Planning on being around central London this weekend? There's a chance to ride heritage buses between Trafalgar Square and Tower Hill — and it won't cost you much either.
The T15 Heritage Weekend — on Saturday 28 February and Sunday 1 March 2026 — will see a coterie of old Routemasters, Daimler double deck motor buses and their vintage brethren ply the number 15 route along the Strand and Fleet Street, up Cannon Street and onto Tower Hill (and the other way). For 15 years, from 2005, TfL ran heritage buses along the regular route, but that was ended in 2020 — so here's an opportunity to relive the glory days when you could ride an open platform bus past some of London's most famous sights.
The weekend — organised by Londoner Buses, which lays on various sightseeing tours — works slightly differently on each day:
Saturday: A minimum of six buses run up to every 15 minutes between Trafalgar Square and Tower Hill from 10am-8pm. Fares apply: Adult single £2.50, child single £1.00, adult day ticket £7.50, child day ticket £5.
Sunday: In the region of 17 buses run, the first at 9.25am from Parliament Square and 10am from Tower Hill, with last buses ending around 5pm. All bus rides on the Sunday are free, although donations will be collected by the Worshipful Company of Carmen, in aid of Ukraine.
There's a good run-down of the various buses set to appear, on Londoner Buses' Facebook page; one of these is a Silver Routemaster, introduced in 1977 to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II. This bus will run both days.
If you adore heritage buses but can't make this weekend, mark your calendar for Saturday 14 March, when free heritage rides on the 38 route will run between Victoria and Clapton Pond.
T15 Heritage Weekend, between Trafalgar Square and Tower Hill, 28 February-1 March 2026.
All images Londoner Buses.
