[00:54.83]Thank you for calling the Tourist Line.
[00:56.79]There are many different ways of getting round the city and we’d like to suggest some you may not have thought of.
[01:03.46]How about a city trip by boat?
[01:06.54]There are four main stopping points - from west to east: stop A Green Banks, stop B City Bridge, stop C Roman Landing and stop D Newtown.
[01:23.48]You can find the main booking office at stop A.
[01:27.74]The first boat leaves at 8 a.m.
[01:31.20]and the last one at 6:30 p.m.
[01:34.36]There are also many attractions you can visit along the river.
[01:39.60]At Stop A, if you have time, you can visit the fine 16th century palace here built for the king with its beautiful formal gardens.
[01:50.25]It's very near the booking office.
[01:52.69]Now you can enjoy every corner of this superb residence.
[01:57.49]Stop B Why don't you visit Tower Restaurant with its wide range of refreshments?
[02:04.99]This is a place where you can sit and enjoy the wonderful views over the old commercial and banking centre of the city.
[02:12.68]Stop C is the area where, in the first century AD, invading soldiers crossed the river;
[02:21.26]this was much shallower than it is now.
[02:24.50]That’s why this area is called Roman Landing.
[02:27.75]There’s an interactive Museum to visit here with a large shop which has a good range of local history books.
[02:36.15]At the furthest point of the trip, slop D, the most exciting place to visit is the new Entertainment Complex with seven-screen cinema, bowling alley and video games arcade.
[03:22.34]Besides the boat tours, there are city buses.
[03:25.81]Two companies offer special services.
[03:29.15]The Top Bus Company runs all its tours with a live commentary in English.
[03:35.13]Tours leave from 8:30 a.m.
[03:38.76]every 20 minutes.
[03:40.29]There are departures from Central Station, Castle Hill and Long Walk.
[03:47.51]This is a hop-on hop-off service and tickets are valid for 24 hours.
[03:54.48]For further details call Top Bus on 0208 9447810.
[04:04.68]The Number One Sightseeing Tour is available with a commentary in eight languages.
[04:12.15]Buses depart from Central Station every five to six minutes from about 9 a.m.
[04:19.83]with the last bus at around 7 p.m.
[04:23.41]There are also Number One services with an English-speaking...
