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Houses of Parliament Tour

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kittylester Sat 23-Nov-13 15:16:31

When I mentioned on yesterday's 'Good Morning' thread that we were doing a guided tour of the Houses of Parliament, Kiora asked how to book it. We did it on line, concessions cost £14, lasted an hour and a half and our guide was brilliant - informative and gossipy! We had a cup of tea in the cafe which even did gf cakes. Thoroughly recommended.

Riverwalk Sat 23-Nov-13 15:30:00

If you book it through your MP, very easy to do, it's free of charge for UK residents. Don't pay!

Riverwalk Sat 23-Nov-13 15:31:21

Forgot to add the link

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kittylester Sat 23-Nov-13 15:47:15

The free ones are restricted times, I think, Riverwalk

Riverwalk Sat 23-Nov-13 16:02:33

Yes, they seem to be Mon, Tues & Wed mornings and Friday afternoon.

A UK resident has to book the tour through an MP but you can take overseas guests - I took an American friend. It's a great tour - extremely interesting and informative and yes Kitty quite gossipy!

dustyangel Sat 23-Nov-13 16:04:26

Thanks Kitty, I'm another one who was interested in your visit. DH wasn't allowed go on the school trip (too expensive) many years ago and would love to go now. I'm obviously a bit dim as it had never occurred to me that we could go as adults. grin

Hope you are enjoying your lovely weekend break.

kittylester Sat 23-Nov-13 16:33:59

You only have to book the free ones through an mp, just to be clear. It was great so do go and worth it even if you have to p.ay. smile

Kiora Sun 24-Nov-13 03:49:20

Thanks kitty I'm glad you enjoyed it .this is something I'm going to do in the new year. It was kind of you to get back to me

TriciaF Sun 24-Nov-13 09:30:30

You used to be able to just go in and look around during their summer break.
We went once with the whole family, up to the Visitor's Gallery.
Edward Heath was behind us with some visitors (not that I was a fan of his.)
I don't expect you can do that now, with all the added security.