of Thomas Becket there in 1170.

Full day to Hampton Court Palace

• Price: £45
• Hampton Court Palace is a royal palace in the town of East Molesey, Richmond upon Thames, Greater London.
• Along with St James’s Palace, it is one of only two surviving palaces owned by King Henry VIII.

Entrances only (accessible by public transport)

London Eye

• Price: £26 (age 17 and under); £30 (age 18+)
• The London Eye is a giant Ferris wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. The structure is 135 metres tall and the wheel has a diameter of 120 metres.
• When it was built in 1999 it was the world’s tallest Ferris wheel.

Tower Bridge Experience

• Price: £13 (age 17 and under); £17 (age 18+)
• London’s Tower Bridge has become one of the city’s most iconic structures, and offers fabulous views from its glass-floored high-level walkways.
• A permanent exhibition explains the history and engineering of this unique Victorian bridge.

St. Pauls Cathedral

• Price: £19 (age 17 and under); £26 (age 18+)
• St Paul’s Cathedral sits at the highest point of the City of London.
• The present church dates back to the late 17th century, and was designed by Sir Christopher Wren as was part of a major rebuilding programme after the Great Fire of London.
• It hosts some of the highest profile weddings and funerals in the UK.

Kensington Palace

• Price: £22 (age 17 and under); £26 (age 18+)
• Kensington Palace, whose first royal residents were King William III and Queen Mary II, was built in 1605 by Sir George Coppin.
• It has always been the home of one royal or another, and its most recent inhabitants were the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

London Dungeon

• Price: £21 (age 17 and under); £31 (age 18+)
• The London Dungeon is one of the UK’s most popular tourist attractions, and recreates some of London’s most gruesome historical events!
• It uses a mixture of live actors, special effects and rides.

Madame Tussauds

• Price: £32 (age 17 and under); £36 (age 18+)
• Madame Tussauds is a museum that contains waxwork models of famous people.
• You can visit a range of different collections, have your picture taken alongside A – list celebrities, and for something a little scarier brave the Chamber gallery where infamous serial killers lurk!

Tower of London

• Price: £29 (age 17 and under); £33 (age 18+)
• The Tower of London is a 900-year-old castle and fortress in central London that is notable for housing the crown jewels and for holding many famous and infamous prisoners.
• Throughout its history, the tower has served many purposes: it housed the royal mint, a menagerie, an armoury and barracks for troops.

Evening activities

• Disco/Karaoke: £5
• West end shows: prices from £30