With tours of just about every subject going, it can be hard to select the best ones to see, so here are five of the most recommended tours in London.
1) D-Day tour by London Duck Tours takes in all the important and accessible locations related to the planning and execution of the so called D-Day landings.
The guide, dressed in ARP Warden uniform, will take you around locations such as the Cabinet War Rooms, the Houses of Parliament, Downing Street and Buckingham Palace then you can take a boat trip down the Thames on one of the genuine amphibious vehicles built for the Normandy invasion.
2) Cycling tours of London by Capital Sport offers one of the most comprehensive self-guided tours on two wheels in the capital. The routes are planned to be as traffic free as possible and fees include bicycle hire, maps, route directions and an emergency call-out service.
3) Walking tours by London Walks might be more your thing, with self-guided walks around some of the most interesting parts of the capital. London Walks is one of the longest established walking companies in London, with knowledge dating back from the 1960s.
4) Harry Potter tour by Britmovietours is a ride-along tour of some of the important locations relating to the famous books and films. The tours start from the 19th February, and will take in locations such as the Ministry of Magic, the Leaky Cauldron sites and locations at King’s Cross where Platform 9 3/4 is said to be located.
5) Shopping tours by Urban Gentry is exactly as the name suggests, taking in both the high-end fashion retailers along with the hip-and-trendy street markets for which London is so famous.
Special thanks to The Telegraph Travel section for the inspiration for this article.
You could of course create your own tours with a Boris Bike or Barclays Cycle Hire scheme as its officially known, along with many of the London Guide Books
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