Lord Mayors show best views

[Nogbad]

Hi guys, hope all is well with everyone.

Am going to Lord Mayors show tommorrow and have two main interests.

First is to get some candids of the performars/attendees before they set of with their floats. Does anyone know where they set off from and is it accessible?

Secondly I want to get some reasonable images of the parade itself but want a fairly decent spot whre I can pick my shots composition wise giving me plenty of time decide on the shot I want.

Has anyone been to the parade before and if so where is the best viewpoint(s)?

Any info would be relly appreciated.

Thanks and regards

Nogbad