We are arriving in London on June 13th at 0845 and staying on a house barge in Battersea Park - departing June 17th to stay overnight in Portsmouth to take the ferry to Cherbourg on the 18th. I have never planned a trip overseas and it becomes overwhelming at times so some expert advice would be much appreciated. I am traveling with my husband, two teenage children and 82 year old father in law. I have purchased London passes which included the Oyster card.
I am flexible and open to any advice.
Day one:
Take the train from Heathrow to Paddington Station then cab to Battersea Park
Kensington Palace - no tours at this time just view
Hyde Park
V&A museum
Apsley House - only because it's in the area
Day two:
Westminister Abbey/St Margaret's chapel - start here
St James Park
Buckingham Palace - in time for changing of the guards
Churchill War Rooms
Parliament
Big Ben
London Eye in the evening
Day two: don't have an order for this day, yet
Take train from Battersea Park to Tower of London
Bridge tower
Tate Modern
St Paul's Cathedral
Ben Franklin's house
Imperial War Museum - on way back in the afternoon
Day three:
British Museum
National Gallery
Covent Garden Market