Skip the Line Westminster Abbey & Guard Change Tour
3.5 hours
Max 20
Why take this tour?
Highlights
- Start your morning with skip-the-line access at Westminster Abbey, beating the crowds to the Coronation Chair and the most famous tombs.
- Experience two separate Changing of the Guard ceremonies (one with horses!) from four different vantage points.
- Check out London's most famous royal sites, including Buckingham Palace, St. James’s Palace and Clarence House.
- Learn more about the British royals and the instantly recognizable guards that protect them with insights from your local guide.
- Sites Visited
- Westminster Abbey
- Buckingham Palace
- St James's Palace
- St James's Park
- Clarence House
- The Mall
- Horse Guards Parade
- Wellington Barracks
- Tour Includes
- Skip-the-line Westminster Abbey tickets
- Licensed Blue Badge guide
- Expertly guided walking tour
Witness two Changing of the Guard ceremonies from special vantage points on an insider's tour.
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Total Customer Reviews: 81
Verified Ratings
4.5 /5
based on 64 Walks’ customer ratings
Rating summary by category
Latest reviews
Excellent
The tour was excellent and the tour guide, Julia, was extremely knowledgeable and easy to understand. I would highly recommend taking a Walks tour!
Verified · Carly · Oct 13, 2024 · Canada · Female · 25 to 34 years
Excellent
Nigel was amazing! Friendly and helpful, very knowledgeable and funny! An experience my mom and I will cherish always!
Verified · Kathryn · Sep 27, 2024 · USA · Female · 45 to 54 years
Excellent
Charlotte was excellent. Loved it!!!
Verified · Eugenia · Sep 15, 2024 · Canada · Female · 55 to 64 years
Excellent
Fantastic tour and an exceptional tour guide! This was honestly the best tour I have been on and should definitely be on everyone's London sightseeing list. Three hours flew by. Ben was funny and extremely knowledgeable. He knew the answer to every question anyone in the group had! Not only did he make sure we were the first tour into Westmister Abbey so we could get pictures before it was crowded, he also got us to the most perfect spots to watch the changing of the guard. 10/10 highly recommend booking with this tour company and taking a tour with Ben N.
Verified · Christina · Sep 05, 2024 · USA · Female · 45 to 54 years
Excellent
Very much enjoyed the tour of Westminster Abby and changing of the guard. Linda, our guide, was excellent! She provided detail we would not have gotten on our own. Highly recommend this tour!
Verified · Jason · Aug 20, 2024 · USA · Male · 45 to 54 years
Reviews from our guests
Skip the Line Westminster Abbey & Guard Change Tour
Verified rating
4.5 /5
64 Walks’ customer ratings
Guide 4.8/5
Guest reviews
81
total guest reviews
Excellent 57 70.4%
Great 17 21%
Good 5 6.2%
Average 1 1.2%
Poor 1 1.2%
Latest reviews
Excellent
The tour was excellent and the tour guide, Julia, was extremely knowledgeable and easy to understand. I would highly recommend taking a Walks tour!
Verified · Carly · Oct 13, 2024 · Canada · Female · 25 to 34 years
Excellent
Nigel was amazing! Friendly and helpful, very knowledgeable and funny! An experience my mom and I will cherish always!
Verified · Kathryn · Sep 27, 2024 · USA · Female · 45 to 54 years
Excellent
Charlotte was excellent. Loved it!!!
Verified · Eugenia · Sep 15, 2024 · Canada · Female · 55 to 64 years
Excellent
Fantastic tour and an exceptional tour guide! This was honestly the best tour I have been on and should definitely be on everyone's London sightseeing list. Three hours flew by. Ben was funny and extremely knowledgeable. He knew the answer to every question anyone in the group had! Not only did he make sure we were the first tour into Westmister Abbey so we could get pictures before it was crowded, he also got us to the most perfect spots to watch the changing of the guard. 10/10 highly recommend booking with this tour company and taking a tour with Ben N.
Verified · Christina · Sep 05, 2024 · USA · Female · 45 to 54 years
Excellent
Very much enjoyed the tour of Westminster Abby and changing of the guard. Linda, our guide, was excellent! She provided detail we would not have gotten on our own. Highly recommend this tour!
Verified · Jason · Aug 20, 2024 · USA · Male · 45 to 54 years
Excellent
My family and feel this tour was one of the most memorable moments of our trip to London. I will say that Charlotte, our guide, was a gem! She focused on making us comfortable and covered the most important and interesting details of Westmister Abby and Buckingham's changing of the guard. She was so knowledgeable and aanswered all our questions with patience. Overall, this was an amazing and worthwhile tour! I recommend! The oonly improvement I recommend is to really find better meeting areas as we were a bit lost.
Verified · Maggie · Aug 14, 2024 · USA · Female · 45 to 54 years
Excellent
We had a fabulous tour with Mary! So very knowledgeable & personable. Small group of 14, she showed us so much & in a very thoughtful way beginning in chronological order at the Abbey. You'll have a great experience with Mary leading your group!
Verified · Lynn · Aug 14, 2024 · USA · Female · 65 to 74 years
Excellent
Our guide, Marc, was amazing. Personable, very well spoken, offered lots of suggestions for London during downtime (especially since we are staying in the same neighborhood he lives in). Westminster Abbey was beautiful and fulfilled one of my wife's lifelong dreams to visit it. Highly recommend the tour and hope you get Marc as your guide as well
Verified · Scott · Aug 08, 2024 · USA · Male · 35 to 44 years
Excellent
Geoff Metzger was an excellent tour guide. He made every minute interesting with lots of history and humor. The group size was perfect.
Verified · Dina · Jul 23, 2024 · USA · Female · 55 to 64 years
Excellent
James was a very experienced tour guide
Verified · Joan · Jul 06, 2024 · USA · Female · 65 to 74 years
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