Buckingham Palace Tickets
These tickets give special timed access to inside Buckingham Palace for a tour of the State Rooms, followed by afternoon tea at The Grosvenor Hotel. The tickets are only available from July to September when the Royal Family is away on vacation. There’s a multi-lingual audio-guide on offer that explains in detail the history and magic of the palace. After visiting Buckingham Palace, take a short walk to The Grosvenor Hotel to enjoy a delicious afternoon tea.
Update 2021: This tour will not be operating in 2021. Instead, get tickets for Buckingham Palace Garden, which is opening from 9 July to 19 September 2021 for visitors.
Highlights:
The State Rooms:
You’ll get to enter the State Rooms which the Queen uses for her official duties like hosting foreign Heads of State and holding banquets. Highlights of a visit include admiring the palatial rooms which are decorated with paintings by famous artists like Rembrandt and Rubens, along with some of the most beautiful French and English furniture in the world.
Royal Animals:
See the new 2020 special exhibition on Royal Animals. The exhibition explores the Royal Family’s love of animals through works of art from the Royal Collection. Learn about the swans and corgis associated with the Royal Family, as well as exotic animals such as the giraffe presented to George IV as a gift from Egypt.
Afternoon Tea
After your visit to Buckingham Palace, it’s a 10-minute walk to the nearby Grosvenor Hotel. Enjoy a delicious afternoon tea with scones, jam, cakes, tea and more!
further info
- Meet at 1pm to collect your tickets. The meeting point is at 4 Fountain Square, 123-151 Buckingham Palace Road
- The visit to Buckingham Palace lasts 2.5 hours.
- It includes a special timed entrance ticket
- The audio guide is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian.
- Take afternoon tea at The Grosvenor Hotel in Victoria between 3pm-5pm.
- Tickets to Buckingham Palace State Rooms with afternoon tea are available from July to September.
