Prosecco Bus Tour London: Afternoon tea while sightseeing

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Duration1h 30m

GroupUp to 52

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Can you really have tea and see Big Ben from a moving bus?

You board a double-decker bus in central London, settle into a seat with a glass of Prosecco and a plate of afternoon tea, and spend ninety minutes passing Big Ben, Tower Bridge, St Paul's Cathedral, and the London Eye while a guide explains what you're seeing. You don't walk, you don't stand in queues, and your hands stay mostly free. The tea is warm, the views are unobstructed from the upper deck, and you leave with a branded cup and the kind of tired-happy feeling that comes from doing something very London without the usual London effort.

1h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

London sightseeing with afternoon tea

Board the sightseeing bus
Enjoy expert live guide commentary
View iconic landmarks along Thames
Eat freshly prepared afternoon tea
Drink a glass of Prosecco
Pass Big Ben and Westminster Abbey
See Somerset House and Cleopatra’s Needle
Marvel at London Eye and St Paul’s Cathedral
Cross Tower Bridge and view Tower of London
Optional visit to London Eye

The Experience

The tea arrived lukewarm on the first bend past Westminster Abbey, which somehow made it more real—not a staged photo moment but an actual cup of Earl Grey rattling slightly as the bus swung toward the Thames. Our guide, who'd been mid-sentence about Big Ben's renovation, didn't miss a beat, just smiled and kept talking while we steadied our plates. That's the rhythm of this tour: you're moving through ninety minutes of London's most recognizable sights—Tower Bridge, St Paul's Cathedral, the London Eye spinning in the distance—while eating scones with clotted cream and jam that a chef prepared onboard that morning. The Prosecco helps. So does the fact that you're not walking, which matters more than you'd think when you're trying to balance a sandwich in one hand and take a photo with the other.

The bus itself is half the experience. It's a proper double-decker with air-conditioning, and the upper deck gives you sight lines most ground-level tourists never get—you're at eye level with the upper windows of Georgian townhouses, you can see into the courtyards of Somerset House, the Thames curves below you in a way that makes the whole geography of the city suddenly click. The guide points out details: which bridge is which, why Cleopatra's Needle has nothing to do with Egypt, what the Stone of Scone actually is. It's the kind of storytelling that works because you're not standing still trying to remember where you parked; you're just sitting, eating, and listening. If you upgrade to Premium, you get the best seats on the upper deck—worth considering if you're serious about photos.

The afternoon tea menu is proper: honey roast gammon sandwiches, smoked salmon, a truffled sausage roll, freshly baked scones, chocolate éclairs, fruit tarts, mini Victoria sponges. They'll do vegan or gluten-free if you ask seventy-two hours ahead. The hot and cold drinks rotate—tea, coffee, juice, water—and you get a branded PG Tips cup to take home, which is the kind of small detail that makes you feel like you actually did something, not just rode past things. Free Wi-Fi and USB charging are built in, so your phone doesn't die halfway through trying to identify which cathedral is which.

If you want to add the London Eye—the 135-metre observation wheel with views across the whole city—you can upgrade when you book. It's not included in the base tour, but the bus passes it, so you'll see it either way. The whole thing runs ninety minutes, and you're back where you started without having to navigate the Underground or figure out which bus stop is which. In July and August 2026, children aged two to fifteen get a lunch box instead of the full tea service, which changes the vibe slightly but keeps them fed and occupied.

What’s included

A 90-minute fully guided panoramic tour of London aboard a branded double-decker bus with air-conditioning, freshly prepared afternoon tea featuring sandwiches, scones, pastries and sweet bites, a glass of Prosecco, a selection of hot and cold drinks, a branded souvenir PG Tips travel cup, free Wi-Fi throughout the bus, and USB charging at your seat. Vegan and gluten-free menus are available on request with 72 hours' notice.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessiblePublic transport nearby

Operated by Evan Evans Tours

Is this one for you?Right for travelers who want London's main sights without walking or navigating the Underground, and who'd rather eat while moving than stand in a queue. The ninety-minute duration means you fit it into an afternoon without losing a whole day, and the upper deck views are the trade-off for being on a bus instead of standing at each landmark—it's actually the better angle.