Beach Volleyball, on Horse Guards Parade

: Horse Guards Parade, Horse Guards Road, Whitehall, London51.504644 -0.128126
Match date:: 28th July to 9th August 2012
Tickets:: See london2012.com
Buses:: 3 11 12 24 29 53 87 88 91 94 159 453
Trains:: Charing Cross BKL NRN, Embankment BKL CRC DSC NRN, Leicester Square NRN PCL, Piccadilly Circus BKL PCL, St. James’s Park CRC DSC, Westminster CRC DSC JUBNote: The best station for Horse Guards Parade is Westminster. We can help you get there from any train station:
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Beach Volleyball promises to be one of the most interesting of the Olympic events, with Horse Guard Parade standing in for a sun-soaked beach. The competition will consist of 24 teams divided into six groups of four. Eeach team will play every other team in their group, after which the top 16 teams from this phase will qualify for the knockout stage.

28th July to 4th Aug -- Preliminary rounds
5th Aug -- Women's quarter finals
6th Aug -- Men's quarter finals
7th Aug -- Men and women's semi-finals
8th Aug -- Women's 3rd-place play off, final and medal ceremony
9th Aug -- Men's 3rd-place play off, final and medal ceremony

Horse Guards is a large open parade ground that sits between St. James’s Park and Whitehall. The Whitehall side is guarded by members of the Household Division – a throwback to its days as a Palace. All that remains of Whitehall Palace today is Banqueting House.

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Changing the Guard, at Horse Guards – Every day
Changing the Guard at Horse Guards is similar to the ceremony that takes place at Buckingham Palace, but takes place every day of the year and in all weathers. And seeing as it takes place just half-an-hour before the main event, you might like to catch both on the same day.

Dismounting Ceremony (or Four O’Clock Parade) – Every day
The “Dismounting Ceremony” takes place in the small courtyard beyond the parade ground. The guards will be lined-up for inspection by a very vocal Officer, who will then order the horses be taken back to the stables for the night. The courtyard will then be guarded by dismounted sentries until morning, when the following day’s “Changing the Guard” will bring back the mounted sentries.

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