Places Of Interest in Westminster

Buckingham Palace General Enquiries

020 79304832

Buckingham Palace, LONDON, SW1A 1AA

English Heritage

020 7222 2219

The Jewel Tower, Old Palace Yard, LONDON, SW1P 3JY

This L shaped tower dates from 1365 and is the only original part of Westminster to survive. It was principally King Edward III's 14th Century home. The tower was built as the King's personal jewel house and treasury. When Westminster ceased to be a Royal palace the tower became an archive for parliamentary papers. The Offices for Standard Weights and Measures are ...

Buckingham Palace Frogmore House

020 7321 2233

LONDON, SW1A 1AA

The Churchill War Rooms

020 7930 6961

Clive Steps, King Charles Street, LONDON, SW1A 2AQ

Located in the basement of a government building in the heart of London, the Cabinet War Rooms were hurriedly converted on the eve of the Second World War to emergency underground accommodation to protect the Prime Minister and the British Government against air attack. In operational use from 27 August 1939 to the Japanese surrender in 1945, these rooms were to be...