Palace of Westminster — Attraction in London

Starting with a hilarious beginning of one of my daughters hair bows setting off the metal detector, after staff showed her what had set off the alarm and why it wasn't a problem we went on to start the audio tour. The security in the entrance are great with children and made the process, possibly daunting to children, simple, friendly and easy.

2 of us did the full tour while my children did the family tour, at different lengths it takes some time to get to the swing of things, balancing helping the kids through their pieces and pausing and listening to the full tour. However once the flow is found after about stop 3, it really becomes easy,

The audio tour itself was insightful and really interesting and would strongly suggest for anyone with an interest in the building or government as a whole. The full tour balances history of the building with current knowledge whereby the kids tour balances fun facts and challenges to keep them interested and amused.

Some parts really touch on recent history and as an evolving institute I feel the tour evolves with time.

Even when doing an audio tour, members of staff are on hand to answer questions or general enquiries, even security staff did not mind a question or two.

Insightful and entertaining, will certainly do again and certainly do a guided tour in the future. At £5 I would also suggest the tour book on offer, the quality of print and information within is excellent and exceeded expectations.

All in all a brilliant trip for all...

There are several ways to enter the iconic palace resting along the river Thames, across from the London Eye; when I visited I went into a building called Portcullis house and then went through an underground tunnel. To get into Portcullis house you'll need to get through security, also you can't just walk into, you'll need to book a guided tour; you can go through the underground tunnel to reach the courtyard outside the palace. Upon entering you will be inside Westminster hall, built nearly a thousand years ago. The hall is huge and wide, your tour guide will tell you the stories that have happened here. William Wallace was found guilty of treason here and Winston Churchill was laid in state here. You can walk up the steps and enter a long hallway filled with statues of people from the past before entering a large circular room in the centre. To the left, is the House of Commons, to the right is the House of Lords and up ahead leads to the other parts of the building. When I visited I saw the then Speaker John Bercow enter. You will also find large rooms filled with paintings of England's past and you can go outside for a nice view along the river Thames. In the House of Lords you can see the rows of red seats and the chair where the Queen sits, in the house of Commons you'll find an almost identical room except the seats are green and the chair is for the speaker. This palace is filled with history, so anyone interested in history or politics should...

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