The last weekend of our holiday has been spent in England with our daughter Katherine and her family. They'd bought a London card so we accompanied them to a number of London tourist attractions - all very overpriced in our opinion. The Tower of London was worth seeing though, with nearly 1000 years of history along with the real Crown Jewels. There was a great collection of medieval armour and weapons which pleased our grandson Oliver, not to mention the various gruesome stories of executions in the Tower.
One thing we learned was not to go to the Natural History Museum on a Saturday. The queue was a block long and once we finally were let in the crowds were everywhere. It is a great museum though, very well set up for children to discover our world.
Afternoon tea at Fortnum and Masons was a treat for the whole family on our last day.

Dodo - not a real specimen as they died out in the 15th century

Natural History Museum

Tower of London

Beefeater tout guide - Tower of London

Tower of London Crown Jewels Building

Changing of the guards - Tower of London

Horse in Armour, Tower of London

Royal Residence, Tower of London - no longer used

War Memorial Poppies, Tower of London