RIVER CRUISE GUIDED WALKING TOURS

RIVER CRUISE
INCLUDES
FREE
INCLUDES
FREE
10.20am
You can use the river cruise as many times as you
wish while your tour ticket is valid. Simply show your
ticket to a member of City Cruises’ staff at your
chosen boarding point. Departures from Westminster,
London Eye, Tower and Greenwich* Piers.
Cruises depart every 35 minutes (approx).
First Boat:
Last Boat:
Royal London Walk
Discover London’s regal history and see the
famous “Changing the Guard” ceremony. On
days when the full guard change does not take
place, experience the mounted guard change at
Horse Guards Parade.
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PIER:
Westminster
London Eye
10.00hrs
10.10hrs
17.35hrs
GUIDED WALKING TOURS
10.00hrs
17.30hrs
17:00 Oct & Mar / 16:30 Nov to Feb
Explore London’s twisting backstreets and
discover several movie locations from the Harry
Potter films. Find the real Diagon Alley, discover
the hidden entrances to the Ministry of Magic and
enjoy a treat from Harry’s favourite sweetshop.
Visit some authentic British pubs for a
traditional pint and learn about notorious
murderers, haunted alleyways, grave robbers,
strange superstitions and other hidden secrets
from London’s dark and curious past.
Harry Potter Location Walk
REWARD VOUCHERS
We are pleased to provide you with a range of great offers
which you can use during the remainder of your stay in London.
Ghosts by Gaslight
WHERE TO BOARD
A BIG BUS
Just look for a
bus stop which
has ‘Big Bus’
on it
www.foyles.co.uk
THE
HOUSEHOLD
Cavalry MUSEUM
Greenwich*
Tower
17.45hrs
INCLUDES
FREE
1.30pm
10.40hrs
11.00hrs
15.55hrs
16.15hrs
STOP 10
Cruises operated by City Cruises, whose terms and conditions apply. Times subject to change.
Last boats listed going East from Westminster and London Eye go to Tower but not Greenwich.
Valid from 4th November to 31st March.
*Only customers with a 48 hour ticket will be able to travel to and from Greenwich.
STOP 10
Please collect your complimentary voucher booklet from Big
Bus staff at any of these stops:
STOP 10
• Information Centre
• Green Park 1 32
WALKS LAST 11⁄2 – 2 HOURS. SIMPLY ARRIVE AT THE ALLOTTED TIME AND SHOW YOUR BIG BUS TICKET.
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• Marble Arch
• Baker Street
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5
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HOP-ON, HOP-OFF
AT ANY STOP ON
YOUR TOUR
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INFORMATION CENTRE
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48 BUCKINGHAM PALACE RD
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Get the most from your
London visit.
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Big Bus Tour Tickets
Day Trips
Attraction Tickets
Reward Vouchers
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PLEASE CHECK LAST BUS TIMES WITH
YOUR GUIDE OR DRIVER
RED TOUR -
FROM GREEN PARK 1
OCT & MAR 17:00
NOV TO FEB: 16:30
BLUE TOUR -
FROM MARBLE ARCH 4 30
& BAKER STREET 5
OCT & MAR 17:00
NOV TO FEB: 16:30
GREEN LINK -
FROM RUSSELL SQUARE 44
OCT & MAR 17:00
NOV TO FEB: 16:30
TOUR ROUTES:
Stop Number
1
2
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4
5
6
7
8
9
CRUISE ROUTE
BLUE TOUR
FEATURED
ATTRACTION
GREEN LINK
UNDERGROUND
HOTEL RETURN
SERVICE DROP OFF
NATIONAL RAIL
BIG BUS INFORMATION
CENTRE
RIVER CRUISES
WALKING TOURS
START POINT
REWARD VOUCHERS
COLLECTION POINT
PLEASE LOOK AFTER YOUR TICKET - IF YOU LOSE IT, YOU LOSE YOUR RIDE!
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LAST DEPARTURE TIMES
RED TOUR
Please ask a member of staff at the location for advice on which bus to board.
RED OR BLUE TOUR – LIVE ENGLISH COMMENTARY, BUSES EVERY 10 TO 20 MINS
First Bus
GREEN PARK UNDERGROUND
08.30
St James’s Palace, Bond Street
HYDE PARK CORNER – Stop opposite Hard Rock Cafe 08.36
Constitution Hill, Green Park, Wellington Arch
QUEEN MOTHER GATES – Stop opposite London Hilton 08.08
Hyde Park, Mayfair, Shepherd Market
MARBLE ARCH – Speakers’ Corner
08.25
Oxford Street, Hyde Park
MADAME TUSSAUD’S – Big Bus stop, Marylebone Road 08.35
Sherlock Holmes Museum, London Zoo
OXFORD CIRCUS - Stop RF, Regent Street
08.44
Oxford Street, Fitzrovia
REGENT STREET – Stop V, Regent Street
08.50
Hamleys, Carnaby Street
PICCADILLY CIRCUS – Stop G, Regent Street
08.54
Soho, Chinatown, Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!
HAYMARKET – Big Bus stop, outside No.11 Haymarket 08.57
Leicester Square, Planet Hollywood, Trocadero
Stop Number
10
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First Bus
TRAFALGAR SQUARE – Stop Z, by the National Gallery 08.59
National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Nelson’s Column
CRAIG’S COURT – junction of Craig’s Court & Whitehall 09.04
Admiralty Arch, The Mall, St James’s Park
09.06
WHITEHALL – Big Bus stop opposite Horseguards
Downing Street, Cenotaph, Big Ben, Cabinet War Rooms
09.10
WESTMINSTER BRIDGE – next to the Lion Statue
River Cruises, London Aquarium, London Dungeon
09.13
LONDON EYE – Big Bus stop, York Road
London Eye, South Bank Arts Centre, Waterloo Station
COVENT GARDEN – Big Bus stop outside No.1 Aldwych 09.18
Royal Opera House, London’s Transport Museum
09.27
ST PAUL’S
The City, Barbican, Museum of London, Millennium Bridge
09.35
LONDON BRIDGE – outside No.29 Tooley Street
Tate Modern, H.M.S. Belfast, Globe Theatre, The Shard
09.41
TOWER OF LONDON – Big Bus stop, Tower Hill
River Cruises, Tower Bridge Experience, DLR
GREEN LINK - BUSES EVERY 20 TO 30 MINUTES
BLUE TOUR - COMMENTARY IN A CHOICE OF 8 LANGUAGES, BUSES EVERY 10 TO 20 MINUTES
Stop Number
First Bus
Stop Number
First Bus
Stop Number
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VICTORIA STATION – outside Grosvenor Hotel
08.02
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ROYAL MEWS – outside No. 31 Buckingham Palace Rd 10.18
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VICTORIA – opposite the Bag of Nails Pub
Big Bus Information Centre
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MARBLE ARCH – Speakers’ Corner
08.25
Oxford Street, Hyde Park
MAYFAIR – Park Lane
08.29
Oxford Street, Little America
GREEN PARK UNDERGROUND – Stop PE
08.30
St James’s Palace, Bond Street
HYDE PARK CORNER – Stop opposite Hard Rock Cafe 08.36
Constitution Hill, Green Park, Wellington Arch
HYDE PARK CORNER – Stop L, outside Lanesborough Hotel 08.38
Wellington Museum, Belgravia, Hyde Park, Wellington Arch
HARRODS – bus stop outside Harrods, Brompton Road 08.42
Knightsbridge, Harvey Nichols, Sloane Street
SOUTH KENSINGTON – Stop N, near Rembrandt Hotel 08.45
V&A Museum, Natural History Museum, Science Museum
GLOUCESTER ROAD – Stop GR outside underground station 08.49
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EMBANKMENT PIER – Stop Y, Victoria Embankment 09.58
Embankment Gardens, Cleopatra’s Needle
WESTMINSTER PIER – Stop M, Victoria Embankment 10.00
River Cruises
WESTMINSTER BRIDGE – NEXT TO THE LION STATUE 10.02
River Cruises, London Aquarium
LAMBETH PALACE – Stop outside Lambeth Palace
10.05
Imperial War Museum, Museum of Garden History
PARLIAMENT SQUARE – Stop M, Abingdon Street
10.09
Houses of Parliament, Tate Britain
WESTMINSTER ABBEY – Stop outside 43 Tothill Street 10.11
New Scotland Yard, Westminster Cathedral
BUCKINGHAM PALACE – outside No.1 Buckingham Gate 10.16
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08.00
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First Bus
KENSINGTON PALACE – Stop N, Kensington Road
09.01
Kensington High Street
NOTTING HILL – Stop M, Notting Hill Gate
09.04
Portobello Road Market, Holland Park
KENSINGTON GARDENS – Ramada Hotel, Bayswater Rd 09.06
Queensway, Whiteley’s Shopping Centre
THISTLE HOTEL KENSINGTON GARDENS – Bayswater Rd 09.08
Serpentine Gallery, Round Pond
BAYSWATER – Stop by Elizabeth Hotel, Lancaster Terrace 09.12
The Italian Gardens, Serpentine, The Long Water
PADDINGTON STATION – Stop on London St (next to Praed St) 09.17
Stop Number
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Route times are subject to change.
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First Bus
08.40
RUSSELL SQUARE – Big Bus stop, Woburn Place
British Museum, Dickens Museum
08.42
UPPER WOBURN PLACE – Stop L
Euston Station
08.47
PANCRAS ROAD – Stop T
Kings Cross /St Pancras Stations
08.52
MIDLAND ROAD – Stop S
St Pancras Station
08.57
UPPER WOBURN PLACE – Stop M
Euston Station
08.59
WOBURN PLACE (Russell Square) - Stop J
Dickens Museum
09.02
SOUTHAMPTON ROW - Stop X
British Museum
09.08
SOUTHAMPTON ROW – Stop Y
British Museum
COVENT GARDEN – Big Bus stop outside No.1 Aldwych 09.18
Royal Opera House, London’s Transport Museum
Illustrated by Russ North (.com) ©Copyright 2013 Big Bus Tours. all rights reserved.
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HOTEL RETURN SERVICE
Customers who arrive at Marble Arch 4 30 after the final tour has
departed and wish to return to hotels in Paddington, Bayswater,
Notting Hill and Kensington, may use the Hotel Return Service.
This service departs from Marble Arch 4 30 and will be available for
2 hours after the final tour has departed. Customers may disembark
where indicated: (Drop off only)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
CHANGING BUSES
Tours start and finish at Green Park 1 , Marble Arch 4 30 and
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Baker Street
. You may be asked to change buses at these points.
CHANGING DIRECTION
You may interchange between buses at any stop. Key interchanges are:
Marble Arch 4 30 : Buses travel towards Madame Tussaud’s (Blue &
Red) or towards Harrods (Blue).
Westminster Bridge: buses travel towards St Pauls Cathedral (Red &
Blue) or towards Lambeth Palace (Red & Blue).
LAST BUS TIMES
The last full circuits tours depart from Green Park 1 , Marble Arch 4 30
and Baker Street 5 at 17:00hrs (Oct & Mar) and 16:30hrs (Nov to Feb).