Downing Street

갤러리

There was one bobby in front of the Prime Minister's residence in 1968. His main job was probably posing for photographs by tourists. Nowadays you cannot take a photo like this. All of Downing Street is blocked off by a huge iron gate and l

Roger Wollstadt · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

분석

Downing Street is not a facade you glance at. The gate is visible all day; nothing inside is open to visitors. The quiet hour is the first after opening. A service may close the nave. Leave via Westminster.

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평일오전

가는 법

Westminster, north along Whitehall

교통

Tap at Westminster. If a service closes Downing Street, do not leave the last train until after the service ends.

계절 창

Christmas and Easter change the hours at Downing Street. In winter stay indoors. In summer the steps bake at noon — move to shade or a side aisle.

팁

• · Tickets: Free, and only from outside the gate. Plan about 10 minutes.
• · You cannot pass the gate
• · Keep voices down inside Downing Street. There are stone steps; wet soles slip. Bags come off the shoulder.

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