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Westminster
City in Central London, England

Westminster

Westminster is the main settlement of the City of Westminster in Central London, England.

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It extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street and has many famous landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, Trafalgar Square and much of the West End cultural centre including the entertainment area of West End theatre.

Get in

Getting to Westminster

  1. 01
    Victoria
  2. 02
    London Waterloo
  3. 03
    London Victoria
  4. 04
    Victoria Coach Station

    164 Buckingham Palace Rd, SW1 9TP (A short walk from London Victoria train station.).

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Palace of Westminster
  2. 02
    The Jewel Tower

    Abingdon Street, SW1P 3JX (Opposite the Houses of Parliament),.

  3. 03
    Buckingham Palace

    James's Park DIS CIR, Green Park PIC VIC JUB or Victoria DIS CIR VIC ).

  4. 04
    St James's Palace

    Not open to the public, but can be seen from the street.

  5. 05
    The Guards Museum

    Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk, SW1E 6HQ (tube: St.

  6. 06
    St James's Church

    Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL (tube: Piccadilly Circus BAK PIC ),.

Do

Things to do

Due to the number of palaces, government buildings and barracks in the area, there are several opportunities to witness guards and the ceremonies related to them. Buckingham Palace and some other royal residences are guarded by the King's Guard while the King's Life Guard are on duty on the other side of St James's Park, at Horse Guards Parade near Whitehall.

  1. 01
    Changing of the Guard

    Buckingham Palace (tube: Green Park or St James's Park).

  2. 02
    Changing of the Guard

    Horse Guards Parade, Whitehall (tube: Charing Cross or Westminster).

  3. 03
    Trooping the Colour
  4. 04
    Cineworld Haymarket

    63-65 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4RL, high cost number).

  5. 05
    Vue Piccadilly

    19 Lower Regent Street London SW1Y 4LR, high cost number).

  6. 06
    Apollo Victoria Theatre

    17 Wilton Rd, SW1V 1LG (tube: Victoria CIR DIS VIC ),.

Eat

Where to eat

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  1. 01
    Le Signore Snack Bar

    4 Palace St.

  2. 02
    Franco Manca

    7 Sir Simon Milton Sq.

  3. 03
    Chicken Joint & Taquitos Mexican Grill

    78 Wilton Rd.

  4. 04
    Cyprus Mangal

    45 Warwick Way.

  5. 05
    Westminster Cathedral Cafe

    The cafe in the basement of Westminster Cathedral is one of the cheapest places to have lunch in the area.

How locals move

Getting around Westminster the local way

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  • Get inFastest route from Fishguard (ferries from Rosslare, Ireland).
  • Get aroundBy boat: Both commuter ferries run by TfL and pleasure cruises ply along the River Thames.
  • Get aroundOyster is also not accepted on long-distance coaches, tour buses, or charter buses.
  • Get aroundThe London cable car (branded for sponsorship reasons as IFS Cloud Cable Car; formerly Emirates Air Line) is a cable car that runs across the River Thames in east London giving panoramic views of the surrounding area and beyond.

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