Horse Guards 8comments Staff Hi Sandra. I don’t know how many soldiers they rotate throughout the day in total, but depending on what time you get there you might see two cavalrymen on Whitehall, two Foot Guards on either side of the courtyard, one inside the arch, or one by the front gate. their movements are described here – city-guide.london/events/?p=15787 The soldiers live at Hyde Park Barracks and Wellington Barracks (by St. James Park)
Covent Garden 17comments Staff Hi Dee. Some of the smaller shops in central London might be closed and the larger shops might have Sunday opening hours, but the attractions will be open.
Cleopatra’s Needle 4comments Staff Hi Denis. You’re right, they’re supposed to be facing the wrong way. They say it goes back to the original sphinx who’s facing away from the Great Pyramid
The Cure – Three nights at Wembley’s OVO Arena 2comments Staff Hi Trevor. There’s a ‘Tickets’ section in the grey box above, but here’s the link – ovoarena.co.uk/events/detail/the-cure-1
Christmas lights switch-on at Marylebone Village 2comments Staff Hi Eduardo. The events run from 3 PM to 8 PM but we have no info on what time the actual switch-on takes place. We’ve sent them a message on Twitter to find out
Interactive Game: The Murder at Westminster 4comments Staff Hi Jess. You can pick up the envelope from the Notes Coffee shop during their opening hours (their opening hours are shown in the When? section above). Once you’ve got the envelope you’ll have everything you need, so can start and finish any time you like
Skate! Ice rink at Somerset House 3comments Brown Kodiak bear I will be going in December of 2022, I cannot wait !!!!!
Cezanne exhibition at the Tate Modern 2comments Staff Hi Vicki. It’s closing on 12th March 2023
Remembrance Day Parade 30comments Staff you just have a policeman standing every fifteen feet down the road, so they’ll have an unobstructed view of the entire parade marching down Whitehall. they just wont be able to see any of the royals on the other side of the cenotaph, because unlike the veterans they don’t parade down the road
The State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 4comments Staff Hi Julia. We havent seen an official announcement about the entire route yet, but the assumption is that it will be the same as yesterday, but in reverse… so through the central arch of Horse Guards and across the parade ground, then up the Mall. Once it gets to Buckingham Palace it will go up Constitution Hill to Wellington Arch.
Her Majesty The Queen’s lying in state at Westminster Hall 4comments Staff Hi Sophia. They will be updating everyone on where the end of the queue is on their social media pages – twitter.com/DCMS facebook.com/dcmsgovuk/
Brompton Oratory 5comments Patrick mc clure Hi Craig visited brompton oratory last week 26august what a beautiful church and thanks to your brilliant review I would never have known about this great church. Yours patrick
Lord’s Cricket Ground Tour 1comments Mpagi ahad I want to go for the event
Just Five More Minutes – Retro Gaming Experience 2comments Staff Hi Emwed. It seems like it might have been cancelled as you can’t buy tickets any more, and their website has closed down. But there’s been no official announcement that we can find
British Summer Time Festival – Pearl Jam at BST Hyde Park 1comments jane sons how many hours is the pearl jam concert July 9, 2022
Hidden London Tour 1comments Claudine Good morning. I’d like to join on July 15th. See you.
101 Dalmatians – A musical adaptation with puppetry 2comments Staff Hi Joy. At the moment the running time is still to be confirmed
Sh*t-Faced Shakespeare performing Romeo & Juliet 2comments Staff Hi Kevin. You can do, the box office opens at least 2 hours before the performance.
Jubilee: St. Paul’s, the Monarch and the Changing World 2comments Staff Hi Looby. At the moment it’s £18 for an adult, £16 for seniors, £7.70 for a child (6-17) and £43,70 for a family (2ad+2ch)
Trooping the Colour 6comments Staff Hi Naz. If you’re attending the parade then normally I’d say somewhere around the top end of the Mall, on the bend before the Queen Victoria Memorial, but this year is going to be extra busy because of the Platinum Jubilee and maybe all the best places will be taken by people camping overnight. If you’re just going for a picnic then St. James’s Park is definitely better, but given that there are going to be tens of thousands of people lining the Mall and down around Horse Guards the park will probably be packed like sardines. You won’t be able to see the parade over the crowd but you’ll hear all the music and watch the flypast roar over your head at 1 PM. If you want more space then try Hyde Park. There’s a gun salute in Hyde Park at 12 PM, and you should still be able to see the flypast going over.
Horrible Histories: Terrible Thames river cruise 2comments Staff Hi Clara. Their official info says “All ages are welcome… however, please note the tour is best suited for children aged 5 and above” – terriblethames.com/faqs/
London Wetland Centre 5comments Ian Brown CBE Fabulous place, always enjoy visiting by train from Greenwich. As an older visitor the last time was very upsetting getting stranded in the middle of the road at the signalled crossing with no pedestrian phase. I cannot believe the local council do not recognise that people will want to travel sustainably to such a significant visitor centre. Are they trying to discourage visitors by making access dangerous when all that is needed is a pedestrian phase? Will drive in future. Ian Brown CBE.
Westminster Abbey Evensong 9comments Staff Hi Frank, No, they dont let you take any pictures during services – westminster-abbey.org/visit-us/photography-in-the-abbey
One day in London itinerary 11comments Staff Hi Darren, if you mean a paid tour then no, I don’t think so. But you can certainly visit all of those in a day easy enough, they are all within easy walking distance apart from Tower Bridge. I would recommend visiting Buckingham Palace, then walking to Parliament (via Trafalgar Square and Whitehall past Horse Guards and Downing Street) then walking over Westminster Bridge to the London Eye, then you can maybe catch a boat from Westminster Pier afterwards (City Cruises and TRS both depart from Big Ben) and ride it all the way up to Tower Bridge, giving you a look at landmarks like St. Pauls, the Globe, the Shard, HMS Belfast and the Tower of London along the way
Prima Facie, with Jodie Comer 1comments MDS Largely sold out
Titanic: The Exhibition 20comments Lilian Stemp We have tried to book on line and filled in the form as required. We were then told a 6 figure password would be sent. It has 8 digits which when trying to enter it would not accept it. As this means we may not get our tickent. Just hope they do not take a payment .
Common Council at Guildhall 6comments Staff Hi Sheila. There is, yes, the Mayor parades in wearing ceremonial robes alongside the Sword Bearer and Sergeant-at-Arms (the Common Cryer) who calls for order at the start
Globe Theatre 7comments Staff Hi Carlos. No, it doesn’t include any shows