Murder in the Abbey
One of the great things about Westminster Abbey is that it is almost impossible to tire of the place. Yes, it can be a bit […]
Westminster Abbey
The Apple Store’s Victorian Mosaics
Halfway up Regent Street, just before you get to Oxford Circus, is one of central London’s Apple Stores, purveyors of high tech electronic goods to […]
Westminster Abbey’s Hidden Highlights Tour
I am a jaded old cynic, a London Blue Badge Guide who has taken people round Westminster Abbey what, 200? 300 times? Pre-covid, some weeks […]
The Oldest Door in Britain
As you walk through a passageway that links the cloisters to the Chapter House in Westminster Abbey, you walk past a doorway that is generally […]
A dastardly murder in Pall Mall
If you’ve never been to Westminster Abbey (or it’s ages since you last visited), now is the perfect time to go. The absence of foreign […]
Video: a tour of Parliament Square
Join me for a video tour of Parliament Square courtesy of UKToursOnline. We’ll look into Westminster Hall, catch up with the statues in the Square, […]
The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
If you should come into the Abbey through the West Door and into the nave, you will walk over the memorial to Sir Winston Churchill, but everyone, whether […]
The Monarch’s Champion
If you ever have a tour of the Houses of Parliament it is in Westminster Hall where you meet your guide. This is the oldest […]
Scientists’ Corner, Westminster Abbey
You’ve almost certainly heard of Poets’ Corner, the spot within Westminster Abbey given over to the commemoration of the nation’s authors, poets and playwrights. Amongst […]
The Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey
Whenever I’m taking Americans around Westminster Abbey, I like to mention that when Columbus stumbled across the Americas, King Edward’s Chair (commonly known as the […]