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London: Buckingham Palace Staterooms & Royal Walking Tour

By Walks
9.6 out of 10
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Overview
  • Pre-reserved entry to the Royal Mews (if option selected)
  • Pre-reserved entry to Palace Staterooms (if option selected)
  • Dive into centuries of royalty in the United Kingdom
  • Get insider knowledge from your guide, a Royal Family expert
  • Enjoy the most comprehensive royal walking tour of London

Activity location

  • London
    • Greater London
    • London, England, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Canada Gate, South Carriage Drive
    • S Carriage Dr
    • W1J 7NT, London, England, United Kingdom

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Pre-reserved entry to the Royal Mews (if option selected)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Pre-reserved skip-the-line Buckingham Palace tickets (if option selected)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Local English-speaking guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Expertly guided walking tour of London
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Hotel Pick-up/Drop-off
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Gratuities

Know before you book

  • Sites on this tour are subject to occasional closures. If modifications are needed and time permits, we will reach out to you prior to your tour. For last-minute closures, modifications may be communicated at the tour start time.
  • We are able to accomodate guests with mobility impairment or wheelcharis, but space is limited please make sure to email our Guest Experience team.
  • This tour is in English.
  • This is a walking tour. Guests should be able to walk at a moderate pace without difficulty.
  • Please note - The Staterooms are open from July 11 to Sept. 29 of the current fiscal year. When the Staterooms are closed you will visit the Royal Mews instead and the duration will be shorter (2.5 hrs).

What you can expect

Discover fascinating history and stories on a royal walking tour of London and explore the Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace's working stables, to get up close to the iconic Gold State Coach and witness the famous Changing of the Guard ceremony (if option chosen at time of booking) or head into the inner sanctuary within the walls and gates of Buckingham Palace. The spectacular State Rooms at Buckingham Palace are open for only a few short months each year and on these dates, you have full access (if option chosen at time of booking)

With the option of the Royal Mews see the instantly recognizable Gold State Coach, used by Queen Elizabeth II to travel to Westminster Abbey on her Coronation Day in 1953. It was also featured in the Platinum Jubilee Pageant celebrating her seventy-year reign. More recently it took pride of place at the Coronation of King Charles III in 2023. Along the way there, you’ll witness the centuries-old Changing of the Guard Ceremony and make your way from parks to palaces. You’ll have plenty of time to explore the Royal Mews at your own pace with the informative audio guide.

With the option of the Palace State Rooms venture inside the exquisite Royal State Rooms with an audio guide and explore a collection of ornate 19th-century salons and galleries. See the lavishly decorated White Drawing Room, where the King and Royal Family gather before official events. The regal Throne Room holds the Chairs of the Estate, recently used for the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. Even more magnificent spaces await on your tour of Buckingham Palace that are still used by the Royal Family to entertain guests.

Your royal journey begins outside Buckingham Palace, where your guide sets the scene with tales of regal life. Walk through Green Park to Clarence House, then to centuries-old St. James’s Palace. Follow in the footsteps of royal processions down The Mall, explore the historic beauty of St. James’s Park, and pass Wellington Barracks, home to the King’s Foot Guards.

our tour of the Royal Mews or of the Palace’s Royal State Rooms (optional at time of booking) follows your guided walking tour.

Location

Activity location

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    London
    • Greater London
    • London, England, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Canada Gate, South Carriage Drive
    • S Carriage Dr
    • W1J 7NT, London, England, United Kingdom