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At the #NationalArmyMuseum: Portrait of Thomas James, a bandsman from the Caribbean island of Montserrat who earned the Waterloo Medal after serving bravely at Waterloo in 1815.
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📸 © Ursula Barzey.
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📸 © Ursula Barzey.
November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
At the #NationalArmyMuseum: Portrait of Thomas James, a bandsman from the Caribbean island of Montserrat who earned the Waterloo Medal after serving bravely at Waterloo in 1815.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/british-military-history-tour/
📸 © Ursula Barzey.
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📸 © Ursula Barzey.
Along the Victoria Embankment, cast-iron dragon statues mark the historic boundary of the City of London. Made in 1849 for the Coal Exchange, they now face Westminster, holding the City's coat of arms in silver and red. https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/the-city-of-london-tour/
📸 © Ursula Barzey
📸 © Ursula Barzey
November 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Along the Victoria Embankment, cast-iron dragon statues mark the historic boundary of the City of London. Made in 1849 for the Coal Exchange, they now face Westminster, holding the City's coat of arms in silver and red. https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/the-city-of-london-tour/
📸 © Ursula Barzey
📸 © Ursula Barzey
Evening view of Trafalgar Square with the National Gallery as backdrop. The Christmas Market is now open, featuring festive stalls and a variety of delicious treats.
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Evening view of Trafalgar Square with the National Gallery as backdrop. The Christmas Market is now open, featuring festive stalls and a variety of delicious treats.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/classic-london-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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If you celebrate Christmas, have you put up your tree yet? This stunning 40-foot Christmas tree is now on display in the beautiful courtyard of Somerset House.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/classic-london-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
If you celebrate Christmas, have you put up your tree yet? This stunning 40-foot Christmas tree is now on display in the beautiful courtyard of Somerset House.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/classic-london-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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At night, #PiccadillyCircus comes alive with the dazzling glow of #PiccadillyLights, a digital billboard display that lights up the heart of London’s West End.
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
At night, #PiccadillyCircus comes alive with the dazzling glow of #PiccadillyLights, a digital billboard display that lights up the heart of London’s West End.
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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For the first time ever, Leicester Square has an outdoor ice rink open now through January 4, 2026. Visitors can glide around the William Shakespeare statue in 45-minute skate sessions available every 15 minutes. Plus, there is festive food, drinks, and a Christmas Market.
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
November 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
For the first time ever, Leicester Square has an outdoor ice rink open now through January 4, 2026. Visitors can glide around the William Shakespeare statue in 45-minute skate sessions available every 15 minutes. Plus, there is festive food, drinks, and a Christmas Market.
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
Coffee anyone? This glass-fronted coffee kiosk, The Portrait Pavilion by Audrey Green serves up specialty coffee and pastries right across from The National Portrait Gallery.
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Coffee anyone? This glass-fronted coffee kiosk, The Portrait Pavilion by Audrey Green serves up specialty coffee and pastries right across from The National Portrait Gallery.
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
For #ArmisticeDay, this 1925 British Legion poster at the National Army Museum features lines from Lt. Col. McCrae’s poem “In Flanders Fields,” inspired by poppies growing amid war-torn Flanders.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/british-military-history-tour/
📸 © Ursula Barzey.
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📸 © Ursula Barzey.
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
For #ArmisticeDay, this 1925 British Legion poster at the National Army Museum features lines from Lt. Col. McCrae’s poem “In Flanders Fields,” inspired by poppies growing amid war-torn Flanders.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/british-military-history-tour/
📸 © Ursula Barzey.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/british-military-history-tour/
📸 © Ursula Barzey.
This past Saturday, the Lady Mayor arrived at the Royal Courts of Justice in the historic golden State Coach as part of the Lady Mayor’s Parade.
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This past Saturday, the Lady Mayor arrived at the Royal Courts of Justice in the historic golden State Coach as part of the Lady Mayor’s Parade.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/legal-london-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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View from the Eagle Bar at the Chancery Rosewood hotel, formerly the US embassy in Grosvenor Square. The monumental eagle sculpture marks the building’s diplomatic legacy.
📸 © Ulla Thiessen, Blue Badge Tourist Guide
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/guides/ullathiessen/
📸 © Ulla Thiessen, Blue Badge Tourist Guide
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/guides/ullathiessen/
November 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
View from the Eagle Bar at the Chancery Rosewood hotel, formerly the US embassy in Grosvenor Square. The monumental eagle sculpture marks the building’s diplomatic legacy.
📸 © Ulla Thiessen, Blue Badge Tourist Guide
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/guides/ullathiessen/
📸 © Ulla Thiessen, Blue Badge Tourist Guide
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/guides/ullathiessen/
Rising 189 metres above Fitzrovia, the BT Tower was completed in 1964 as London’s tallest building. It once housed a revolving restaurant and a secret hub for microwave communications.
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Rising 189 metres above Fitzrovia, the BT Tower was completed in 1964 as London’s tallest building. It once housed a revolving restaurant and a secret hub for microwave communications.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/classic-london-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/classic-london-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
Today in History (5 November 1605): Guy Fawkes and fellow conspirators tried to blow up the Palace of Westminster to kill King James I and restore Catholic rule. The plot was foiled and is marked annually with bonfires and fireworks.
📸 © Diliff via Wikimedia Commons.
📸 © Diliff via Wikimedia Commons.
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Today in History (5 November 1605): Guy Fawkes and fellow conspirators tried to blow up the Palace of Westminster to kill King James I and restore Catholic rule. The plot was foiled and is marked annually with bonfires and fireworks.
📸 © Diliff via Wikimedia Commons.
📸 © Diliff via Wikimedia Commons.
Bronze statue of Lord George Bentinck in Cavendish Square Gardens, created by Thomas Campbell in 1851. It honors the rebel politician and racing legend who fought against the Corn Laws—tariffs that kept grain prices high but hurt workers.
📸 © Ursula Barzey.
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📸 © Ursula Barzey.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Bronze statue of Lord George Bentinck in Cavendish Square Gardens, created by Thomas Campbell in 1851. It honors the rebel politician and racing legend who fought against the Corn Laws—tariffs that kept grain prices high but hurt workers.
📸 © Ursula Barzey.
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📸 © Ursula Barzey.
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Meet Fern, London’s latest Jurassic resident! This stunning bronze Diplodocus now stands proudly in the newly transformed gardens of the Natural History Museum.
📸 © Noriko Sakamoto.
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📸 © Noriko Sakamoto.
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/guides/norikosakamoto/
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November 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Meet Fern, London’s latest Jurassic resident! This stunning bronze Diplodocus now stands proudly in the newly transformed gardens of the Natural History Museum.
📸 © Noriko Sakamoto.
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/guides/norikosakamoto/
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📸 © Noriko Sakamoto.
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/guides/norikosakamoto/
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Entrance to the Jamaica Wine House in London’s financial district. Established in 1652 as the city’s first coffee house, it was a key meeting place for merchants involved in the West India trade, including the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
October 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Entrance to the Jamaica Wine House in London’s financial district. Established in 1652 as the city’s first coffee house, it was a key meeting place for merchants involved in the West India trade, including the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
By Hyde Park Corner stands the giant statue of Achilles—created in 1822 from bronze enemy cannon to honour the Duke of Wellington’s victories.
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
October 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
By Hyde Park Corner stands the giant statue of Achilles—created in 1822 from bronze enemy cannon to honour the Duke of Wellington’s victories.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/london-royal-parks-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/london-royal-parks-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
In search of autumn colour in Hyde Park. With 3,000+ trees (London plane, sweet chestnut, lime, etc.) the Royal Park glows gold and crimson each autumn, a perfect city escape.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/london-royal-parks-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/london-royal-parks-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
October 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
In search of autumn colour in Hyde Park. With 3,000+ trees (London plane, sweet chestnut, lime, etc.) the Royal Park glows gold and crimson each autumn, a perfect city escape.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/london-royal-parks-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
Related Tour
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/london-royal-parks-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
At the National Army Museum, see the skeleton of Marengo, Napoleon’s small grey Arab stallion. Named after his 1800 victory, Marengo carried the Emperor through many battles including Waterloo.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/british-military-history-tour/
📸 © Ursula Barzey.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/british-military-history-tour/
📸 © Ursula Barzey.
October 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
At the National Army Museum, see the skeleton of Marengo, Napoleon’s small grey Arab stallion. Named after his 1800 victory, Marengo carried the Emperor through many battles including Waterloo.
Related Tour
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/british-military-history-tour/
📸 © Ursula Barzey.
Related Tour
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/british-military-history-tour/
📸 © Ursula Barzey.
Happy Monday! Early mornings in Hyde Park offer a peaceful escape in Central London. Covering 350 acres, it’s one of the Royal Park, a great spot to start the day, unwind and watch wildlife.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/london-royal-parks-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
October 27, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Happy Monday! Early mornings in Hyde Park offer a peaceful escape in Central London. Covering 350 acres, it’s one of the Royal Park, a great spot to start the day, unwind and watch wildlife.
Related our
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/london-royal-parks-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/london-royal-parks-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
London’s festive magic begins with Christmas lights switch-ons! Don’t miss:
🎄 Oxford Street – November 3
🎄 Regent Street – November 6
🎄 Covent Garden – November 12
Mark your calendars for these iconic celebrations lighting up the city!
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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🎄 Oxford Street – November 3
🎄 Regent Street – November 6
🎄 Covent Garden – November 12
Mark your calendars for these iconic celebrations lighting up the city!
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
#ChristmasInLondon #VisitLondon
October 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
London’s festive magic begins with Christmas lights switch-ons! Don’t miss:
🎄 Oxford Street – November 3
🎄 Regent Street – November 6
🎄 Covent Garden – November 12
Mark your calendars for these iconic celebrations lighting up the city!
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
#ChristmasInLondon #VisitLondon
🎄 Oxford Street – November 3
🎄 Regent Street – November 6
🎄 Covent Garden – November 12
Mark your calendars for these iconic celebrations lighting up the city!
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
#ChristmasInLondon #VisitLondon
Horse Guards Parade is at the heart of London’s royal ceremonies. Once used for Tudor jousts, it now hosts Trooping the Colour—the King’s Birthday Parade—and the Changing the King’s Life Guard.
📸 © David Poyser, Blue Badge Tourist Guide.
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/guides/davidpoyser/
📸 © David Poyser, Blue Badge Tourist Guide.
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/guides/davidpoyser/
October 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Horse Guards Parade is at the heart of London’s royal ceremonies. Once used for Tudor jousts, it now hosts Trooping the Colour—the King’s Birthday Parade—and the Changing the King’s Life Guard.
📸 © David Poyser, Blue Badge Tourist Guide.
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/guides/davidpoyser/
📸 © David Poyser, Blue Badge Tourist Guide.
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/guides/davidpoyser/
Walking toward one of the entrances to Piccadilly Circus Station, nestled beneath London’s bustling West End. Opened in 1906, this station serves the Piccadilly and Bakerloo lines.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/classic-london-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/classic-london-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
October 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Walking toward one of the entrances to Piccadilly Circus Station, nestled beneath London’s bustling West End. Opened in 1906, this station serves the Piccadilly and Bakerloo lines.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/classic-london-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
Related Guide London Tour
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/classic-london-tour/
📸 © Ursula Petula Barzey.
Portraits of some of the famous visitors to the #TowerOfLondon including diarist Samuel Pepys, French traveller Jouvin de Rochefort, Francis, Duke of Lorraine, and celebrated poet and former slave Phillis Wheatley.
Tour:
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/tower-of-london-tour/
📸 © UrsulaBarzey.
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https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/tower-of-london-tour/
📸 © UrsulaBarzey.
October 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Portraits of some of the famous visitors to the #TowerOfLondon including diarist Samuel Pepys, French traveller Jouvin de Rochefort, Francis, Duke of Lorraine, and celebrated poet and former slave Phillis Wheatley.
Tour:
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/tower-of-london-tour/
📸 © UrsulaBarzey.
Tour:
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/tours/tower-of-london-tour/
📸 © UrsulaBarzey.
Evening light on London’s Natural History Museum, a Victorian masterpiece by Alfred Waterhouse which opened in 1881.
📸 © Steven Szymanski, Blue Badge Tourist Guide
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/guides/stevenszymanski/
📸 © Steven Szymanski, Blue Badge Tourist Guide
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/guides/stevenszymanski/
October 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Evening light on London’s Natural History Museum, a Victorian masterpiece by Alfred Waterhouse which opened in 1881.
📸 © Steven Szymanski, Blue Badge Tourist Guide
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/guides/stevenszymanski/
📸 © Steven Szymanski, Blue Badge Tourist Guide
https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/guides/stevenszymanski/
Today in History (20 Oct 1632): Sir Christopher Wren, London’s great architect, was born. After the Great Fire of 1666, he rebuilt over 50 churches, including St Paul’s Cathedral with its iconic triple-shell dome, shaping much of London’s skyline.
📸 © National Portrait Gallery via Wikimedia Commons
📸 © National Portrait Gallery via Wikimedia Commons
October 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Today in History (20 Oct 1632): Sir Christopher Wren, London’s great architect, was born. After the Great Fire of 1666, he rebuilt over 50 churches, including St Paul’s Cathedral with its iconic triple-shell dome, shaping much of London’s skyline.
📸 © National Portrait Gallery via Wikimedia Commons
📸 © National Portrait Gallery via Wikimedia Commons