Classic London route 139 Bus route The Number 139 bus route runs from Waterloo in Central London to Golders Green in North London. Start your tour at Waterloo Station Bus stop Waterloo Station / Tenison Way Bus route 139 Somerset House Trafalgar Square Hamleys Toy Store Abbey Road and Abbey Road Studios Selfridges & Co Piccadilly Circus Bond Street Lord’s Cricket Ground Strand, WC2R 1LA Bus stop Lancaster Place Somerset House is home to the Courtauld Gallery which has an important collection of Old Master and Impressionist paintings, as well as changing temporary exhibitions. WC2N 5DN Bus stop H Charing Cross Station Trafalgar Square Trafalgar Square commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar, a British naval victory in the Napoleonic Wars. Pop in to the National Gallery and check out their ‘30 must see list’. 188-196 Regent Street, W1B 5BT Bus stop Beak Street / Hamleys Toy Store Hamleys is the oldest and largest toy store in the world. Founded by William Hamley in 1760, the shop has more than 50,000 toys on sale and has around 5 million visitors a year. 2 Abbey Rd, NW8 0AH Bus stop N Abbey Road Studios / Grove End Road Appearing on the iconic cover of the Beatles’ Abbey Road album, this famous pedestrian crossing is now Grade II listed. An innovative 1960s recording venue, the Studios were used by the Beatles and Pink Floyd – and more recently by Kanye West and Adele. 400 Oxford Street, W1A 1AB Bus stop Selfridges If you fancy a spot of shopping, stop at Selfridges, founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge (1909). Look out for the stylish and inventive window displays. Piccadilly Circus, W1D 7ET Bus stop Piccadilly Circus The name Piccadilly originates from the late 16th and early 17th centuries when there was a famous tailor’s shop in the area which used to sell ‘piccadills’, different types of cut lace removable shirt collar. New Bond Street, W1S 1SP Bus stop Oxford Street / John Lewis Bond Street, is actually two streets - New Bond Street to the north and Old Bond Street to the south. It’s been popular for up market shopping since the 18th century. St John’s Wood, NW8 8QN Bus stop St John’s Wood Road / Lord’s Cricket Ground The “Home of Cricket”, Lord’s includes the world’s oldest sporting museum with a fascinating range of cricket memorabilia including The Ashes urn. Book a tour and a cream tea! You can walk from Somerset House to Covent Garden in 10 minutes. You can walk from Hamleys Toy Store to Bond Street in 10 minutes. You can walk from Piccadilly Circus to Hamleys Toy Store in 7 minutes. You can walk from Bond Street to Selfridges in 5 minutes. Covent Garden Market and London Transport Museum Savoy Street, WC2E 8RF Bus stop U Savoy Street Covent Garden is a shopping mecca with exciting live street performances and stalls selling gifts, clothing and crafts. London Transport Museum is a fascinating place to visit for an insight into London’s transport history past, present and future. You can walk from Covent Garden to Trafalgar Square in 10 minutes. Duration of non-stop route: 48 minutes X Underground station Bus stop name Visitor Centre Our NEW Hopper fare lets you take unlimited bus or tram journeys within one hour for £1.50 Plan a journey Covent Garden Bond Street Piccadilly Circus Traflagar Square, Charring Cross, Embankment 139 Tour ends