Private Bike Tour London: Westminster, Buckingham Palace & More
Ride the landmarks instead of walking between them.
A private bike tour of London's central landmarks, guided by a live professional who speaks your language and adjusts the route as you go. The tour covers Westminster, Buckingham Palace, St James's Park, Covent Garden, Trafalgar Square, Smithfield Market, St Paul's Cathedral and Cleopatra's Needle over three to four hours. You ride a standard bike or eBike with helmet included. Children from 18 months can join in a specialized seat or pram. The tour is tailored between you and the guide, so stops and timing shift based on what interests you.
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Classic London bike tour highlights
- Start tour with guide
- Visit Houses of Parliament and Big Ben
- Cycle through St. James's Park
- See Changing of the Guard
- Explore Trafalgar Square
- Visit Covent Garden
- Pass Smithfield Market
- Visit St. Paul's Cathedral
- See Cleopatra’s Needle
- View London Eye
- End tour with guide
- The London Bicycle Tour Company 15m
- Big Ben 10m
- Houses of Parliament 10m
- St. James's Park 20m
- Royal Observatory Greenwich 20m
- Changing of the Guard 20m
- Trafalgar Square 10m
- Covent Garden 15m
- Lincoln's Inn Fields 10m
- Smithfield Market 10m
- St. Paul's Cathedral 10m
- Cleopatra’s Needle passing by
- London Eye 10m
- Leake Street Arches 10m
What’s included
- Professional guide in your choice of language.
- bike or eBike with helmet.
- use of specialized infant seat if you're bringing a child from 18 months.
Times
- Every day No fixed time
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Cycle past Westminster, Buckingham Palace, St Paul's Cathedral and Trafalgar Square on a private London bike tour with a live guide.
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The experience
How much of London can you actually see in an afternoon? On a bike, more than you'd cover on foot. The route uses the East-West Cycle Superhighway and takes in the architectural range of Westminster and the Houses of Parliament, the ceremonial presence of Buckingham Palace and the Changing of the Guard, the market energy of Covent Garden and Smithfield, the scale of St Paul's Cathedral, and the Thames-side detail of Cleopatra's Needle and the London Eye. A professional guide leads the way and speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian or one of four other languages.
The tour is private, which means the guide builds it around your interests and pace. You're not locked into a fixed itinerary or a set group rhythm. If a stop holds your attention, you stay longer. If you want to skip something, you move on. The bike itself is either a standard pedal bike or an eBike, depending on which option you book. Both come with a helmet. If you're traveling with young children, specialized infant seats fit children from 18 months, and prams or strollers can come along too. The whole thing takes three to four hours.
You'll need to arrange your own food and drinks, and the tour doesn't include hotel pickup. You meet the guide at a start point you agree on together. The route is flat enough for all fitness levels, though the operator notes it's not suitable for people with poor cardiovascular health. Families book this regularly, and the flexibility is what makes it work: a guide who knows the city, a bike that covers distance, and a plan that bends to what you actually want to do.
Top questions
What languages is the tour guided in?
Live guide in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Danish and Dutch.
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Youth (12 to 17 years); Child (6 to 11 years); Infant (1 to 5 years): free.
What's the difference between the standard bike and the eBike option?
The eBike has electric assist, which means less pedaling effort on hills and longer stretches. Both options include a helmet and cover the same route. You choose based on how much physical effort you want to put in.
How does the guide tailor the tour if it's private?
The tour is built between you and the guide at the start. You tell them what interests you (whether that's the royal palaces, the markets, the architecture, or the riverside), and they adjust which stops you linger at and which you pass through quickly. The core landmarks stay the same, but the emphasis shifts.
What's included in the tour price?
The tour includes the bike or eBike, a helmet, and a professional guide who speaks your language. Food, drinks and hotel pickup are not included, so you'll want to bring water and arrange your own way to the meeting point.
How long does the tour actually take?
The tour runs three to four hours. The exact length depends on how long you spend at each stop and how much the guide needs to explain. There's no fixed schedule, so it flexes based on your pace.
Where do I meet the guide, and do they pick me up from my hotel?
Hotel pickup is not included. You'll agree on a meeting point with the guide before the tour starts, usually somewhere central and easy to reach by public transport or on foot.
Operated by The London Bicycle Tour Company Ltd.. Explorevia does not run this tour: we compare it with similar options, and you book it with our booking partner.
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Private Bike Tour London: Westminster, Buckingham Palace & More
3h–4h · EN · ES · FR · DE · IT · PT +2
from £ 132.50 per person
≈ US$ 178 in your currency
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