The Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament) London, London, United Kingdom
By The Wombles on 12-Mar-03. Waypoint GCE387

Quick and easy today even though the info sign has fallen over.

Greetings from Australia! in London on a short holiday and found myself here after an underground navigational mistake was turned into a look at all things Westminster. Grabbed the info needed easily enough.

I like this building best.

Thanks for placing this cache The Wombles.
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Easter weekend 2nd-6th April 2015 in Stanthorpe, QLD, Australia

I did this one after visiting Westminster Abbey. I found the information without too much problem as I was able to get right to the sign. It was busy here as Parliament was sitting and the news channels were set up next door reporting live. The place was quite interesting, and is probably overlooked with Westminster Abbey right next door. I wouldn't have come here without the cache, and it is worth a visit. Will add as a favourite.

Found while visiting the UK.

TFTC The Wombles

Thanks for a great history lesson. Got some good photos as well despite the rain.

Found during a trip with my mother to old london town. Thank you so much for the cache it was one of the first caches i found overseas and definately recommend it. I have emailed you my answers please let me know if the email does not arrive.

Hi from Atlanta. Submitting answers. Thanks for a nice cache!

#4898-4959
Found with portokeil during our 2 day strike over London!
Nice place to discover just a few steps from Westminster and the crowds of tourists
TFTC

#228

Loggin with permission! We love that Virtual caches often show us things we wouldn't otherwise notice, so thanks for bringing us to this one.

TFTC! Cheers The Flat Man - Camden, Australia

After visiting the Abbey, I made note that there was a nice and small royal park next to the river.......... and there were also caches there I got this one on the way there. The info was obtained quite easily. Thanks The Wombles

Busy going through my GSAK database and updating caches I haven't sent a log for. Have been using GSAK to keep tabs on my finds. Thanks to the cache owners for the caches. Working my way through those caches that require emails with answers.

I stopped off for this cache while walking around the area sightseeing - and there are some great sights to see! Checked out the Tower and provided information. Thanks for a great cache The Wombles. And my 2600th find!

My first cache in Central London Rectified that now having done about 30 in the last 2 days Thought Id start off with one of the most recommended and scored a great day to walk around the Houses of Parliament and take some photos with a blue sky background for a change. Didnt know about this old part of the building so it was a good and interesting find... I should take up English Heritage membership again Thanks for a great introduction to London Caching... feels like Ive been doing nothing but nanos since haha Cheers from Australia. Email Sent.

Found with some of the EA GeoMobbers on our weekend trip to London - Daazee & Team Postie Grum

A nice spot, no-one seemed to be as interested in this side of the road. I expect most people don't know this is here. Answers are sent in an email.

We came up to London for a day out with the intention of visiting Westminster Abbey. As usual we couldn't resist walking from Waterloo on a circuitous route to pick a a few (week to be honest more than a few) caches. After lots of caching and a late lunch in a pub nearby we arrived at the abbey to find it closed 1530 on a Tuesday and we were 2 mins late! Never mind there was always another cache nearby and this one was of historical interest. Thanks for bringing us here.

This entry was edited by SilverRose on Tuesday, 28 December 2010 at 12:22:17.

Nice little virtual on our tour through London. Too sad that the nearby park cache wasn´t available due to the closing times...
Nevertheless this one showed a nice building.

t4tc and quick log release, regards from germany

Took a visit at the Jewel Tower, the rain was pouring down...a demonstration outside...[:0]
But the cache is nice to do
Thanks for the quick release
Greetings from The Netherlands

Eleven months after starting to plan the trip we eventually turned up in the rain to visit the Westminster Clock Tower, more popularly known as Big Ben. I arrived a few minutes early and took a wrong turning to make sure I passed this spot to get the necessary answers!

The demonstration yesterday was by the ex-Ford workers who lost their pensions when, if I remember correctly, Ford sold off the part of the business that they worked in. That company then went bust taking the pension pot with it, and the remains were then bought back by Ford without any outstanding debts and commitments leaving the workers with no pension for all their years of service.

Many thanks for encouraging me to get out in the rain!

Once I got the right side of the road, I soon spotted the info. Interesting spot, thanks.

KWP 5/17/0

2429 - Another find on an overseas work trip...

With a day in London before heading home I did quite a long walk around this general area. After having lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe I continued caching around and got to this one. I have visited this area many times so it was nice to revisit for a cache ! Answers sent to owner and permission to log granted !

TNLN - TFTC !!

Cheers from Australia !!

Will email answers soon. Found @1520 on 6/6/10

Beeing historians a visit to Westminster was an absolute must during our weekend in London. So we combined our interests and solved this virtual cache.

Thank you,

doc256 and Christina from Germany,

#2261

Found the info at 12:20pm while heading from a tour of Westminster Abbey to meet friends and spend the afternoon at Tate Britain. Will be back to do this tour before we head home to Australia. Have heard it is a great tour.
thanks The Wombles

On an afternoon when the whole of London seemed to be on the streets - and half of the USA, France and Japan, there were just too many muggles for success on a physical cache. How lovely to have a virtual to do instead. An interesting spot that I may not otherwise have visited. Thanks Wombles!

Found today, and without a reason to stop, more then likley we would have walked right on by, this is one of the benefits of geocaching, you get to see things a lot miss, and gain a smilie for the effort, looked in the local surrounds as well, interesting history, but then this country has so much history, too much for anyones single lifetime. TFTC
Gayle & Mark - Australia

Muggles aplenty on this gorgeous almost summer day. Nice spot, would have just wandered past gawking at that big old building on the other side of the road!
Email sent, thanks.

What an interesting little place tucked away.
Lots of activity across the road, including a small camp of peaceful protesters, but by contrast, so quiet near the cache.

We soon picked up the answers and emailed them off for verification before logging.
Great spot and a very nice virtual. Thanks for bringing us here.

Russ & Sue

Thanks, have emailed the answers.
Very crowded around this area today!

Found while visiting London for the day. Thanks.

JPlus14
Floyds Knobs, IN

1st of 12 finds during a 2 day stopover in London.

After looking the Abby it was off to find a few caches in the area. This was number 1.

I was here on budget day and the press and police were all over the place. Made an interesting day even more so.

Thanks for an informative cache.

Cheers,

Nice cache. Wouldn't have come to this exact spot without a cache, once again. Thanks!

The Wombats' first overseas find. Very interesting area with much history. Happy to take the diversion away from the usual tourist places. Wouldn't have known this was here without the cache.

E-mail sent to Wombles with answers.

Thanks Wombles.

In the area for the weekend and managed a few caches like you do! Did this one with Davy Boy & Elliott1000.
Interesting spot thanks,
The Hancock Clan

Did this one with my parents on visiting London and took them around.. Interesting place I've never seen before..Answers in email...

Thanks for the cache.

Found this when pounding London pavements on a boiling hot day, before heading off on a cruise! Great little place, overshadowed by more grandiose architecture. Email now on the way too.
TFTC

Found by Mary & David from Australia at 1330. An amazing area, chock-full of London 'icons'. We'd visited most of them on previous visits (some more than once) but this one had eluded us. Our thanks to McDehack for showing it to us and for a fascinating series, even though we weren't able to complete them all (this time, at least).

Wow what a climb into the tower. Thanks for the history and cache. Answers on the way

Second time here - not sure why I didn't find it the first time last year!

Got it at 1200 hrs! Nice easy walk from the tube station through hordes of tourists, and an easy find. Email on its way.

Bluelamb03

Our first attempt was about 20 minutes too late on July-1, as the access gate was closed and locked for the evening when we arrived. So we made sure to return a couple of days later, just in time to nip in and photograph the answers, and check out the gift shop as it prepared for closing again!

Email sent.

Cheers

Used to eat my sandwiches round here years ago when I used to come to committee meetings in Church House so guessed where it was but had not read up on the facts before - thanks for reminding me.