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Exclusive Skip The Line Guided Tour Of Houses of Parliament & Westminster Abbey

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Your Experience Experience the Majesty and Grandeur of Westminster

This guided tour will give you the opportunity of a lifetime to witness Westminster like never before. You will see and hear about the multifaceted history of the nation through the lens of all that was set down in stone at the Abbey and the Palace. Visiting only while the government is on recess, you can traverse the House of Commons and House of Lords, as well as many of the other beautiful halls and chambers in which the laws of the United Kingdom are arbitrated upon. Along the way, your guide will reveal some of the unique stories, traditions, and lore of one of the world’s oldest constitutional monarchies, and you will see how the past and present intertwine to give rise to a society that is both fiercely modern and deeply steeped in history.

Witness the Serenity of Westminster Abbey

After you meet your guide at the Churchill statue in Parliament Square, you will be escorted to the skip the line entry into Westminster Abbey, during one of the most peaceful times to visit the hallowed church. Dating back over a thousand years, this Gothic church has witnessed the coronations and weddings of innumerable generations of British monarchs. Also known as “Britain’s Vallhalla”, the Abbey is also the burial site for many personages of predominant prominence in British history (including many monarchs, prime ministers, poet laureates, actors and scientists such as Newton, Darwin, and Churchill). During your visit, your guide will relate interesting tidbits about the Abbey, as well as explain how the British monarchy helped shape the country’s conversion to democracy.

Wander Through the August Halls of Parliament

The tour will then continue on to Westminster Palace, where your guide will show you around and provide you with facts and anecdotes that will immerse you in the storied past of this grand structure. First, you will head to Westminster Hall, one of the finest surviving examples of medieval timber architecture in the world. Beneath the roof made of ancient oak trees, you’ll learn more about the history of the building and how it reinvents itself to accommodate newer generations of royals and politicians. You’ll also peek into the Queen’s Robing Room, where she dons her crown and ermine cape before officially opening each session of Parliament.

Next, you’ll head to the Chamber of the House of Commons, where Britain’s elected MP’s debate and adjudicate on how to best handle the affairs of state. From this cradle of democratic prowess, you’ll head over to the chamber of the House of Lords, where peers who had inherited their titles used to sit. They may have lesser power than the MP’s, but their chamber is still more opulent.

Finally, you’ll head into two of the most unique rooms in the building: the Division Lobbies. In these rooms, following a tradition that dates all the way back to Ancient Rome, opposing sides gather seperately before a parliamentary vote and are then counted as they leave.

Walking in the footsteps of great men like Henry VIII and Winston Churchill, you will discover how history, legend, and a lot of pomp and circumstance mingle in an unparalleled manner for a slice across time like no other.

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