When I saw this tour, I thought of how fun it sounded to march along beside the guards. And it did not disappoint. Our tour guide, Alex, helped make the tour fun and very educational. It was great to listen to his commentary and also to march along beside them as they made their way to Buckingham Palace. We were able to see them from a few different spots and then we hung out at Buckingham Palace to take photos for a while before heading down to where the guards return after they're done. We would not have known about their return trip if it weren't for the information we got from Alex. It really was a great experience! read more

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The tour was amazing! I had so muh fun with my kids and the tour guide Alex was very nice! I definitely recommend!

Rosie was our guide! She was worth every penny and more. We did the changing of the guards. So we met at Piccadilly Circus and then we walked to The Palace of St James, in plenty of time to get good view. You really have to hold your own. Then we walked with the soldiers to Buckingham Palace for the rest of the ceremony. We were intrigued with facts that were both praising of the Royal family as well as those facts that weren't so flattering. Do you remember the days when you could get truth from the news? Both sides of the facts? Well, they have their guides trained on facts. Good and bad. So you can decide for yourself. read more

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Hubby generally is easy peasy when it comes to activities/ tours while on vacation. Besides his interest visiting New Scotland Yard for a photo opportunity- he really wanted to experience Changing of The Guard. Now- if you're reading these Yelp reviews for Fun London Tours- you're most likely debating to wanna pay for a tour OR be cheap and STAND LIKE A SHMUCK for 2 hours AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE to witness the march procession leading up to your spot. (Believe me, that thought did cross my mind). Obviously I didn't go with the latter option. We checked in at the Eros statue by Picadilly tube. And was stoked to find out Danielle (Dani) was our tour guide. From her initial introduction to our group- she mentioned she's a local Londoner! The website isn't joking- bring your most comfortable walking shoes!! As we were headed to our first stop at St. James Court- we stopped by a few statues to brush up on history. Learning about Gentleman's Clubs (and not the exotic kind), The Athenaeum, Edward VII Memorial Statue, bomb shelters, & Horse Guards Parade. The weather was absolutely in our favor today- thank goodness!! However, please refer to their website- because so many factors can change the tour if weather is an issue. The British Army will occasionally cancel the ceremony if it's raining. When at St. James Court, the Royal Army band will feel funky and play something fun. But, when they march outside of the court- it's showtime!! Danielle has her tour guide stick w/ her Union Jack flag & George teddy bear attached. Prior to group moving from one location to the next- she makes the group aware beforehand which direction to turn left or right. Dani was energetic & had great enthusiasm for this tour experience. She wanted to make sure our group was always ahead of any other group doing the same exact tour as well. Danielle even made sure when our group gathered at a new location- to make sure we had "everyone you arrived with". At the end of this tour- which went fast, believe it or not, Danielle would offer more suggestions. read more

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Alex B was great! Talked just enough and added in some fun history about other historical sites in the area. Great viewing points for watching the guards from multiple vantage points. Highly recommend doing the tour over winging it read more

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After being a London taxi driver for 37 years, we knew our guide "Joe" knew his way around the city. This was NOT just a quick view of the guard change kind of tour. Excellent walking tour with so much historical background of sites and colorful stories of prior royalty, and of course the guard themselves all along the way to the procession routes. We were able to see all three guard changes plus even got a wave from King Charles as his motorcade happened to drive past us on his way to the palace. Don't even think about trying to do the changing of the guard on your own. You may see some of it but will miss out on so much of the history behind it. read more

Recently took the Changing of the Guard tour. The description of the tour was exactly what was delivered and more in terms of the tour guide, Rachael. Fantastic tour guide and great delivery of the content during the tour. Her high energy and livelihood made the tour exceptional. Team Presto appreciates it. read more

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Matt's changing of the guard tour was great and very informative, and it was a great way to see and participate in the events of the changing of the guard while missing the tedium and crowds one encounters when waiting in front of the palace gate. Absolutely wonderful experience and worth every penny. THIS tour is THE way to see the changing of the guard! read more

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My review is for the Changing the Guard Tour. Honestly, I hadn't planned on doing an actual tour. I had it in my head that we'd show up at quarter to noon, plop ourselves down along the gates at Buckingham, watch some sort of ceremony involving the Guard, and then be done with it. The tour was a newer addition, after I got the briefest glimpse of an article about how most people view the ceremony incorrectly. That made me curious, so of course I did some research. And then I researched some more, and then I found the guide that we went out with this morning. I read the reviews, I read some articles, I spoke with Warren, and then I booked the tour. And I'm so glad I did. The entire area surrounding Buckingham Palace was a madhouse. People were running hither and tither, shouting at each other, trying to get ahead of the crowds and the guard. It was chaos. In the midst of all this, Matt, our guide, kept us grouped together, let us know what to expect, and kept us moving. He took us from one stop to the next, giving us bits of history about the city and its famous inhabitants as we went. (Did you know that before Queen Elizabeth II, The Mall - the red road that leads up to the palace - wasn't painted red? It wasn't painted at all! The color was added after she moved in. Fascinating!) We saw three guard changes in total, and were actually keeping step with the band of one of the groups of guards as we were making our way towards the Palace! Our stops took us from in front of the Ministry of Defence/Horse Guards Parade to the front of St. James's Palace, to the front gate of Wellington Barracks, back up towards Buckingham Palace, and ended in front of Prince Charles' residence, Clarence House. It was a lot of walking, it was frantic and sometimes hectic, but it definitely beat camping out in front of a fence for two hours for only the possibility of witnessing something grand. read more

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Wow, we had an amazing tour with this company. We did the Changing of the Guards your. Our guide was super nice, knowledgeable and quick to make sure we got the 'best seat in the house' everywhere that we stopped. It was fun and fast paced and we enjoyed every minute of it. I would highly recommend this company. read more

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Terrific tour. Very informative. They know exactly where to stand to get the best shots of the changing of the guard. Jan (tour guide) is charismatic, informative and definitely signs better than Matt. read more

Went on the "hidden" London tour that gets at some of the interesting lesser known stories (e.g., wedding cake, Sweeney Todd, V for Vendetta, etc.). The price was good and the tour was interesting and fun. Danielle was excellent. Smart, friendly, charming, and a flair for the dramatic/showmanship. read more

This review is for the Changing of the Guards Tour. Matt was our guide. He is brilliant in all respects. His design of our walking tour was perfectly precise - we were properly positioned in the right place at the right time to see all of the royal action. Part of what made this tour so fantastic is that Matt is a great communicator - he has a wonderful speaking voice and his stories were perfectly detailed so we could really visualize historical moments in our mind's eye. The length of the tour seemed just right, no chance to lose interest or get too tired. We did everything on the list - we saw guards changing at St. James's Palace, we walked alongside the band, we saw the bigger changing of the guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace, and we even had a chance to take a photo next to a Royal Guard. We were also were extremely fortunate to see something extra - the passing motorcades of Prince Charles and the Queen commuting down The Mall on the way to a service at Westminster. Once again, we were in the right place because Matt did his homework - he keeps track of the official Queen's Twitter account and knew to watch for the motorcades. Quite considerate for him to go above and beyond like that! All in all, this was not only the best tour we experienced in London, but also the best tour we have ever taken! Thank you so much Matt - see you next time we are in London! read more

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This morning Danielle was a phenomenal tour guide. She was energetic, warm, funny and she knew her history! The tour went from 9:40-11:20 but it goes by super fast because you learn a lot along the way and see some interesting sights. You start to see the guards at the St. James's Palace and then you work your way up to Buckingham Palace. It is very well worth the money because even if you try to go on your own it's nice when you're in a group and learning fun facts together. 10/10 recommend Fun London Tours and Danielle! Cheers! read more

Our guide Amber was amazing! She was really well informed and made the tour so much fun for everyone. My mother in law was in a wheel chair and she adjusted as needed without anyone having to miss anything. There were many questions and she had all the answers. So much fun. The absolute best way to see the changing of the guard. They march right in front of you on this tour! My favorite part of our time in London. Thank you read more

My wife and I visited London on March 2018 and decided to take the Changing of the Guard tour. Our guide (Matt) was very well, knowledgeable and very passionate about his city and traditions. Despite the bitter cold of March, he keeps us entertain and we kept moving constantly in order to get the best view of the parade at all times. All in all it was a wonderful experience and would defensively recommended it to anyone who is going to visit London read more

Matt was the perfect guide! The Hidden London Walking Tour was fun and informative. We had a fantastic time and recommend this tour to everyone! read more

I did the Changing of the Guard Walking Tour and loved it!! Garreth was our guide and he was super knowledgeable with an easy, light way about him. The whole tour was probably an hour and a half... being from nyc I found it to really hit the highlights while getting an inside scoop on things. Great experience and would absolutely do it again!! read more

We had a great experience! Angus was a knowledgeable and funny tour guide. We learned so much and saw so many things we never would have seen without this tour. Would recommend and do again! read more

People need to be aware you do not actually see the changing of the guard. This should be called the pre-changing of the guard tour. Yes the rest of the tour was cool seeing the Horseguards and hearing some history/facts, but then they take you to the farthest point possible from the palace so you don't see the actual changing ceremony. In that way it is a complete rip off. Don't do this tour thinking you get near the palace to see the guards because you don't. Our guide was Amber and she was enthusiastic but a little sensitive and snippy. A couple times someone in the group did something that annoyed her and instead of being polite about it she was a bit rude. Hey if you want tips at the end you need to handle these situations bettter. FYI we didn't tip. read more

Our family of four did the changing of the guard tour this morning. Angus was our guide. He was informative and funny. He had us all at the right places to see the new guard relieve the old guard. Angus always let us know about how long we'd be in one location and told us what to expect when we moved. Although the tour was fast paced and we moved through crowded areas, it was not difficult to follow Angus around. I definitely recommend this tour. read more

We really enjoyed our tour. Jess was a great guide. He had us in all the right places where we could see what was going on and was very informative. read more

This is for the Changing of the Guard tour. Highly recommend. Matt is very knowledgeable of the history but, perhaps more importantly, he is adept of navigating through the crowds to show us the most advantageous moments of the Changing. Lots of fun action scenes that I know I would not have been able to catch otherwise. The crowds that were in front of the palaces looked packed and uncomfortable. They also didn't get to see as much of the full ceremony since they were stuck in a fixed location. It was a little crazy (but exciting!), following from one stop to the next during the busier moments but Matt was good at keeping track of the group and it didn't feel rushed. All in all, very worth it. read more

Amber is great. She is funny and knowledgeable and led the group to the best viewing spot of the guard changing, so we got the best pictures. read more

We took an unforgettable "Changing of the Guard" tour, with Jess from Fun London Tours. When I booked this tour after reading some reviews online, I expected to have better views of the famous London "guards" than what people see by squatting on the gates of Buckingham palace for hours. But I didn't expect just how much better this tour would be, and how fun and how exciting it would be for both me and my wife. Jess, the tour guide, took us to exactly the right spots at exactly the right times, to see all sort of activities that these different groups of guards do that I didn't know even existed: We had a fantastic view of a band of bearskin-hat guards playing the theme song from Dallas (really!!), we saw two groups of guards on horses marching their horses, several different groups of guards with different outfits (Jess explained the different regiments to us). We also marched "together" with one of the groups of these soldiers and their band. There were always a million other tourists around us, but somehow Jess always got us to the right place at the right time, and we had the best viewing position of everything. It was an amazing experience, and now I need to sift through 200 photos I took there :-) But the tour was much more than just seeing those silly-looking (sorry...) soldiers march and play music. The tour involved quite a bit of walking between locations, and Jess took the opportunity to tell us a bit about the different palaces and who lives in them, about various members (past and present) of the royal family, about various interesting buildings and monuments in the area, and more. This was very interesting and useful for both of us. After this tour, we were very happy that we took it. The tour was not cheap, and we could have, for free, gone around Buckingham palace around the same hour and hoped to see something - but Jess's tour was so fun and so interesting, we saw so much and learned so much, that we were very happy that we chose this tour, and would recommend it to every tourist in London. read more

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Did the changing the guard walking tour with Jess: can't recommend it highly enough! He was fantastic. High energy, knowledgeable, fun. It was a great way to see the guard in action and from a different view than the thousands standing at the gate trying to see over the heads of others. read more

Went on the Changing of the Guard tour this morning. Tom was our guide-- he was enthusiastic and informative, keeping us all merrily engaged the whole time. We learned about the time honored tradition in a fun way, as well as other London history. Highly recommend this tour. read more

Love love loved this tour!! Danni was absolutely amazing!! She was fun and showed us all the best sites for the changing of the guards!! It would not have been as good an experience without her!! read more

I booked this tour last minute after seeing a recommendation on google and then reading the yelp reviews. We were in London the second week of June 2018. It was myself, my husband and our 7 yr old son and we were looking to hit as many kid friendly tourist sites as possible on a 3 day trip. This tour exceeded my expectations. When we first showed up at the meeting point I had a moment of regret as guided tours are not usually something we enjoy. But Matt quickly checked us in and had everyone organized in manageable groups. The tour was exactly as advertised so far as time and what we saw. You will not actually see the guards change over directly in front of Buckingham Palace, but we did feel this was necessary after everything else we saw. Matt was incredible at keeping our group of (mainly Americans) on task and organized. We even had a couple who had done the tour with Matt a few years earlier and returned with their 3 children and in laws to do it again. Matt handled the multiple children on our tour with ease. He answered all of their random questions and educated us all in the process. The amount of information he has in his head is awe inspiring, seriously, he had answers to questions I didn't even know I wanted to ask! I have already recommended this tour to 2 families that are traveling to London this summer. We will absolutely book with Fun London Tours on our next trip. Cheers! read more

This was one of the most entertaining tours and is something everyone wanting to see the Changing of the Guard should do. It shows you much more than you can see by going to the gate and watching from there. I found it interesting that the day we went The Rifles were one of the guest regiments and the Old Guard that day. It was totally unexpected that they didn't wear the red coats and bear skin hats that you always picture the guards wearing. I think that made the experience that much more interesting. I was also expecting them to play a very stringent military tune during the Changing of the Guard. But they played something that sounded more like Dixieland Jazz than a military tune. Our guide informed us that they often play pop tunes. Our guide Matt was very good, knowledgeable, and made the experience so much fun. Learning about the different regiments that have the duty of guarding the Queen was really interesting. Highly recommend this tour. For the price you can't go wrong. read more

Matt was great. Did the soho walking tour and the buckingham palace changing of the guard. Both well worth it.

Booked this for December 31st last day of the year--excellent all around! Danielle made the tour interesting, funny, and enjoyable. Great bits of pop culture (here is Helena Bonham Carter and Colin Firth!) mixed in with history and amazing picture spots. As a former tour guide myself (Sea World of Florida), I appreciated how she kept us moving, engaged the little ones, and prepped us for what to expect. Do be aware there is definitely some dashing about. Very pleased I took it and highly recommended. Thanks Danielle and Fun London Tours! read more

Rosie was absolutely awesome! However when she says March, you had better move it. She was so knowledgeable and pleasant.

We booked this tour knowing the changing of the guard was something that we could see on our own, but as other reviewers have said, we could never really SEE it without JESS. He was a fantastic, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable guide. He knew all that was involved, where to stand to get the best view, and when not to wait for them during lulls in the action (there is a rather lengthy stare-down on horseback that could definitely be skipped). Beyond that, he imparted a lot of history that even my 20-year-old who goes to school in London didn't know (and she knows a lot!). It was one of the most meaningful 2 hours spent here. I would highly recommend booking a tour with FunLondon. It really did live up to its name! read more

Great tour, and Matt is a GREAT tour guide! He's knowledgeable, friendly, interesting, funny. And he led our group exactly where we needed to be, at exactly the right times, to see all the action of the changing of the guards away from the usual huge crowds. HIGHLY recommended! My only regret is that we had JUST arrived in London, and I had no cash to tip him. I guess we'll have to go back and see him again! read more

These guys are very professional and knowledgable. I went on a tour with them to see changing the guard on Tuesday, May 31. It was pouring that day. :( Even though the weather wasn't good, I enjoyed the tour very much because of their professionalism. :) I will definitely join their tours again next time when I'm in London. read more

Really loved the Changing of the Guard tour. The tour guide handled all of the questions with a great deal of patience.

Did the changing of the guards tour. I was late because I got caught up in a Marathon Run traffic. They helped me find the tour guide instead of leaving me on the side of the road. The tour was very informative. They always positioned us to have the best view, and the knowledge they shared was incredible. I would highly recommend their tours. read more

We had Augusta as our tour guide for the changing of the guard. It was probably the best tour of my life. Augusta is so nice and cheerful and energetic and knowledgeable, and she took us to places that the public didnt even know existed! You should do this tour if you're in London!! read more

Absolute fun and educating! I won't spill the beans here. Phil had a very special way of narrating about hidden London as it was earlier, leaving us with a different eye for the city. Great content with the backdrop of a great city, all through the eyes of a fun and knowledgeable guide! Thank you Phil! read more