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Big Ben

Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, and, by extension, for the clock tower that stands at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England.
Big Ben
Photo: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0

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National Gallery

Walk

Westminster and Whitehall to Trafalgar Square: a half-day power walk

A half-day walk north from the Palace of Westminster and Big Ben through the Abbey, Downing Street and Whitehall to Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery. It suits first-time visitors who want to see where Britain is governed and how that story runs back to the Middle Ages.

~6 h 15 min in total
~2.1 km, ~25 min walking
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