Wonderful Westminster Tour & Visit Windsor Castle

London, England

6 hours (approx.)
Offered in: English

Overview

Guarantee access to two attractions with this combo package that includes a small-group walking tour of Westminster and entry to Windsor Castle. Admire the sights of Parliament Square, see the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (certain days only), and learn more about London’s history directly from your local guide during your tour. Afterwards, make your way to Berkshire by public transport (own expense) to redeem entry to the historic Windsor Castle.

Tick off two top historic sights in just one experience
Visit Buckingham Palace, Parliament Square, and more on a walking tour
Learn about Westminster's history directly from your small-group guide
Redeem your Windsor Castle ticket after the Westminster tour portion

What's Included

Local Fun Guide
Walking tour of the best sights in Westminster
Watch the Changing of the Guard (Mon/Wed/Fri/Sun only - 10am tour)
Sit in Parliament Square and see the sights
Entry Ticket into the Windsor Castle
Small Group Tour

Lunch & Drinks (please bring something to sip and nibble on)
Transport from and to your hotel
Train tickets to Windsor (your guide will advise on how to travel there)

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

The Ritz London
150 Piccadilly, London W1J 9BR, UK
•⁠ ⁠We meet outside of the Ritz hotel (Address: 150 Piccadilly) •⁠ ⁠Next to 2 red telephone boxes & 2 souvenir stands, underneath one of the Ritz signs •⁠ ⁠The nearest tube station is Green Park Underground station

End point

Windsor SL4 1NJ, UK
Please note that your guide will not join you at Windsor Castle. Tickets and directions will be given at the end of your walking tour. Windsor is around 1 hour away by train - transport cost will be approx. £10.

Operating hours
.10:00 am

Itinerary

Buckingham Palace

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Trafalgar Square

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Horse Guards Parade at Whitehall

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Whitehall

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Houses of Parliament

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Westminster Abbey

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Windsor Castle

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
The Guard Change is on Mon/Wed/Fri/Sun at 10 AM, but the schedule is set by the British Army and may change without notice
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

3.9

based on 11 reviews

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Westminster Tour is fabulous.

Dawn_M, Oct 2025

The tour around Westminster was great. I learned a lot about London history that I didn't know. Brandon was full of knowledge and knew the best places to take pictures. We did the tour of Windsor castle after, and I would not recommend doing those together. They have tours where you can do the Abbey or War rooms after the same tour, and it would be easier. Getting to Windsor by the time the tour was over was a challenge. If you do it together, make sure you know how you are going to travel to Windsor ahead of time.

No transportation Included

Kim_S, Nov 2023

The walking tour was great ! However, we had no idea that we would have to figure out our own transportation to tour the castle! We unfortunately miss the castle tour as we missed the train to get there on time.

Disappointed in this tour.

Patricia_G, Sep 2023

This tour was good for the first half with Giles as the guide HOWEVER, we were the only 2 people in the tour that went on to Windsor castle. Giles tried to direct us as to which underground to go to (Paddington) is what he said, when we got there we were told NO we had to take the GWR railway to get to Windsor castle. This cost both of us 13.25 pounds EACH, PLUS the underground to Paddington,which we were not happy about and we did miss our 3pm entrance but did let us in. I do use Viator on a lots of my overseas trips, but we were both highly disappointed with them this time. If you need copies of my train tickets I can send them. We would like to be reimbursed for the train and underground tickets. Thank you.

Excellent tour, except.....

Chris_M, Jun 2023

Overall, it was a good your. Will was an OUTSTANDING guide, and made the walking tour a lot of fun. He was very informative and witty at the same time. As for the Windsor Castle portion of the tour..... It is vaguely explained that you have to find your own way to Windsor after the walking tour is complete. By the time the your was over (at which time we received our Windsor Castle tickets) we barely had enough time to navigate the train system to Windsor before it closed. I would recommend this tour if you just book the walking part. Find another tour that actually gets you to Windsor Castle if you want to see that.

London’s History Comes to Life

Christine_M, Apr 2023

I loved learning more about Queen Victoria and how much she influenced the world. I loved hearing all the stories that Jason told, and he also recommended an excellent pub in the city. He also mentioned Fortnum and Mason which was fabulous. I wish I could live there! Jason also made our trip to Windsor so much easier!

Unfortunate experience

Stacy_V, Apr 2023

I was really disappointed with this expedition. First when I purchased the tickets for both castles, I wasn’t made aware during my purchase that Windsor Castle was an hour away from Buckingham palace. I was made aware of this the day of the event by the tour guide who told me that my family and I had to leave early just to get Windsor Castle. I asked why and she that, she because we had to get on the underground to take us to the Paddington Station to purchase another set of tickets on our own within an hour and a half . Instead of the confusing metro system to us Americans , we then hop on a train and miss our 2:30 check in to Windsor , we decided to take an Uber which costs us $80 . We get to Windsor and the line is around 500 people in line and we went to the person in charge and showed them her our tickets to get in, she said no we do have groups , you will need to get in the back of the line . We also had a 4:45 excursion to go to as well about 45 mins away. Then hire the Uber again to get us there quicker to our next expedition. This whole situation did not only caused me so much stress and anxiety from the financial burden I had to go through to keep my family happy but also the lack of assistance and confusion that ruined my whole day. I am wondering how many times has this happened to someone else.

Response from Host, Apr 2023

You didnt come on my tour.... Why leave a negative review here?

Great Easy Tour

Dionne_C, Dec 2022

This was an amazing tour. Mike was our guide and he was phenomenal and knowledgeable too. I booked this tour because of the great reviews and it did not disappoint…so I had to write one too.

must do!!!

ANGELA_W, Oct 2022

Tour was great, but we didn't get to experience the change of guards due to the marathon, they didn't tell us until we got there. But he was great and made up for it, he made a way for us to get around the marathon to see everything else. It was so great, and plus the ticket to the castle was a plus. You just have to take train to the castle, and it was worth it!!

Must do adventure!

LaShane_H, Sep 2021

Tim was a wonderful tour guide! We saw everything listed and more and were entertained the entire time!

Great royal sites tour

Mariangeles_H, Sep 2021

This tour is great if you want to learn about some of the royal sites in London. Tim, our guide, was very passionate about history and have us good information about parades, monuments, bridges and buildings around the city. Thank you Tim and Geoff! You are great! Just to clarify (since it's not very clear in the tour's description) the tour is really a 3 hrs long walking tour. If you are interested in the windsor castle they provide the tickets and they will point out where to take the train to get there. The train ride is about 1 hour long then you can stay there as long as you want and return the same way.