United Kingdom

Travel Guide

England shows many different faces: pulsing city life and lonely landscapes, old-fashioned customs and avant-garde culture, lovely beaches and rough mountains. For cultural sightseeing as for nightlife, London is ceaselessly thriving, and inevitably, it is the one place that features on everyone's itinerary. It is not only Europe's biggest city (with a population of over seven million} and capital of the United Kingdom, but also the place where the country's news, politics and money are made. Within the southeast of England, along the coastline, Canterbury, the bishopric seat of Thomas Becket, offers contrasting diversions. This is the richest part of the country due to its agricultural wealth and proximity to the capital. The southwest of England with the rugged moorlands of Devon and the rocky coastline of Cornwall is another spot worth discovering. Salisbury, where they say the West Country starts, is dominated by the elegant spire of its cathedral.

Worst: Jan-Feb [wet, cold, grey, and short daylight hours].
London and Edinburgh have accommodation problems around New Year [Dec 29-Jan 2], summer time and the Edinburgh Festival [mid July-Aug.]

Tower Bridge

1 Apr- 30 Sept: Daily 10:00-17:30 (last admission 17:30)
1 Oct-31 Mar: Daily 9:30-17:00
Closed: 24 and 25 December

Buckingham Palace

Situated in London, this is the official residence of The Queen.The Palace is a working building and the centrepiece of Britain's constitutional monarchy.This beautiful and majestic Palace is decorated with priceless pieces of art work which is probably the best of its kind from Royal collection.Being one of the most famous buildings of the world, this Palace atrracts loads of visitors every year , however these visitors have access only to selected areas of the building.Nearly 50,000 people visit the Palace every year as guests to banquets, lunches, dinners, receptions and the Royal Garden Parties.

Buckingham Palace is open from 28 July to 25 September, from 09.45 to 18.00 daily, with the last admission at 15.45hrs. If your visit to London coincides with the Buckingham Palace opening season, you will be given the option to add tickets to your London Pass purchase when you buy here on our website.

Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle stands in the city of Edinburgh like no other castle in Scotland.This is one of the most popular attractions and most visited ancient monument across the whole U.K.Several attractions inside the castle which attracts both old as well as youth of U.K. are:-interest young and old alike - the Great Hall and Royal Apartments, the Crown Room, the Half Moon Battery, statues of Robert the Bruce and William Wallace, and the Esplanade.Visitors to the Castle are awarded with magnificent panoramas in every direction when they visit the Castle. No matter whether they are on the lowest levels of the Castle, or the highest points, visitors are delighted by what can be seen.

Madame Tussaud's

Nearest Tube: Baker Street (Bakerloo/ Jubilee/ Metropolitan/ Circle/ Hammersmith & City lines)
Leave via Marylebone Road exit and turn left (east) to Madame Tussaud's and the Planetarium.

Open every day (except Christmas Day). 10am weekdays, 9,30am weekends, last admission 5.30pm. Earlier opening during the Summer.