Royal Horse Guards — Attraction in London

Beautiful to see this sight. It’s a privelage to be allowed so close to our wonderful service men and women in their barracks whilst on active duty, protecting our King and the country. The troops are splendid and I love the tradition of it all. The horses - what can I say - magnificent beauties doesn’t come close. These 4 legged troops are the epitome of grace, class and British/Royal traditions. If you’re lucky, you get to see magnificent police horses too as they escort the guards for the watch change or come through Horseguards to their own nearby stables. And watching the police stop to give way to the Lifeguards is a special sight and a reminder of just how high ranking these wonderful men and women are as they perform their active duties. The military police are posted there too - it’s a great mix of some of what our country has to offer by means of protection.

Only thing I find a shame is that so many tourists are allowed so close to the horses and guards….. at the end of the day this is their place of work and they are on duty protecting the King - whilst having to put up with people who don’t read or listen to instructions, idiots who think they’re some kind of performance or there for entertainment, people who have no respect laughing at the whole thing and trying to be a nuisance…. And don’t get me started on what the poor horses have to put up with while they’re in the front boxes. They get prodded, poked, mauled, pulled, crowded - in amongst blaring sirens and traffic, roadworks, screaming and shouting of the kinds of tourist that shouldn’t be allowed to travel and the lack of awareness from many visitors of how you should act around horses or that it’s even a working military facility is just dumbfounding.

Seeing that amount of stupid people confined to a small space, within the backdrop of some of our finest service people, service animals and architecture, is one heck of a juxtaposition! Mind boggling!

Thank you LifeGuards, Blues & Royals, Horses, Military Police and Mounted Police for the work that you do for...

Changing of the Horse Guards 4pm every weekday afternoon. The best free Royal attraction in London.

See the magnificent Blues & Royals and their exceptional hard working horses change the Horse Guard.

They act as guards to the official entrance to the Court of St James (The Royal estate of London).

All of the guards are experienced British army soldiers on active duty and they swap over regularly with many being sent to all corners of the world to serve with their regiment in active war zones.

Although their duties here are ceremonial and an award for their elevation to the most prestigious ranks of the military, they are not performers or mascots but they are fighting fit soldiers, very handsome and their guns are loaded. Be warned. Don't tease or...

Great Place to see the change guards The best part about this place is that if you get here at the right time, yo can see in the back the full change of the cavalry going to Buckingham Palace. What is great is that you are a lot closer to them than in the Palace and it somehow is much more fun for the kids. They also do like a min-guard change of the two horse men that guard the front of the building but that is really not so impressive, what you want to see is real change of guard in the back (in St. James side) involving more or less 10 or 20 horses & men. We saw it twice (on different days and thought it was really great). Highly...