Horseguards Parade ground links Whitehall to St James's Park. I love marching across the open space listening to the scrunch scrunch scrunch of the gravel beneath my feet. Approaching from Whitehall, two of the King's Life Guards sit mounted on horseback either side of the gate, usually surrounded by tourists taking photos. An information panel behind them gives a bit of background:
But there's so much more to see here than good looking young soldiers and beautiful beasts – continue into the passageway and look up to ...
