London By Night

See the London that comes to life at night with all the major sights spectacularly floodlit: the West End, the River Thames, elegant Chelsea, the deserted City - London's financial heart - Soho with its many nightclubs, restaurants and bustling Chinatown. Visit a typical pub, The George in Southwark, The Lamb and Flag in Covent Garden, The Anchor or Dirty Dick's on the river or The Grenadier in Belgravia.

British Tours Ltd's expert team of guides include several specialist City of London walking tour guides.

Meeting at Marble Arch and accompanied by a City of London tour guide throughout the day, the tube tour consists of 5 tube journeys, 3 London walks and visits inside 3 of London's most important historic sights:-

• Westminster Abbey burial place of British Monarchs since the 11 Century and setting for many Royal Weddings and Coronations. Visit the American Chapel commemorating the 28,000 Americans who died in operations based in Britain during WWII.

• The Tower of London with 900 years of History the Tower has been a Palace, Prison and setting for many executions, including two wives of Henry VIII. Visit the Bloody Tower where the two Princes were murdered by their Uncle, Richard III, and where Sir Walter Raleigh was imprisoned for 13 years.

• St Paul's Cathedral Christopher Wren's Masterpiece built after the Great Fire of London 1666. Prince Charles and Diana's Wedding took place here in 1982 and Winston Churchill's Funeral in 1965. Visit the Cathedral's Whispering Gallery, where you can whisper on one side of the Dome and hear it on the other.

This unique day out will give you a local experience of the vast city of London travelling by public transport and by foot with an specialist walking tour guide. It is a bit of a marathon but a rewarding and educational day, rounded off with a well deserved pint at one of the best London pubs.

Please note: this tour involves between 2 and 3 miles of walking and is only suitable for the fit and energetic.

Visit this beautiful district of London with an historic naval tradition; see the tea clipper Cutty Sark, Sir Francis Chichester's yacht Gipsy Moth IV, the Naval College, the Royal Observatory which the Greenwich Meridian passes through and magnificent recently restored 17th century Queen's House.

Save time and money by combining a 3 hour tour of London with a 5 hour tour of either: Cambridge, Chartwell, Hampton Court Palace & Kew Gardens, Hever Castle, Leeds Castle, Oxford, Sissinghurst, Thames Valley, Windsor Castle & Eton or Waddesdon Manor.

Combine a visit to the ancient University city of Cambridge with Duxford - the former Royal Air Force base and US fighter base steeped in history. Explore the fascinating aircraft hangars along the base boasting an outstanding collection of over 140 historic aircraft from Spitfire to Concorde. See the American Air Museum in Britain a remarkable new exhibition presenting the history of American air power and its influence on the twentieth century.

Visit three of the following: Sissinghurt, the world famous Gardens created by Vita Sackville-West and Sir Harold Nicholson; Sheffield Park, a 100 acre garden originated in the 18th century with a series of lakes linked by cascades and richly planted over the succeeding centuries; Wakehurst Place a very large and scenically magnificent garden covering a naturally dramatic site of woodlands rocky valleys streams and lakes; Batemans (right) home of Rudyard Kipling with gardens that include an exceptional herb garden and a water mill that still grounds flour; Nymans boasting one of the first heather garden in the country, a sunken garden with lanterns and the great stone wisteria - clad pergola a favourite feature of so many Italian gardens; Leonardslee, a most spectacular garden comprising one of the best collections of unusual trees, shrubs, rhododendrons,azaleas and chamelias in the British Isles.

See any one in 5 hours or a selection, depending on opening times and location, in 9 hours.

Leeds Castle, a fairy-tale castle built over 1000 years ago, surrounded by water with magnificent medieval furnishings.
Hever, a 13th century moated castle, childhood home of Anne Boleyn and setting for her courtship with Henry VIII.
Hidcote Manor Gardens, designed by the American Major Lawrence Johnston in the style of English Cottage Gardens.
Sissinghurst Gardens,created by Vita Sackville-West around the old tower of Sissinghurst Castle.
Stourhead, world famous 18th century gardens with lakes, temples and rare trees forming a landscape of breath-taking beauty throughout the year (full day only).
Chartwell, home of Sir Winston Churchill for 42 years, now kept as a memorial to him. The house has vast views of the Weald of Kent, a melodious waterfall, fish pool and walled rose gardens.
Wisley, showplace of the Royal Horticultural Society famous for its rock gardens and alpine plants.
Longleat, a fine Elizabethan Treasure House, 16th century home of the Marquess of Bath. (Full day only)
Hatfield, 15th century Jacobean house, childhood home of Queen Elizabeth I (Kenwood, a mansion with world famous paintings can be included in 5 hours).
Waddesdon Manor, Baron de Rothschild's French Renaissance Chateau with splendid paintings and furniture
Sudeley Castle, one of England's great houses with a 1000 year history and eight magnificent gardens
Arundel Castle, still the family home of the Dukes of Norfolk built in the 11th century with a fine collection of furniture and paintings
Blenheim Palace, 18th century home of the Dukes of Marlborough and birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill
Kew, the Royal Botanic Gardens contain over 25,000 different varieties of plants. Hampton Court can be included in 5 hours
Knole, Henry VIII's Tudor mansion built around 7 courtyards with 52 staircases and 365 rooms - a magificent example of late medieval architecture.Woburn Abbey, home of the Duke of Bedford set in 3,000 acres of parkland.
Suggested 9 hour Days

Leeds, Sissinghurst & the Kent Countryside
Blenheim Palace, Waddesdon & Oxford
Hever Castle & Gardens, Chartwell & Knole
Kew, Wisley & Hampton Court Palace
Arundel, Nymans & Leonardslee Gardens
Sudeley, Hidcote, Kiftsfgate & the Cotswolds
Stourhead, Stonehenge & Winchester
Woburn, Hatfield & Waddesdon

In the evening after Stonehenge is closed to the public, or at dawn, we can arrange for you to visit this awe-inspiring prehistoric monument and walk among the giant sarsen stones towering 21 ft (6.4 m) high and weighing up to 50 tons. Marvel at how stones of such monumental scale were quarried, transported and erected 5,000 years ago when the only tools available were made of wood, bone and stone.

These are private tours. Please email number of people, dates, hotel you are staying at in London and we will get back to you with quote for you.