When your workplace is nearly a thousand years old, there's bound to be some interesting legends behind the job you do.

One such legend tells us that should the Ravens leave the Tab London,

it will crumble to dust and a great harm will befall our kingdom.

In just a bit, Christopher Scaif tells us what it's like to be the Royal Ravenmaster at the Tower of London.

There's a lot to see on any number of easy day trips from London as well.

Many of our guests tend to think they have to do an organized trip from London, but no you don't.

Use the public transport.

You can visit Stonehenge, the real Downton Abbey,

and where the World War II Code

Breakers worked in secret at Bletchley Park. And were it not for them, it's estimated

the war might have lasted for more than four years longer. Even if you only have a layover, we'll help you get into town from Heathrow or Gatwick.

If you wanted to go to Buckingham Palace or Westminster, that's even closer.

Get in and out of London and meet the Ravenmaster in the hour ahead.

It's traveled with Rick Steve's.

London Tour Guides recommend must-see day trips from their busy city and we'll meet the

Yeoman Warder who tends to the ravens at the Tower of London, a job that's said to be

indispensable for the safety of the kingdom.

That's just ahead on today's travel with Rick Steeves.

This year's coronavirus kept the tower and many other London sites closed for months,

and it's kept us American travelers at home.

But the day will come when we can safely travel to London again.

So let's at least set our sites for an hour on the travels we can expect to enjoy when we can safely return to

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