If you hop off the bus tour at this stop a few minutes walk will bring you to Northumberland Avenue, where you will be able to step back in time and discover the London that Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson would perhaps have known in the Sherlock Holmes Pub.
Standing on the site of the Victorian Northumberland Hotel, (devotees will be aware Sir Henry Baskerville stayed here when he came to London) the pub was formerly known as the Northumberland Arms until 1957 when the Whitbread brewery set it up as the world’s first themed Sherlock Holmes exhibition.
Aided by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's family, the pub was decorated and filled with memorabilia connected with Holmes’ many cases. The main attraction is a portrayal of the detective’s study, given pride of place behind a glass wall and patrons are able to look in detail at the exhibits displayed.

American visitors, Philadelphians in particular, may wish to hop off of their Big Bus London sightseeing tour at this stop for it is here that they will find themselves  just a few minutes walk away from the 18th century London home of one of the Founding Fathers of their country – Benjamin Franklin. 

36 Craven Street is the location of Benjamin Franklin House, the world's only remaining Franklin home.  For nearly sixteen years between 1757 and 1775, Dr Benjamin Franklin - scientist, inventor, diplomat, philosopher and more importantly, Founding Father of the United States - lived behind its front door. Our guides will be glad to point you in the right direction!

                                                       The House in Craven Street

Connecting Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace is the Mall. The Mall was created as a ceremonial route so that the Monarch could be seen by the public at state events. During modern day state visits both the visitor and the monarch are escorted along the Mall, which is decorated with the Union flag and the flag of the visiting head of state's country.

 Guardsmen await a head of state at the Mall.

Standing as the gateway to the Mall which connects Trafalgar Square with Buckingham Palace, Admiralty Arch consists of five archways, the central of which is only opened for Royal processions. Built in 1911 from designs by architect Aston Webb as a memorial to Queen Victoria, the triple Arch originally housed the offices of the Sea Lords, but now is home to various Whitehall Cabinet offices.
On the west side of the Arch stands a statue and memorial to Captain James Cook, one of this country’s greatest explorers.