Discover London

Section 3: Optional excursions

• Customise your course with additional optional excursions, available on a pay-as-you-go basis.
• Optional excursions may be booked directly at centre and are subject to availability.

Entrances and travel included in cost

Full day to Canterbury and Cathedral

• Price: £50
• 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 Greenwich

• Price: £22
• Including visits to the the Royal Observatory and shopping time in Stratford

Full day to Leeds Castle

• Price: £53
• A beautiful castle set in the stunning countryside of Kent.
• The castle is a wonderful example of Tudor-style architecture. Many important historical figures have stayed and lived there.

Entrances only (accessible by public transport)

Thames River Cruise

• Price: £14
• Experience London's most iconic sights while navigating Thames river.

London Eye

• Price: £34
• 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.

The Shard

• Price: £33
• The Shard is the tallest building in the United Kingdom, offering unparalleled views of the capital from it's viewing platform up top!

Tower Bridge Experience

• Price: £15
• 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: £27
• 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: £29
• 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.

Madame Tussauds

• Price: £36
• 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: £42
• 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.

Full day tour of Harrods, Hyde Park and Notting Hill

• Price: £5
• A trip to some of the best-known shopping areas and most famous leisure spots in London.
• Visit: Harrods, one of the biggest and most iconic department stores in the UK; Hyde Park, the biggest green area in London, full of things to explore; and Notting Hill, a vibrant area known for the Hugh Grant film and the world-famous Portobello Market.

London walking tours, Science Museum, National Gallery, Natural History Museum, Imperial War Museum, V&A Museum, Covent Garden, London Markets, Sky Garden

• Price: £5