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Save money on a bus tour of London by using public transport, an acceptable form of contactless payment such as an Oyster card or travel card, and this video guide. The information below will help make it easy.
1. Cash payment is not possible on London's buses so most people use an Oyster Card or other approved contactless payment option.
2. It is necessary to touch your card on the contactless reader when boarding a bus. No action is required when leaving.
3. With contactless payment there is a daily and weekly cap on the fare payable. This ensures the cost of travel is very reasonable especially when hopping on and off the bus at various locations along the way is taken into consideration.
4. English pensioners are entitled to a card from their local authority which allows free travel on buses. Also, children below the age of eleven can travel free subject to certain conditions.
Transcript:
Organising an inexpensive hop on hop off bus tour of London is easy. Simply use an acceptable form of contactless payment such as an Oyster card or travel card, ride on public transport and take advantage of this video guide.
The route is a continuous circuit which takes about three or four hours to complete depending on traffic conditions. The walking distance between each bus involved is never more than 100 meters.
Find additional information in the description below this video.
Hop on bus 159 in Whitehall, just a few meters on the left along from Parliament Square. The stop is close to both Westminster River Bus pier and Underground station.
The route heads towards The Cenotaph, designed by Edward Lutyens and built in 1920 due to public sentiment following the First World War.
It then passes the railings and police guarding Downing Street, where number ten is the official residence of the Prime Minister.
To the right the three statues on the grass by the Ministry of Defence building are of Viscount Bernard Montgomery, Viscount Alanbrooke and Viscount Slim, predictably all military leaders.
Earl Haig, another military leader, is mounted in the centre of the road slightly before the Banqueting House outside which King Charles I was beheaded in 1649.
Then, almost directly opposite, the popular Horse Guards are on duty almost every day.
The next equestrian statue in the middle of the road is of Queen Victoria's cousin, the Duke of Cambridge.
Whitehall was named after Whitehall Palace where England's kings and queens lived until it burned down in 1698. All that remains is the Banqueting House with it's painted ceilings by famous Flemish artist Rubens.
Straight ahead, the column in Trafalgar Square is topped by a statue of Admiral Nelson.
The statue on horseback at the entrance to the square is of King Charles I before he was beheaded. It is the place where all distances to and from London are measured.
On the far side, the domed National Gallery is one of the very best art galleries in the world.
To the left the bus passes Admiralty Arch, through which The Mall leads to Buckingham Palace, before leaving Trafalgar Square past Canada House.
It then enters Pall Mall, more famous for appearing on a Monopoly Board than anything else, before turning by the Guards Crimean War Memorial which features Florence Nightingale, the Lady with the lamp and founder of modern nursing, on it's way to Piccadilly Circus.
Just past long established sports store Lillywhites, the statue of Eros comes into view. Although known as Eros it is actually his brother Anteros.
The bus crosses to Regent Street. Named after the Prince Regent who later became George IV, it is one of the major shopping streets in London.
The Sting, Pepe Jeans, The Cafe Royal, Moss Bros, Coach, Austin Reid and Barbour feature before the bend finishes. Further along Burberry, The Body Shop, TM Lewin and Mappin and Webb are among the impressive array of retail outlets.
Regent Street itself is an early example of town planning. Many properties were knocked down to make way for an avenue to Regent's Park. Designed by John Nash and much changed since, it remains one of London's wider roads.
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1. Cash payment is not possible on London's buses so most people use an Oyster Card or other approved contactless payment option.
2. It is necessary to touch your card on the contactless reader when boarding a bus. No action is required when leaving.
3. With contactless payment there is a daily and weekly cap on the fare payable. This ensures the cost of travel is very reasonable especially when hopping on and off the bus at various locations along the way is taken into consideration.
4. English pensioners are entitled to a card from their local authority which allows free travel on buses. Also, children below the age of eleven can travel free subject to certain conditions.
Transcript:
Organising an inexpensive hop on hop off bus tour of London is easy. Simply use an acceptable form of contactless payment such as an Oyster card or travel card, ride on public transport and take advantage of this video guide.
The route is a continuous circuit which takes about three or four hours to complete depending on traffic conditions. The walking distance between each bus involved is never more than 100 meters.
Find additional information in the description below this video.
Hop on bus 159 in Whitehall, just a few meters on the left along from Parliament Square. The stop is close to both Westminster River Bus pier and Underground station.
The route heads towards The Cenotaph, designed by Edward Lutyens and built in 1920 due to public sentiment following the First World War.
It then passes the railings and police guarding Downing Street, where number ten is the official residence of the Prime Minister.
To the right the three statues on the grass by the Ministry of Defence building are of Viscount Bernard Montgomery, Viscount Alanbrooke and Viscount Slim, predictably all military leaders.
Earl Haig, another military leader, is mounted in the centre of the road slightly before the Banqueting House outside which King Charles I was beheaded in 1649.
Then, almost directly opposite, the popular Horse Guards are on duty almost every day.
The next equestrian statue in the middle of the road is of Queen Victoria's cousin, the Duke of Cambridge.
Whitehall was named after Whitehall Palace where England's kings and queens lived until it burned down in 1698. All that remains is the Banqueting House with it's painted ceilings by famous Flemish artist Rubens.
Straight ahead, the column in Trafalgar Square is topped by a statue of Admiral Nelson.
The statue on horseback at the entrance to the square is of King Charles I before he was beheaded. It is the place where all distances to and from London are measured.
On the far side, the domed National Gallery is one of the very best art galleries in the world.
To the left the bus passes Admiralty Arch, through which The Mall leads to Buckingham Palace, before leaving Trafalgar Square past Canada House.
It then enters Pall Mall, more famous for appearing on a Monopoly Board than anything else, before turning by the Guards Crimean War Memorial which features Florence Nightingale, the Lady with the lamp and founder of modern nursing, on it's way to Piccadilly Circus.
Just past long established sports store Lillywhites, the statue of Eros comes into view. Although known as Eros it is actually his brother Anteros.
The bus crosses to Regent Street. Named after the Prince Regent who later became George IV, it is one of the major shopping streets in London.
The Sting, Pepe Jeans, The Cafe Royal, Moss Bros, Coach, Austin Reid and Barbour feature before the bend finishes. Further along Burberry, The Body Shop, TM Lewin and Mappin and Webb are among the impressive array of retail outlets.
Regent Street itself is an early example of town planning. Many properties were knocked down to make way for an avenue to Regent's Park. Designed by John Nash and much changed since, it remains one of London's wider roads.
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