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GREEN PARK - by the Ritz Hotel 08.25St James’s Palace, Bond StreetHARD ROCK CORNER - Big Bus stop, opposite Hard Rock Café 08.27Constitution Hill, Green Park, Hyde Park Corner, Wellington ArchQUEEN MOTHER GATES -Big Bus stop, opposite London Hilton, Park Lane 08.31Hyde Park, Mayfair, Shepherd MarketMARBLE ARCH - Speakers’ Corner 08.34Oxford Street, Hyde ParkMAYFAIR - Park Lane 08.37Oxford Street, Little AmericaREGENT STREET - bus stop RK, Regent Street 08.46Hamleys, Carnaby StreetPICCADILLY CIRCUS - bus stop G, Regent Street 08.50Soho, ChinatownHAYMARKET - Big Bus stop, outside No.11 Haymarket 08.53Leicester Square, Planet Hollywood, TrocaderoTRAFALGAR SQUARE - bus stop, by the National Gallery 08.58National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Nelson’s ColumnCRAIG’S COURT – junction of Craig’s Court and Whitehall 09.03Admiralty Arch, The Mall, St James’s ParkBANQUETING HOUSE - Big Bus stop opposite Horse Guards 09.04Horse Guards, St James’s ParkWHITEHALL – Big Bus stop, Parliament Street 09.06Downing Street, Cenotaph, Cabinet War Rooms, Big Ben
SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUMS - bus stop F, Cromwell Gardens 08.45Victoria & Albert Museum, Natural History Museum, Science MuseumGLOUCESTER ROAD - bus stop outside the Stanhope Arms Pub 08.49BADEN POWELL - bus stop outside 70 Queen’s Gate 08.51Baden Powell House, Natural History MuseumROYAL ALBERT HALL - bus stop outside Royal Albert Hall 08.55Albert Memorial, Princess Diana Memorial FountainKENSINGTON PALACE - bus stop N, Kensington Road 09.01Kensington High StreetNOTTING HILL - bus stop M, Notting Hill Gate 08.50Portobello Road Market, Holland ParkKENSINGTON GARDENS -by Ramada Jarvis Hotel, Bayswater Road 08.52Queensway, Whiteley’s Shopping CentrePRINCESS DIANA MEMORIAL PLAYGROUND–by Thistle Kensington Gardens Hotel, Bayswater Road 08.54The Elfin Tree, Round PondPETER PAN - by the Thistle Lancaster Gate Hotel, Bayswater Road 08.56BAYSWATER - bus stop by London Elizabeth Hotel, Lancaster Terrace 08.58The Italian Gardens, Serpentine, The Long WaterPADDINGTON STATION –temporary bus stop, London Street (next to Praed St) 09.02
PARLIAMENT SQUARE – bus stop D, Abingdon Street 10.19Houses of Parliament, Tate BritainWESTMINSTER ABBEY - bus stop T, Victoria Street 10.22New Scotland Yard, Westminster CathedralBUCKINGHAM PALACE - outside No.1 Buckingham Gate 10.27ROYAL MEWS - outside No. 31 Buckingham Palace Road 10.28Big Bus Information CentreVICTORIA – outside Westminster Thistle Hotel 10.29Big Bus Information CentreVICTORIA STATION – outside Thistle Victoria Hotel 10.31QUEEN MOTHER GATES – Big Bus stop, opposite London Hilton, Park Lane 10.37Hyde Park, Mayfair, Shepherd MarketMARBLE ARCH - Speakers’ Corner 08.25Oxford Street, Hyde ParkMAYFAIR - Park Lane 08.29Oxford Street, Little AmericaGREEN PARK UNDERGROUND – Big Bus stop PE 08.33St James’s Palace, Bond StreetHARD ROCK CORNER – Big Bus stop, opposite Hard Rock Cafe 08.36Constitution Hill, Green Park, Hyde Park Corner, Wellington ArchHYDE PARK CORNER - bus stop L, outside Lanesborough Hotel 08.38Wellington Museum, Belgravia, Hyde Park, Wellington ArchHARRODS - bus stop outside Harrods, Brompton Road 08.42Knightsbridge, Harvey Nichols, Sloane Street
MARBLE ARCH – Speakers’ Corner 08.25Oxford Street, Hyde ParkMADAME TUSSAUD’S - Big Bus stop, Marylebone Road 08.35Planetarium, Sherlock Holmes Museum, London ZooOXFORD CIRCUS - bus stop RF, Regent Street 08.44Oxford Street, FitzroviaREGENT STREET - bus stop RK, Regent Street, 08.50Hamleys, Carnaby StreetPICCADILLY CIRCUS - bus stop G, Regent Street 08.54Soho, ChinatownHAYMARKET - Big Bus stop, outside No.11 Haymarket 08.57Leicester Square, Planet Hollywood, TrocaderoTRAFALGAR SQUARE - bus stop Z, by the National Gallery 08.59National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Nelson’s ColumnCRAIG’S COURT – junction of Craig’s Court and Whitehall 09.04Admiralty Arch, The Mall, St James’s ParkBANQUETING HOUSE - Big Bus stop opposite Horse Guards 09.06Horse Guards, St James’s ParkWHITEHALL – Big Bus stop, Parliament Street 09.08Downing Street, Cenotaph, Cabinet War Rooms, Big BenLONDON EYE - next to South Bank Lion, Westminster Bridge 09.13River Cruise, Dalí Universe, London Aquarium
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EVERY 15 TO 30 MINUTESPLEASE CHECK LAST BUS TIMES WITH YOUR GUIDE OR DRIVER
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All route times are subject to change.
WESTMINSTER ABBEY - bus stop T, Victoria Street 10.17New Scotland Yard, Westminster CathedralBUCKINGHAM PALACE - outside No.1 Buckingham Gate 10.22ROYAL MEWS - outside No. 31 Buckingham Palace Road 10.23Big Bus Information CentreVICTORIA – outside Westminster Thistle Hotel 08.25Big Bus Information CentreVICTORIA STATION – outside Thistle Victoria Hotel 08.27
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RUSSELL SQUARE - Big Bus stop, Woburn Place WC1 08.55Dickens Museum, University of LondonROYAL NATIONAL HOTEL – Woburn Place (bus stop BP2166) 08.56Kings Cross/St. Pancras stations, Euston StationALDWYCH - bus stop K, Aldwych 09.05The Law Courts, St Clement Danes, Fleet Street
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WATERLOO - Big Bus stop, York Road 09.17London Eye, South Bank Arts Centre, Waterloo International StationCOVENT GARDEN - Big Bus stop outside No.1 Aldwych 09.22Royal Opera House, London’s Transport Museum, Somerset HouseALDWYCH - bus stop K, Aldwych 09.23The Law Courts, St Clement Danes, Fleet StreetST PAUL’S 09.31The City, Barbican, Museum of London, Millennium Bridge, Tate ModernLONDON BRIDGE - outside No.29 Tooley Street 09.43London Dungeon, Tate Modern, H.M.S. Belfast, Southwark Cathedral,Globe TheatreTOWER OF LONDON - Big Bus stop, Tower Hill 09.51River Cruise, Tower Bridge Experience, Docklands Light RailwayEMBANKMENT PIER - Victoria Embankment 10.00Embankment Gardens, Cleopatra’s NeedleWESTMINSTER PIER - bus stop M, Victoria Embankment 10.02River CruiseBIG BEN - opposite Westminster Underground Station, Bridge Street 10.06Houses of Parliament, Big Ben (Stop Temporarily out of use)LONDON EYE – next to South Bank Lion, Westminster Bridge 10.10River Cruise, Dali Universe, London AquariumLAMBETH PALACE – bus stop outside Lambeth Palace 10.14Imperial War Museum, Museum of Garden History
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LONDON EYE - next to South Bank Lion, Westminster Bridge 09.08River Cruise, Dalí Universe, London AquariumWATERLOO - Big Bus stop, York Road 09.13London Eye, South Bank Arts Centre, Waterloo International StationCOVENT GARDEN - Big Bus stop outside No.1 Aldwych 09.17Royal Opera House, London’s Transport Museum, Somerset HouseALDWYCH - bus stop K, Aldwych 09.19The Law Courts, St Clement Danes, Fleet StreetST PAUL’S 09.27The City, Barbican, Museum of London, Millennium Bridge, Tate ModernLONDON BRIDGE - outside No.29 Tooley Street 09.42London Dungeon, Tate Modern, H.M.S. Belfast, Southwark Cathedral, Globe TheatreTOWER OF LONDON - Big Bus stop, Tower Hill 09.50River Cruise, Tower Bridge Experience, Docklands Light RailwayEMBANKMENT PIER - Victoria Embankment 09.54Embankment Gardens, Cleopatra’s NeedleWESTMINSTER PIER - bus stop M, Victoria Embankment 09.56River CruiseBIG BEN - opposite Westminster Underground Station, Bridge Street 09.59Houses of Parliament, Big Ben (Stop Temporarily out of use)LONDON EYE – next to South Bank Lion, Westminster Bridge 10.04River Cruise, Dali Universe, London AquariumLAMBETH PALACE – bus stop outside Lambeth Palace 10.07Imperial War Museum, Museum of Garden HistoryPARLIAMENT SQUARE – bus stop D, Abingdon Street 10.13Houses of Parliament, Tate Britain
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WINNER SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF THE YEAR 2000 CITY CRUISES* WINNER SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF THE YEAR 2001/03
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“A two hour ride on anopen top Big Bus is anexcellent way to getthe wide-angle pictureof London’s key sites.”
The Mail on Sunday -March 2005
“The company's guidesand commentary areexcellent blendinghumour, informationand interaction.Spontaneous, enter-taining and never dull,the guide provides araft of unusual infor-mation to hold theattention...”.
Visit LondonSightseeing Tourof the yearAward 2004
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CHANGING DIRECTION ON THE BLUE TOUR
From Marble Arch (stop )buses depart both Westbound (towardsHarrods) and Eastbound (towardsPiccadilly Circus). *At 16:30 last busesdepart for either the West or Eastsection of the tour. Please consult staffif unsure about which bus to take.
From The London Eye(stop ) you may changedirection to travel Eastwards (towards theTower) or Westbound (towards Victoria).Please consult staff if unsure.
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BOOKING HOTLINE FOR OUT OF LONDON TOURS 020 7233 7797
See more of London on foot with our fantastic FREE guided walking tours! (£5 if purchased separately)ROYAL LONDON WALKINCLUDES CHANGING OF THE GUARD
Our classic Royal London Walk takes you tothe very heart of historic Royal London from St.James’s Palace, former official residence of PrinceCharles, to Buckingham Palace, celebrated home
of the Queen, taking in one ofthe world’s most spectacu-lar ceremonies on the way– the Changing of theGuard.
Walk finishes at Big BusInformation Centrestop:
quarters where they playedtheir last rooftop gig in 1969.Join us as we lift the lidon the extraordinaryworld of John, Paul, Georgeand Ringo.
Walk finishes atPiccadilly Circus -Stop:
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Valid for one way trip only while yourBig Bus Ticket is valid. Departures fromWestminster, Waterloo or Tower Pier.
Cruise operated by City Cruises, whose terms and conditions apply. Later cruises run during peakperiods and weekends. Times subject to change.
FREE! FREE!
Daily at 2:00pm
Departs from TrafalgarSquare - Stop 379
Daily at 10:00am
Departs from TrafalgarSquare - Stop 379
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GHOSTS BY GASLIGHTThe Spooky London Pub CrawlBeyond the bright lights of the West Endthere co-exists an older more chillingLondon of dimly-lit alleyways, gas-lightsand ghosts. Hear tales ofhaunted underground stations.Chill to the foul deeds of demon barber Sweeney Todd.Learn how a black cat prevents fatal consequences whenever 13 dinetogether at a world-famous hotel. A pint of ale in a dark corner of anold tavern or two will chase away your fears. Join us if you dare onLondon’s best ghost walk.
Walk finishes at a convenientUnderground station.
RIVER THAMES CRUISEWITH YOUR TICKET!
Daily at 4:30pm
Departs from TrafalgarSquare - Stop 379
THE BIG BUS BEATLES WALKIt’s been 40 years since Beatlemania sweptthe world so come and join us in our groovyFab Four Tour celebrating the greatest rockband of all time. Soho and Mayfair are wherethe Beatles based themselves throughout theirmeteoric rise in the Swinging Sixties and wherePaul McCartney still has his London office today.Hear of John Lennon’s cheeky remarks to theupper-crust VIP guests at a Royal VarietyShow. Relive the fan frenzy at the premieres oftheir hit movies A Hard Day’s Night and Help!Discover where they recorded their classic hitHey Jude and see the nightclub where Paulfirst met Linda Eastman in 1967. Finally,stand outside the Beatles’ famed Apple head-
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• Join the tour at any stop
• Tickets valid for 48hrs(during bus service times)
• Hop-on, Hop-off as often asyou like
• Ticket includes 3 walking toursAND a one way River Thamescruise
• Change tours at any stop with anadditional colour spot.For example: ALDWYCH -You may change here between thered and blue tours and the green link
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OCT AND MARCH 17:00 NOV TO FEB 16:30 OCT AND MARCH 17:00 NOV TO FEB 16:30 OCT AND MARCH 17:00 NOV TO FEB 16:30LAST BUS DEPARTURE TIMES: BLUE TOUR From Marble Arch 31 RED TOUR From Green Park 1 GREEN LINK From Russell Square 77 LOOK AFTER YOUR TICKET - IF YOU LOSE IT, YOU LOSE YOUR RIDE!*seeinset
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