You get a new appreciation for the city
When you’re walking past Buckingham Palace or Tower Bridge every day – most likely staring at your phone – these landmarks fast become background noise.
Take a Big Bus tour of the sights and you’ll rediscover their charm and fall in love with the city again. You can even take all those classic tourist pics you probably never bother with.
Buckingham Palace – just background fodder when you live in London
You’ll learn facts you won’t find on a Wiki page
Big Bus’ commentary distills London’s extensive history into the juicy bits, including lots you won’t learn in your usual history lessons. On our tour we discovered tonnes of new things – from the history of London’s mews (which, frankly, we'd never even noticed before) to fun facts about the bridges we crossed.
The on-board narration also includes ‘commentary’ from a realistic-sounding JM Barry, Sherlock Holmes and Samuel Pepys to truly bring it all to life. It’s anything but boring.
You discover hidden gems and new places to explore
That subtle street you never noticed. That building you thought was insignificant. Lots of London’s nooks and crannies in lesser-known areas are pointed out on a Big Bus Tour, giving you ideas for new areas to explore. Or pieces of history to delve into.
We discovered Australia House where Harry Potter was filmed, and 50 Barclay Square – the most haunted house in London – amongst others.
Australia House – the setting of Gringotts bank in Harry Potter
You’ll see how the city connects
Travelling to attractions on the tube means you don’t get to experience the flow of the city and the striking architectural differences (and vibes) between neighbourhoods. A bus tour lets you see the transitions – from West End glitz to East London grit – helping you understand London’s layout in a totally different way.
It’s a fun yet chill activity
Got nothing to do on a Sunday? Grab a coffee and a seat on the top deck and enjoy being chauffeured around London. Get amazing views of all the impressive landmarks without having to elbow your way through a crowd. Perfect!
An easy breezy Sunday on a Big Bus Tour
You’ll soak in the sightseeing energy
You won’t find any grumpy commuters staring at their phones or typing angrily into their laptops on a sightseeing tour. Everyone is thrilled to be in London (okay, apart from the man snoring at the back) and fully engrossed in their surroundings.
There’s nothing like tourist energy to bring back the excitement of being in one of the greatest cities in the world.
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