Walking Tour: The Royal Palaces and Grand houses of St James's

Experienced guide Alan Blower leads this leisurely walking tour from Green Park to Waterloo Place and returning to Buckingham Palace, capturing a variety of fascinating points of interest in this historic district of Westminster. The area is home to the most important royal palaces, and includes the London homes of two of the famous families who owned manor houses in Wimbledon. One of these is Spencer House, the magnificent 18th-century mansion built for John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer. The Spencer family owned Wimbledon Park House and were prominent landowners in Wimbledon during the eighteenth century.

The meeting point is 11am at the Diana fountain at the south exit of Green Park underground station (see photo)

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