Apsley House - Apsley House was where the Duke of Wellington lived after his victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo, and is filled with his war memorabilia4
Bletchley Park - Bletchley Park was a top-secret facility where Alan Turing worked to crack the German Enigma codes during the darkest days of World War II6
Cenotaph - The Cenotaph stands in the centre of Whitehall and is the focus of the Remembrance Day Parade when veterans march past and salute6
Ceremony of the Keys - The Yeoman Warders have kept up this ceremony for 700 years. You can watch them lock up the Tower of London gates every night6
Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace - This popular parade takes place on Buckingham Palace’s forecourt with marching bands and shouting sergeants10
Changing the Guard at Horse Guards - Watch the Household Cavalry change-over at Horse Guards parade ground and outside the boxes on Whitehall4
Chatham Dockyard - This historic dockyard has lots of boats you can walk around: a 19th-century sloop, a World War II destroyer and even a cold war submarine
Churchill War Rooms - The bunker underneath Whitehall where Churchill directed the war still looks exactly the same as VE day when they closed it6
Dismounting Ceremony (4 O'Clock Parade) - Every day at 4 o’clock the Household Cavalry leave their horse-boxes on Whitehall to return back to the barracks7
Guards’ Museum - Learn the history of the Foot Guards regiments: the Coldstream Guards, Grenadier Guards, Scots Guards, Irish Guards and Welsh Guards2
HMS Belfast - This Second World War cruiser moored next to Tower Bridge allows you to explore all the decks, including the bridge, mess and missile room6
Household Cavalry Museum - The highlight of this museum is a window into the stable where they groom the horses of the Household Cavalry3
Imperial War Museum - This museum tells the story of the army from the early days of the British Empire right up to our modern-day wars10
National Army Museum - The National Army Museum focuses on the land forces of the British military from the English Civil War up to World War II and beyond4
National Maritime Museum - Greenwich has had a long association with the sea, and the National Maritime Museum tells the story of the British navy3
RAF Museum - The RAF Museum has more planes than an airport – you can see everything from a Spitfire and Lancaster Bomber to a colossal Vulcan bomber6
Remembrance Day Parade - The Remembrance Day Parade is a chance for the country to honour the fallen soldiers of all Commonwealth wars30
State Opening of Parliament - The Household Cavalry leads the Queen to Parliament so she can read the government’s program for the coming year2
Tower of London - This World Heritage Site is famous for the Crown Jewels, Traitor’s Gate, the grisly executions on Tower Green, and the Norman White Tower13
Trooping the Colour - This annual parade is held to celebrate the Queen’s birthday with military bands, marching soldiers and a flypast over the palace’s balcony6
Wellington Barracks - This barracks on the northern edge of St. James’s Park is home to the Scots Guards, Grenadier Guards and Coldstream Guards1
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Westminster Walking Tour + Churchill War Rooms Walk past Downing Street and Parliament and then enter the Churchill War Rooms underground bunker
Major General’s Review (Trooping the Colour rehearsal) Two weeks before Trooping the Colour takes place they hold a full rehearsal called the Major General's Review
The Colonel’s Review (Trooping the Colour rehearsal) One week before Trooping the Colour they hold a second rehearsal called the Colonel's Review on Horse Guards Parade4
Trooping the Colour at Horse Guards with RAF flypast Parade between Buckingham Palace and Horse Guards followed by an RAF flypast6