Baked Britain - London set to enjoy sun

Temperatures in the British capital are set to soar over the next two days, Monday, June 29 and Tuesday, June 30. Temperature could reach 32 degrees Celsius (89.6 F). Night time temperatures are expected to be as high as 19 - 20 degrees Celsius.

We are not used, or often very good, at coping with extremes in temperature in the British Isles. That's probably one of the reasons why the weather is such a popular topic of conversation throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland.

The anticipated heatwave has led to the Government issuing an amber alert, which means that there is 60 per cent chance that an area, or areas, of the UK will experience high temperatures on two consecutive days - and in the night sandwiched between them.

London is a great place to visit whatever the weather, but there are a few precautions sightseers should consider taking to avoid the potentially harmful affects of getting too much sun. Make sure you and your companions drink lots of water, use a high factor sun-screen/cream and try and spend plenty of time in the shade.

Listening to a Walk Talk Tour London travel guide can be great way to enjoy the sights and stay safe in the sun. Each audio walking tour of the capital can be completed comfortably in two hours, but listeners have the flexibility to explore the sights at their own pace. So, you can get as much - or as little - sun as you want.

Each Walk Talk Tour London walking tour costs just £5.95. So, you'll have spare change to buy that bottle of water, beer or that ice cream that has your name written all over it. And each of our five London tours are available in English, French, German qnd Spanish.

Use the following code to buy one Walk Talk Tour and get a second one free: VL405.

The top image was taken from Trafalgar Square looking down Whitehall towards the new Palace of Westminster. The tower is St Stephen's Tower home to Big Ben. Hear more about Big Ben, Trafalgar Square and the equestrian statue in the foreground of the picture with the Palace Trail audio guide. To hear an audio sample from the audio tour please click here.

The second picture shows Buckingham Palace, the London home of the Sovereign and the administrative headquarters of the British Monarchy.

For more information about staying safe in the sun. Check out the following link to the NHS website.