{"id":33301,"date":"2019-11-18T18:00:20","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T18:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=33301"},"modified":"2019-11-18T18:00:20","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T18:00:20","slug":"pay-as-you-go-tours-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/pay-as-you-go-tours-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Pay as you go&#8217; tours in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Want to get to know London but don&#8217;t have the budget to spend? Look no further and explore the city with &#8216;Pay as you go&#8217; tours. They will provide you with more knowledge and facts which still remain unknown by many Londoners.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Did you know London is made up of two cities? The City of London and Greater London. Although this goes back to 43 A.D.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To learn more information about these\u00a0&#8216;Pay as you go&#8217; tours check out the following video:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pay as you go London tours\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q1FdhV8cwJk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Beauty, colour and diversity can all be found in the city, but it can become expensive when tours such as the hop-on, hop-off bus costs \u00a345 per person. In any case, you can walk to the locations yourself, but you will never know the\u00a0history it contains. This is when these walking tours come in handy, not only would it benefit international students or tourists visiting but British students could find out more information and fascinating historical stories.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wondersoflondon.com\/\">&#8216;Wonders of London&#8217;<\/a> is only one of many tour guiding companies that provide this type of service. Their catalogue of tours exceeds anybody&#8217;s expectation from the light-hearted tours exploring the royal side of Westminster to the haunted and creepy secrets London hides to then know the history about beer and gin, where you can\u00a0stop for a drink in 5 classic pubs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33334\" style=\"width: 1184px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33334\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33334\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/Central-London-Map-Tours-Complete-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1174\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/Central-London-Map-Tours-Complete-1.png 1174w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/Central-London-Map-Tours-Complete-1-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/Central-London-Map-Tours-Complete-1-1024x670.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/Central-London-Map-Tours-Complete-1-768x502.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1174px) 100vw, 1174px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-33334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Central London Map Tours Animated<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After attending the Royal Westminster tour, the map I drew contains the route they follow from start to finish. Also, these tours are a great method to get out of bed and do some light exercise by walking at your own pace with the group instead of wasting a Sunday at home.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-33301 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/pay-as-you-go-tours-in-london\/img_0776\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_0776-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33302\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-33302'>\n\t\t\t\tTrafalgar Square at night\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/pay-as-you-go-tours-in-london\/img_0687-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_0687-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33312\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-33312'>\n\t\t\t\tBuckingham Palace\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/pay-as-you-go-tours-in-london\/img_0694\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_0694-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33315\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-33315'>\n\t\t\t\tSt James Palace\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/pay-as-you-go-tours-in-london\/img_0667\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_0667-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33310\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-33310'>\n\t\t\t\tCentral Hall Westminster\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/pay-as-you-go-tours-in-london\/img_0695\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_0695-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33316\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-33316'>\n\t\t\t\tPillars at Pall Mall\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/pay-as-you-go-tours-in-london\/img_0716\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_0716-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33318\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-33318'>\n\t\t\t\tTrafalgar Square\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/pay-as-you-go-tours-in-london\/img_0662\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_0662-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33322\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-33322'>\n\t\t\t\tWestminster Abbey\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/pay-as-you-go-tours-in-london\/img_0666\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_0666-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33323\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-33323'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Sanctuary\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/pay-as-you-go-tours-in-london\/img_0746\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_0746-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33319\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-33319'>\n\t\t\t\tChristmas Lights in London\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/pay-as-you-go-tours-in-london\/img_0774\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/11\/IMG_0774-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-33320\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-33320'>\n\t\t\t\tThe National Gallery\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Also, it gives you the chance to take pictures of monuments, historical buildings, parks and so on. Whether it rains or it&#8217;s a sunny day, they will keep their promise of providing this service instead of postponing it to a date where the weather is much more reasonable.<\/p>\n<p>Tell us in the poll below if you would be willing to go on one of these trips.<\/p>\n<div id=\"qp_all2617815\" style=\"width: 100%;max-width: 100%\">\n<div id=\"qp_main2617815\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px;padding: 0.75rem 0.69rem;background: #000000;font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, Arial;color: #ffffff;border: 1px solid #000000;max-width: 815px;text-align: left;font-size: 1.31rem;font-weight: bold\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 1.25rem;background: #00355f;color: #ffffff;font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, Arial;border: 0px none #ffffff;padding: 0rem\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0.8em;line-height: 1.3em\">Would you go on a &#8216;Pay as you walk&#8217; tour?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<form id=\"qp_form2617815\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\" action=\"\/\/www.poll-maker.com\/results2617815x9ebe1a6D-75\" method=\"post\" target=\"_blank\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0px\">\n<div class=\"qp_a\" style=\"color: #ffffff;font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, Arial;font-size: 1.06rem;line-height: 1.5;padding: 13px 8px 11px;margin: 10px 0px;clear: both;border-color: #000000;font-weight: bold\"><span style=\"padding-left: 30px;cursor: inherit\">Hell yea!<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"qp_a\" style=\"color: #ffffff;font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif, Arial;font-size: 1.06rem;line-height: 1.5;padding: 13px 8px 11px;margin: 10px 0px;clear: both;border-color: #000000;font-weight: bold\"><span style=\"padding-left: 30px;cursor: inherit\">Naaa&#8230;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 0px;clear: both;text-align: left;margin: 1em auto\"><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div>\n<div id=\"qp_rp2617815\" style=\"font-size: 14px;width: 5ex;text-align: right;overflow: hidden;height: 1.5em;line-height: 1.5em\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"qp_rv2617815\" style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.5em;width: 0%;text-align: right;color: #ffffff;padding-right: 3px\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"qp_rb2617815\" style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.5em;color: #ffffff;border-color: #ffffff;padding: 0rem\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"qp_rva2617815\" style=\"background: #006fb9;border-color: #006fb9\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"qp_rvb2617815\" style=\"background: #163463;border-color: #163463\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"qp_rvc2617815\" style=\"background: #5bcffc;border-color: #1481ab\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;margin: 5px\">If you can&#8217;t vote on the poll press <a href=\"https:\/\/linkto.run\/p\/K0RYN8DD\">here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Words &amp; Pictures: Bridget Cardenas Pazmino | Video &amp; Editing: Bridget Cardenas Pazmino | Subbing: Ruta Tamulynaite<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured image credit: Bridget Cardenas Pazmino\u00a0| Pictures from gallery: Bridget Cardenas Pazmino\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Music: Island by Jarico<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to get to know London but don&#8217;t have the budget to spend? 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