Enjoy a tasty treat at Fortnum & Mason, take a black cab from the Ritz to Buckingham Palace, discover where Churchill planned his WWII strategy, look out for the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street

Unlock the secrets of the Rosetta Stone at the British Museum, get a taste of bohemian life in colourful Neal's Yard, stroll the famous Covent Garden piazza, explore the streets of colourful Chinatown

Cruise the exclusive shops and arcades of Mayfair, see the pomp and show of the palace's Changing of the Guard, squeeze through London's narrowest alley, experience bustling Soho and its famed café culture

Lift a gold bar at the Bank of England, enjoy afternoon tea in the Crypt of St Paul's Cathedral, ride one of the last remaining Routemaster buses, browse the ornate Leadenhall Market

You can read a review of this tour by In London Guide who came on this adventure in August 2010.

Pop into Chaucer and Dickens' old drinking haunt, tuck into gourmet delights at Borough Market, visit the original site of the Globe and Rose Theatre, discover a ghoulish old operating theatre, hidden from 100 years

Admire the work of young British artists in Hoxton Square's galleries, tuck into pie and mash ina  traditional East End caff', browse the stalls at chic Spitalfields and funky Brick Lane, have a cuppa on a converted London bus

Browse the stalls of up and coming artists in Spitalfields, search for crafts and alternative fashion in Camden, watch quirky street performers in Covent Garden

Note: itinerary may vary depending on market trading days