Dismounting Ceremony (or Four O’Clock Parade)

: Horse Guards Parade, Horse Guards Road, Whitehall, London51.504644 -0.128126
Date:: Every day at 4 PM
Cost:: Free to watch
Buses:: 3 11 12 24 29 53 87 88 91 94 159 453
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Horse Guards has a couple of different ceremonies every day. As well as the Changing the Guard ceremony at 11 AM (10 AM on Sundays), you can also enjoy their daily inspection at 4 PM.

Known as the "Dismounting Ceremony" or "Four O'Clock Parade", it takes place in the small courtyard beyond the parade ground (next to Whitehall). The guards will be lined-up for inspection by a very vocal Officer, who will order the horses be taken into the stables for the night. The courtyard will then be guarded by dismounted sentries until 10 AM the next morning, when the horses will return.

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“The Dismounting Ceremony takes place every day in the little courtyard that faces onto Whitehall. Compared to the other ceremonies like Changing of the Guard, this one is just a sideshow. It's very short and not a lot happens. It'…”

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