London VVIP Visitors Guide

Welcome to London’s VVIP Visitors Guide

Welcome to London VVIP  Visitor’s Guide. This GEO Logical Guide features the most iconic, historic, cultural touristic attractions, world-famous Royal Palaces, Royal buildings, luxurious five-star hotels, iconic theatres, art galleries, and fine dining Michelin Restaurants, London’s best viewpoints, exclusive quirky social venues, rooftop bars, boat cruises, and spectacular scenic park walks.

333 attractions GEO organised, prioritising first the world-famous Trafalgar Square and Nelson Column,  the  architectural, historical buildings of the British Government, the London Eye, and a further 230 of London’s greatest attractions situated within a three-kilometer radius of Buckingham Palace. Departing the London Eye we enjoy afternoon tea at the Goring Hotel,  view the luxurious Hotels, cafes and theatres of  London Victoria. Experience Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace.  St James Palace for tea and scones at the Ritz.  Onwards through the exclusive and beautiful areas of Mayfair, Kensington, Knightsbridge, Belgravia.  Then East past the City of london, Iconic 30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin) to see the Tower of London and the Crown Jewels.

We return West into the the North of the City of london to experience the British Museum , Wallace Collection, Regents Park, then the official residence of TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children Kensington Palace, and the Princess Diana Memorials within Kensington Palace Gardens.

Heading South across the Thames into South Bank to explore the Shard, the O2, Cutty Shark, Greenwich and the engineering wonder of the world the Thames Barrier. Then North across the River Thames to experience Canary Wharf  then new town of Stratford to explore London Football Stadium and the Queens Olympic Park. Finally West returning to Westminster, Chelsea, and a short drive to explore Hampton Court and the historical Royal family residences including the Her Majesty the Queen Windsor Castle.  From here a short drive to Heathrow, and Gatwick Airports.  Wishing you a wonderful stay in the magical, historical, cosmopolitan City of London.

City of London

The City of London, municipal corporation and borough, London, England. Sometimes called “the Square Mile,” it is one of the 33 boroughs that make up the large metropolis of Greater London. The borough lies on the north bank of the River Thames between the Temple Bar memorial pillar (commemorating the old Temple Bar gate) and the base of Tower Hill. The City Corporation is Britain’s oldest local government; it has the status of a county, with powers that exceed those of London’s 32 other boroughs, notably the control of its own police force. “The City,” as it is known, is only a component, relatively small in area, of the larger urban area known as London. Its area corresponds closely to that of the ancient city from which modern London has grown. The City belongs geographically to the historic county of Middlesex, but its special status and privileges gave it autonomy from that county for most of its history.

Near the City’s center stand the Bank of England, the Royal Exchange (now housing luxury shops and a restaurant), and much of the rest of London’s financial district (a number of financial institutions are also located at Canary Wharf). Also in the City are the London Stock Exchange (at Paternoster Square), St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Guildhall, Mansion House (the residence of the lord mayor), the Barbican arts complex and residential area, the main branch of the Museum of London, and the College of Arms. West of St. Paul’s is Fleet Street, once the hub of London’s newspaper establishment. The Temple and the Royal Courts of Justice, constituting the heart of the legal profession, are on the boundary with Westminster. Within its area the City maintains small open spaces, but from the 1870s it has acquired green areas in other London boroughs and in Kent, Surrey, and Buckinghamshire for public use and for protection from development. London’s Millennium Bridge (opened 2000; retrofitted and reopened 2002) links the City to the borough of Southwark; it was the first new bridge to span the Thames for more than a century.

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