Studio Tour + Return Coach from Central London
Entry, a coach both ways and no logistics. The version to book if you want one confirmation email and nothing to think about.
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Film Studio Tour — Worth it? 
What to Book in London
Most of the famous things in London are free and you can walk straight into them. One ticket sells out four months ahead. Here is which is which, so you spend your planning time where it actually matters.
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London is the easiest major European city to visit badly prepared, with one glaring exception. The national museums are free, the parks are free, and half the postcard views cost nothing. The film studio tour out in Hertfordshire, meanwhile, is the hardest ticket in the country and regularly gone for months. Book that one the day you book your flights, sort the Tower of London a fortnight out, and you can improvise the rest.
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Book ASAP Film Studio Tour
Sells out months ahead. Book the moment dates are fixed.
From £53 Worth it? →
Book Ahead Tower of London
Book a week or two ahead. Go at opening.
From £35 Worth it? →
Worth Booking Westminster Abbey
Book a few days out. Closed to visitors on Sundays.
From £32 Worth it? →
Worth Booking London Eye
Book online to save money, not to get a seat.
From £26 Worth it? →
Can Wait Thames River Cruise
Walk-up. Use the river bus, not a tour boat.
From £11 Details →
No Booking British Museum
Free and walk-in. Nothing to book.
Free Details →
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Westminster Abbey — Worth it?Common questions about booking in London
What sells out first in London?
The film studio tour, by a distance. Tickets are released in dated batches and popular weekends vanish within days of release, four to six months out. Nothing else in the city comes close.
Do I need to book London attractions in advance?
Two of them, properly: the studio tour months ahead, the Tower of London a week or two ahead. Westminster Abbey and the London Eye are worth booking online because it is cheaper and faster, not because they run out. The big museums need nothing at all.
Is the London Pass worth it?
Only if you are doing three or more paid attractions a day, every day, which is an exhausting way to see a city. It also excludes the studio tour, which is the one thing you actually needed help getting. Most three-day trips lose money on it.