Sir Winston Churchill Private Walking Tour & War Rooms

Meeting point

Where

We can meet you at your Central London hotel, alternatively the tour starts outside the Criterion Theatre in Piccadilly Circus just a few yards from Picadilly Tube Station. · Open in Google Maps

Departure

09:30, 13:00 daily; scheduled year-round (operator schedule, seats confirmed at checkout)

Return

The tour ends just outside the Churchill War Rooms but includes tickets for the War Rooms which is experienced through audio/video guides. Your entry to the war rooms is generally between 12.45-1.45pm depending on hotel location & walking speed.

Pickup

No hotel pickup on the shared options; the private option collects you (674 pickup points listed by the operator, 674 of them hotels)

Operator

Ye Olde England Tours; booking and payment are completed on Viator

1. 1
   Piccadilly Circus

   We start of the tour in the heart of the West End

   9 min
2. 2
   Statue of Eros (Anteros)

   An iconic statue in the centre of Piccadilly Circus where we will hear about its importance to Londoners in times of war and national celebrations.

   2 min
3. 3
   Regent Street

   We will explore the Mile of Style as we make our way to the prestigious Mayfair area of London.

   5 min
4. 4
   Savile Row

   Perhaps the finest tailoring street in the world and we will see where everyone from The Queen downwards gets some of their clothing.

   5 min
5. 5
   Perhaps the most auspicious tailors in Saville Row and with a typically Churchill story to tell2 min · Admission not included
6. 6
   Churchill And Roosevelt Allies Sculpture

   A chance to have your photo taken between the war-time Allies in one if London's most high-end destinations.

   5 min · Admission included
7. 7
   Burlington Arcade

   Follow in the footsteps of Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. As he said, he is happy to please as he only wants the finest of everything and this is where you find it.

   10 min · Admission included
8. 8
   Turnbull & Asser

   He will visit one of the finest tailors in the world where we can see one of the surviving Siren suits that Churchill wore during WW2 in the shop of the tailors who made it. *Shop is closed on Sundays and some public holidays*

   10 min
9. 9
   Spencer House

   We will visit the childhood home of Churchill and find out why his family we living there.

   5 min · Admission not included
10. 10
    Lock & Co. Hatters

    One of the oldest shops in London. They've supplied hats to everyone from Sir Winston Churchill to Oddjob... the chap who could cut off the heads of statues in James Bond.

    5 min · Admission not included
11. 11
    James J. Fox & Robert Lewis

    We will visit this plush store where Churchill would buy his cigars. They also supplied Napoleon as well as British Royalty and much more, If the room is open, you can sit on Churchills smoking chair or get a unique Churchill or cigar related momento. *Shop is closed on Sundays and some public holidays*

    10 min
12. 12
    We will see the senior Royal Palace (above even Buckingham Palace) where Prince Charles lives today5 min
13. 13
    King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Memorial

    A beautiful memorial to our wartime king and queen with a wonderful bronze that tells so much about London in WW2.

    5 min · Admission included
14. 14
    Charles De Gaulle Statue

    He may have led the French government in exile but what did Churchill think about him and why is his statue here?

    2 min
15. 15
    Reform Club

    We will visit the Reform Club, one of the greatest Gentlemans Clubs in the world and find out about Churchill's time there.

    5 min · Admission not included
16. 16
    Carlton House Terrace

    Here we will see monuments relating to the Battle of Britain as well as the only 'NAZI' memorial in Britain and we'll find out why this incredible situation came about.

    5 min
17. 17
    Sir Keith Park Memorial

    We will see numerous memorials on this walk, none more important than to this man who Winston rightly gives so much credit to for winning the Battle of Britain.

    2 min
18. 18
    Learn the story of the only 'Nazi' memorial in Britain5 min · Admission included
19. 19
    Duke Of York Column

    The grand old Duke of York, he had 10,000 men. He marched them up to the top of the hill and he marched them down again!

    2 min · Admission not included
20. 20
    The Mall

    We will pass along London's premier ceremonial road and see a very important remnant of WW2 which everyone walks by seemingly oblivious to it and still a military site today.

    10 min
21. 21
    Admiralty Arch

    Get up close and personal with the offices where Churchill worked during WW1.

    5 min · Admission not included
22. 22
    Trafalgar Square

    London's number one public square with its famous memorials to another British hero, Lord Nelson.

    5 min
23. 23
    We'll see the famous Ministry of Defence and old War Office as well as the statues of the WW2 generals and learn about the tempestuous relation between Monty and Churchill5 min · Admission not included
24. 24
    Horse Guards Parade at Whitehall

    We will visit this famous military location and see the Citadel from WW2 and find out what it was for and why Churchill hated it.

    5 min · Admission included
25. 25
    Women of World War II Memorial

    We will also learn about the Womens Cenotaph and find out the meanings behind the carvings on the memorial.

    5 min
26. 26
    10 Downing Street

    Stand outside the gates of Downing Street home of British Prime Ministers through the centuries from Churchill to Lloyd-George to Thatcher and Blair.

    5 min · Admission not included
27. 27
    Our primary monument to remember our fallen from The Great War onwards5 min
28. 28
    Winston Churchill Statue

    Take a photo of Churchill's statue and learn the story behind it.

    5 min
29. 29
    Parliament Square

    We will explore Parliament Square and learn of its importance to politics and democracy. We will also see from the outside, the church where Winston and Clemmie got married.

    5 min
30. 30
    Houses of Parliament

    The Mother of all Parliaments.

    5 min · Admission not included
31. 31
    Saint Margaret's Church on Parliament Square

    The Church where Sir Winston Churchill got married in.

    5 min · Admission not included
32. 32
    Churchill War Rooms

    Explore the underground bunker from where Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill ran the war as London above was being bombed. Perfectly preserved as it was in 1945.

    1h · Admission included

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