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Top Ten Favorite London Offerings

Being from the U.K. and go home regularly you can take my word for it, these are things worth seeing

I've been home 150 times since I married a U.S. Marine Major, and my clients are thrilled at what I recommend. Here is my top ten things to do in London.

1. Privately guided tour of the Houses of Parliament. House of Lords and House of Commons with our excellent in house guide. This is impossible to arrange with our exclusive contacts.

2.Tours led by our Specialist Military Guide of the Cabinet War Rooms and Churchill museum with exclusive access to rooms not normally open to the public.

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3. Private Capsule on the London Eye, with a guide in attendance. Champagne and canapes are served as you enjoy fabulous views over the City of London from 450 ft up.

4.Private Visit to the Tower of London and Crown Jewel. Be dazzled by the 23,578 gems that make up the Crown Jewels including the glistening Imperial State Crown which alone has 2,868 diamonds, 273 pearls, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds, and 5 rubies. This priceless Coronation Regalia is an unmissable visit while in London.

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5.Behind the Scenes access to the Household Cavalry including lunch in the Officers Mess at Knightsbridge, through our special connections.

6. Private Charter of the Queens's Royal Barge on the River Thames with lunch or dinner served. Wonderful for small gatherings of up to 12 people.

7. Special visit to Shakespeare's Globe Theater with guided tour by an actor.

8. Windsor Castle, guided tour of the Castle land State Rooms followed by Private Afternoon Tea with a Military Knight who lives within the Castle walls, best seats for Choral Evensong in the stunning St. George's Chapel ( 5.15 - 6.00 p.m.)

9. Children's Tour - Harry Potter both in and outside London, additionally Pirates of the River Thames Experience.

10. West End Show or Theater evening, best seats with round trip transfers from your hotel.

Key Seasonable offerings:

May - Tickets to the Chelsea Flower Show

June - VIP Arrangements for Royal Ascot Races

June/July - Best seats for the Wimbledon Tennis Championships

August - Royal Residences - Althop, home of Princess Diana's brother, Buckingham palace

State Rooms, Clarence House, and tickets for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

These should be on your bucket list. Take the advice from a Limey who loves going home.

Maureen Jones

All Horizons Travel/Frosch

825 Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park

CA. 94025

650-961-2340 direct

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