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WINNER SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF THE YEAR 2000

THE BIG

BLUE TOUR

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WINNER SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF THE YEAR 2001/03

All route times are subject to change.

THE CLASSIC

COMMENTARY IN A CHOICE OF 8 LANGUAGES

MARBLE ARCH Speakers Corner

Oxford Street, Hyde Park
MADAME TUSSAUDS - Big Bus stop, Marylebone Road
Planetarium, Sherlock Holmes Museum, London Zoo
OXFORD CIRCUS - bus stop RF, Regent Street
Oxford Street, Fitzrovia
REGENT STREET - bus stop RK, Regent Street,
Hamleys, Carnaby Street
PICCADILLY CIRCUS - bus stop G, Regent Street
Soho, Chinatown
HAYMARKET - Big Bus stop, outside No.11 Haymarket
Leicester Square, Planet Hollywood, Trocadero
TRAFALGAR SQUARE - bus stop Z, by the National Gallery
National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Nelsons Column
CRAIGS COURT junction of Craigs Court and Whitehall
Admiralty Arch, The Mall, St Jamess Park
BANQUETING HOUSE - Big Bus stop opposite Horse Guards
Horse Guards, St Jamess Park
WHITEHALL Big Bus stop, Parliament Street
Downing Street, Cenotaph, Cabinet War Rooms, Big Ben
LONDON EYE - next to South Bank Lion, Westminster Bridge
River Cruise, Dal Universe, London Aquarium

LAST BUS DEPARTURE TIMES:

CHANGING DIRECTION ON THE BLUE TOUR

08.25
08.35
08.44
08.50
08.54
08.57
08.59
09.04
09.06
09.08
09.13

PLEASE CHECK LAST BUS TIMES WITH YOUR DRIVER

WATERLOO - Big Bus stop, York Road

London Eye, South Bank Arts Centre, Waterloo International Station
COVENT GARDEN - Big Bus stop outside No.1 Aldwych
43 15
Royal Opera House, Londons Transport Museum, Somerset House
44 16 80 ALDWYCH - bus stop K, Aldwych
The Law Courts, St Clement Danes, Fleet Street
ST PAULS
45 17
The City, Barbican, Museum of London, Millennium Bridge, Tate Modern
LONDON BRIDGE - outside No.29 Tooley Street
46 18
London Dungeon, Tate Modern, H.M.S. Belfast, Southwark Cathedral,
Globe Theatre
TOWER OF LONDON - Big Bus stop, Tower Hill
47 19
River Cruise, Tower Bridge Experience, Docklands Light Railway
EMBANKMENT PIER - Victoria Embankment
48 20
Embankment Gardens, Cleopatras Needle
WESTMINSTER PIER - bus stop M, Victoria Embankment
49 21
River Cruise
BIG BEN - opposite Westminster Underground Station, Bridge Street
50 22
Houses of Parliament, Big Ben (Stop Temporarily out of use)
LONDON EYE next to South Bank Lion, Westminster Bridge
51 23
River Cruise, Dali Universe, London Aquarium
LAMBETH PALACE bus stop outside Lambeth Palace
52 24
Imperial War Museum, Museum of Garden History
42 14

BLUE TOUR*see
inset
Marble Arch

From Marble Arch 31

09.17
09.22
09.23
09.31
09.43

RED TOUR
First Bus

53 25
54 26
55 27
56 28
57 29
58 30

09.51

59 3

10.00

60

10.02

61

10.06

62 1

10.10

63 2

10.14

64
65

PARLIAMENT SQUARE bus stop D, Abingdon Street

Houses of Parliament, Tate Britain
WESTMINSTER ABBEY - bus stop T, Victoria Street
New Scotland Yard, Westminster Cathedral
BUCKINGHAM PALACE - outside No.1 Buckingham Gate
ROYAL MEWS - outside No. 31 Buckingham Palace Road
Big Bus Information Centre
VICTORIA outside Westminster Thistle Hotel
Big Bus Information Centre
VICTORIA STATION outside Thistle Victoria Hotel
QUEEN MOTHER GATES Big Bus stop, opposite London Hilton, Park Lane
Hyde Park, Mayfair, Shepherd Market
MARBLE ARCH - Speakers Corner
Oxford Street, Hyde Park
MAYFAIR - Park Lane
Oxford Street, Little America
GREEN PARK UNDERGROUND Big Bus stop PE
St Jamess Palace, Bond Street
HARD ROCK CORNER Big Bus stop, opposite Hard Rock Cafe
Constitution Hill, Green Park, Hyde Park Corner, Wellington Arch
HYDE PARK CORNER - bus stop L, outside Lanesborough Hotel
Wellington Museum, Belgravia, Hyde Park, Wellington Arch
HARRODS - bus stop outside Harrods, Brompton Road
Knightsbridge, Harvey Nichols, Sloane Street

APRIL- SEPT 18:00

RED TOUR

10.19
10.22
10.27
10.28
10.29
10.31
10.37
08.25
08.29

First Bus

66
67
68
69
70
71
72

73

08.33
08.36

74
75

08.38
76

08.42

From Green Park 1

SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUMS - bus stop F, Cromwell Gardens

Victoria & Albert Museum, Natural History Museum, Science Museum
GLOUCESTER ROAD - bus stop outside the Stanhope Arms Pub
BADEN POWELL - bus stop outside 70 Queens Gate
Baden Powell House, Natural History Museum
ROYAL ALBERT HALL - bus stop outside Royal Albert Hall
Albert Memorial, Princess Diana Memorial Fountain
KENSINGTON PALACE - bus stop N, Kensington Road
Kensington High Street
NOTTING HILL - bus stop M, Notting Hill Gate
Portobello Road Market, Holland Park
KENSINGTON GARDENS by Ramada Jarvis Hotel, Bayswater Road
Queensway, Whiteleys Shopping Centre
PRINCESS DIANA MEMORIAL PLAYGROUND
by Thistle Kensington Gardens Hotel, Bayswater Road
The Elfin Tree, Round Pond
PETER PAN - by the Thistle Lancaster Gate Hotel, Bayswater Road
BAYSWATER - bus stop by London Elizabeth Hotel, Lancaster Terrace
The Italian Gardens, Serpentine, The Long Water
PADDINGTON STATION
temporary bus stop, London Street (next to Praed St)

APRIL - SEPT 18:00

08.45
08.49
08.51
08.55
09.01
08.50
08.52

1 62
2 63
3 59
4 60
5 61
6 34
7 35
8 36

08.54
08.56
08.58

9 37
10 38
11 39

09.02

12 40

GREEN LINK

WINNER SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF THE YEAR 2004

LIVE ENGLISH COMMENTARY

EVERY 10 TO 15 MINUTES

First Bus

First Bus

31 4

CITY CRUISES*

First Bus

GREEN PARK - by the Ritz Hotel

St Jamess Palace, Bond Street
HARD ROCK CORNER - Big Bus stop, opposite Hard Rock Caf
Constitution Hill, Green Park, Hyde Park Corner, Wellington Arch
QUEEN MOTHER GATES Big Bus stop, opposite London Hilton, Park Lane
Hyde Park, Mayfair, Shepherd Market
MARBLE ARCH - Speakers Corner
Oxford Street, Hyde Park
MAYFAIR - Park Lane
Oxford Street, Little America
REGENT STREET - bus stop RK, Regent Street
Hamleys, Carnaby Street
PICCADILLY CIRCUS - bus stop G, Regent Street
Soho, Chinatown
HAYMARKET - Big Bus stop, outside No.11 Haymarket
Leicester Square, Planet Hollywood, Trocadero
TRAFALGAR SQUARE - bus stop, by the National Gallery
National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Nelsons Column
CRAIGS COURT junction of Craigs Court and Whitehall
Admiralty Arch, The Mall, St Jamess Park
BANQUETING HOUSE - Big Bus stop opposite Horse Guards
Horse Guards, St Jamess Park
WHITEHALL Big Bus stop, Parliament Street
Downing Street, Cenotaph, Cabinet War Rooms, Big Ben

From Russell Square 77

08.25
08.27
08.31
08.34
08.37
08.46
08.50
08.53
08.58
09.03
09.04
09.06

EVERY 10 TO 15 MINUTES
PLEASE CHECK LAST BUS TIMES WITH YOUR GUIDE OR DRIVER
First Bus

LONDON EYE - next to South Bank Lion, Westminster Bridge

09.08
River Cruise, Dal Universe, London Aquarium
WATERLOO
Big
Bus
stop,
York
Road
09.13
14 42
London Eye, South Bank Arts Centre, Waterloo International Station
COVENT GARDEN - Big Bus stop outside No.1 Aldwych
09.17
15 43
Royal Opera House, Londons Transport Museum, Somerset House
09.19
16 44 80 ALDWYCH - bus stop K, Aldwych
The Law Courts, St Clement Danes, Fleet Street
ST
PAULS
09.27
17 45
The City, Barbican, Museum of London, Millennium Bridge, Tate Modern
LONDON BRIDGE - outside No.29 Tooley Street
09.42
18 46
London Dungeon, Tate Modern, H.M.S. Belfast, Southwark Cathedral, Globe Theatre
TOWER OF LONDON - Big Bus stop, Tower Hill
09.50
19 47
River Cruise, Tower Bridge Experience, Docklands Light Railway
EMBANKMENT
PIER
Victoria
Embankment
09.54
20 48
Embankment Gardens, Cleopatras Needle
WESTMINSTER PIER - bus stop M, Victoria Embankment
09.56
21 49
River Cruise
BIG
BEN
opposite
Westminster
Underground
Station,
Bridge
Street
09.59
22 50
Houses of Parliament, Big Ben (Stop Temporarily out of use)
LONDON EYE next to South Bank Lion, Westminster Bridge
10.04
23 51
River Cruise, Dali Universe, London Aquarium
LAMBETH PALACE bus stop outside Lambeth Palace
10.07
24 52
Imperial War Museum, Museum of Garden History
PARLIAMENT
SQUARE

bus
stop
D,
Abingdon
Street
10.13
25 53
Houses of Parliament, Tate Britain
13 41

COMMENTARY

First Bus

26 54 WESTMINSTER ABBEY - bus stop T, Victoria Street

10.17

27 55
28 56

10.22
10.23

29 57
30 58

New Scotland Yard, Westminster Cathedral

BUCKINGHAM PALACE - outside No.1 Buckingham Gate
ROYAL MEWS - outside No. 31 Buckingham Palace Road
Big Bus Information Centre
VICTORIA outside Westminster Thistle Hotel
Big Bus Information Centre
VICTORIA STATION outside Thistle Victoria Hotel

08.25
08.27

THE GREEN LINK

THE GREEN

EVERY 20 TO 30 MINUTES

LINK

PLEASE CHECK LAST BUS TIMES WITH YOUR DRIVER

NO COMMENTARY ON THE GREEN LINK

RUSSELL SQUARE - Big Bus stop, Woburn Place WC1

Dickens Museum, University of London
78
ROYAL NATIONAL HOTEL Woburn Place (bus stop BP2166)
Kings Cross/St. Pancras stations, Euston Station
79
BLOOMSBURY - SOUTHAMPTON ROW outside Cafe Nero
British Museum, Lincolns Inn Fields
80 16 44 ALDWYCH - bus stop K, Aldwych
The Law Courts, St Clement Danes, Fleet Street
77

First Bus

08.55
08.56
09.00
09.05

LOOK AFTER YOUR TICKET - IF YOU LOSE IT, YOU LOSE YOUR RIDE!

APRIL - SEPT 18:00

London Eye

From Marble Arch (stop 4 31 60 )

buses depart both Westbound (towards
Harrods) and Eastbound (towards
Piccadilly Circus). *At 18.00 last buses
depart for either the West or East
section of the tour. Please consult staff
if unsure about which bus to take.
From The London Eye
(stop 23 13 41 51 ) you may change
direction to travel Eastwards (towards the
Tower) or Westbound (towards Victoria).
Please consult staff if unsure.

Phoenix
Theatre

Lyric Theatre

BIG BUS INFORMATION CENTRE

48 BUCKINGHAM PALACE ROAD

OPEN EVERY DAY

EXCEPT CHRISTMAS DAY

Big Bus Tour tickets

Friendly advice and information
Fast-entry tickets to many of
Londons major attractions
Tickets for The London Eye
Superb Big Bus model buses
Big Bus BONUS card

BOOKING HOTLINE FOR OUT OF LONDON TOURS 020 7233 7797

Visit London
Sightseeing Tour
of the year
Award 2004

The Mail on Sunday March 2005

See more of London on foot with our fantastic FREE guided walking tours! (5 if purchased separately)
Daily at 10:00am
Departs from Trafalgar
Square - Stop 9 37

ROYAL LONDON WALK

INCLUDES CHANGING OF THE GUARD

FREE!

Our classic Royal London Walk takes you to

the very heart of historic Royal London from St.
Jamess Palace, former official residence of Prince
Charles, to Buckingham Palace, celebrated home
of the Queen, taking in one of
the worlds most spectacular ceremonies on the way
the Changing of the
Guard.
Walk finishes at Big Bus
Information Centre
stop: 29 57

THE BIG BUS BEATLES WALK

Its been 40 years since Beatlemania swept
the world so come and join us in our groovy
Fab Four Tour celebrating the greatest rock
band of all time. Soho and Mayfair are where
the Beatles based themselves throughout their
meteoric rise in the Swinging Sixties and where
Paul McCartney still has his London office today.
Hear of John Lennons cheeky remarks to the
upper-crust VIP guests at a Royal Variety
Show. Relive the fan frenzy at the premieres of
their hit movies A Hard Days Night and Help!
Discover where they recorded their classic hit
Hey Jude and see the nightclub where Paul
first met Linda Eastman in 1967. Finally,
stand outside the Beatles famed Apple head-

quarters where they played

their last rooftop gig in 1969.
Join us as we lift the lid
on the extraordinary
world of John, Paul, George
and Ringo.
Walk finishes at
Piccadilly Circus Stop: 7 35

Daily at 2:30pm
Departs from Trafalgar
Square - Stop 9 37

FREE!

GHOSTS BY GASLIGHT

Square - Stop

WITH YOUR TICKET!

Valid for one way trip only while your

Big Bus Ticket is valid. Departures from
Westminster, Waterloo or Tower Pier.

The Spooky London Pub Crawl

Beyond the bright lights of the West End
there co-exists an older more chilling
London of dimly-lit alleyways, gas-lights
and ghosts. Hear tales of
haunted underground stations.
Chill to the foul deeds of demon barber Sweeney Todd.
Learn how a black cat prevents fatal consequences whenever 13 dine
together at a world-famous hotel. A pint of ale in a dark corner of an
old tavern or two will chase away your fears. Join us if you dare on
Londons best ghost walk.
Daily at 6:00pm
Walk finishes at a convenient
Underground station.
Departs from Trafalgar

FREE

RIVER THAMES CRUISE THE GREEN

Cruise operated by City Cruises, whose terms and conditions apply. Later cruises run during peak
periods and weekends. Times subject to change.

RIVER CRUISE DEPARTURE TIMES - Daily every 20 to 40 minutes

FREE!

FROM
TO
TIMES

Westminster Pier OR 21 49
Waterloo Pier
13 41

Tower Pier

19 47

Tower Pier

Westminster Pier OR
Waterloo Pier

21 49
13 41

19 47

First boat 10.00 Last Boat 18.00

First boat 10.10 Last Boat 18.50

Underground

National Rail

River Cruise
(one way only)

Walking tours

Join the tour at any stop

Tickets valid for 24hrs
(during bus service times)

BUS COMPANY
We are delighted to
announce that new
Cummins ISCe
engines are installed
in all of our London
buses, conforming to
Euro 3 Standard and
exceeding the Euro 2
requirement for
London.

KEY

YOUR

BIG BUS

TICKET

www.bigbustours.com

Hop-on, Hop-off as often as

you like

walking tours
Ticket includes
AND a one way River Thames
cruise
Change tours at any stop with an
additional colour spot.
For example: 80 16 44 ALDWYCH You may change here between the
red and blue tours and the green link

9 37

ALL WALKING TOURS LAST APPROXIMATELY 112 - 2 HOURS AND DEPART FROM TRAFALGAR SQUARE - STOP

9 37

- BUS STOP OUTSIDE SAINSBURY WING OF THE NATIONAL GALLERY

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A two hour ride on an

open top Big Bus is an
excellent way to get
the wide-angle picture
of Londons key sites.

The company's guides

and commentary are
excellent blending
humour, information
and interaction.
Spontaneous, entertaining and never dull,
the guide provides a
raft of unusual information to hold the
attention....