Buckingham Palace Tour - State Rooms
Take a look around the royal residence itself on this self-guided Buckingham Palace tour, which gives you exclusive access to the offices and London residence of Her Majesty The Queen!
While The Queen makes her annual summer visit to Scotland, the magnificent Buckingham Palace State Rooms are opened up for visitors to venture behind the scenes and get a glimpse into the lives of the Royals.
The State Rooms are the heart of the Palace, and are used by the Royal Family to receive and entertain guests on State, ceremonial and official occasions
These spectacular rooms are opulently furnished with some of the greatest treasures from the Royal Collection. You’ll see paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens, Poussin and Canaletto, sculpture by Canova, exquisite Sèvres porcelain and some of the world’s finest English and French furniture.
After your visit to the State Rooms, the Palace’s lovely Garden Café is the perfect place to enjoy refreshments over views of the wonderful gardens.
The State Rooms are only open to visitors between 22 July to 27 September 2019, so book your Buckingham Palace tickets now!
Suitable for:
- Infants
- Families
- Couples
- Groups
- Teenagers
- Seniors
Great for:
Availability:
22 July – 27 September 2019
Time:
- Tours take place at 2.15pm
- A typical visit lasts between 2 hours and 2 hours 30 minutes
Address:
Buckingham Palace, London SW1A 1AA
Accessibility:
- The Palace has wheelchair and step-free access, via a separate entrance at the front of the Palace
- IMPORTANT: Unfortunately wheelchair access cannot be booked through AttractionTix due to limited availability. If you require wheelchair or step-free access, please make your booking directly with Buckingham Palace.
Guide:
- Multimedia guides are included, available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian and Mandarin
Children:
Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult over the age of 17.
Included:
Self-guided audio tour of the Buckingham Palace State Rooms
Not Included:
- Food and drinks
- Transport to the palace
Important – Security information:
For safety reasons, you may be required to deposit any baggage and other items into the security cloakrooms during your visit.
Important: During admission to the attraction, all visitors will pass through airport-style security checks. Visitors should arrive with one small bag where possible to ensure an efficient entry process. 100% cancellation fees apply. Once booked your tickets are non-refundable.
- By Train: The closest station is London Victoria
- By Underground: The closest stations are Victoria, Green Park and Hyde Park Corner.
- By Bus: Numbers 11, 211, C1 and C10 stop on Buckingham Palace Road.
Buckingham Palace Tour - State Rooms is rated
4.8 out of
5 by
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Rated 5 out of
5
by
Cookie from
Super!
Easy to order tickets online and then very well organised entry at The Palace. Given an easy to use tablet with headphones which gave interesting details about each of the rooms and the information was available in several languages and adult or child friendly format.
I bought tickets as a treat for my daughter, 7 year old granddaughter and 4 year old grandson. We all loved our tour of Buckingham Palace and the two children also thought travelling on the underground and a London was great fun!!
An excellent day out.
Date published: 2018-09-22
Rated 4 out of
5
by
KTF from
Great day out
Always wanted to see how royalty lived & now we know.
Date published: 2018-09-22
Rated 5 out of
5
by
LbMiller from
A once in a lifetime experience!
Magical! That word sums up the incredible tour of Buckingham Palace. The entire experience from purchasing tickets, security and walking thru the magnificent rooms was flawless. The audio component was excellent and enhanced the tour greatly.
Date published: 2018-09-07
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Carolina from
Great day out!
I had a very good time discovering this huge place, I did not expect it knowing we have seen only one part of the Palace. I love the history and design of each room, awesome
Date published: 2018-08-26
Rated 5 out of
5
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Lady Toastie from
Excellent visit for all ages
Visited with daughter and 8 year old grandson , magnificent to see all the rooms and exhibits and art work . Re lived my experience of being in the Palace when receiving my MBE from Her Majesty.
The audio experience in each room was superb and kept the interest of my grandson who loved finding the clues and answers to everything .interesting for adults and children . Food interactive children’s room as well .
Date published: 2018-08-26
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Vortex from
Good experience
The downside to the tour is the entrance, you queue for you tickets ok, no one asked for any ID which is alarming, then when time queued for the security check this is the part that was uncomfortable when we were herded like cattle being asked to squash up, the security is a farce, ok they have airport scanners for bags and people but they seem a bit lax especially with the amount of people they are rushing through, people were carrying large bags, backpacks round on top of noone having to show any photo ID? After that though the tour was good you get your own interactive tablet guide and headphones and can walk round at your own pace, plenty to see and the guide has family mode as well, very informative and interesting. Cafe at the end on the part where the Queen's garden parties are held, medium price, cream scone nearly £6 tea and coffee £3+ bit nice, gift shop for fanatics just royal memrobilia, get to see a little bit of garden on way out. Overall a good place to visit, would not be interested in repeating though.
Date published: 2018-08-16
Rated 5 out of
5
by
MikeOlive from
A real eye opener
We went expecting to see the State Rooms and these were very good but the lasting impression will be of the amazing selection of gifts given to the Royals by foreign governments. These were too varied, eclectic, and exquisite to adequately describe. They simply have to be seen to be believed.
Date published: 2017-09-29
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Chrysta79 from
Buckingham Palace State Apartments
Visited the palace with my husband at the end if July. Well organised queueing system to get in and well organised inside. No rushing us round the different rooms could take as long as we wanted. Excellent your and well laid out exhibits.
Date published: 2017-08-11
Buckingham Palace Tour - State Rooms is rated
4.8 out of
5 by
19.
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Cookie from
Super!
Easy to order tickets online and then very well organised entry at The Palace. Given an easy to use tablet with headphones which gave interesting details about each of the rooms and the information was available in several languages and adult or child friendly format.
I bought tickets as a treat for my daughter, 7 year old granddaughter and 4 year old grandson. We all loved our tour of Buckingham Palace and the two children also thought travelling on the underground and a London was great fun!!
An excellent day out.
Date published: 2018-09-22
Rated 4 out of
5
by
KTF from
Great day out
Always wanted to see how royalty lived & now we know.
Date published: 2018-09-22
Rated 5 out of
5
by
LbMiller from
A once in a lifetime experience!
Magical! That word sums up the incredible tour of Buckingham Palace. The entire experience from purchasing tickets, security and walking thru the magnificent rooms was flawless. The audio component was excellent and enhanced the tour greatly.
Date published: 2018-09-07
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Carolina from
Great day out!
I had a very good time discovering this huge place, I did not expect it knowing we have seen only one part of the Palace. I love the history and design of each room, awesome
Date published: 2018-08-26
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Lady Toastie from
Excellent visit for all ages
Visited with daughter and 8 year old grandson , magnificent to see all the rooms and exhibits and art work . Re lived my experience of being in the Palace when receiving my MBE from Her Majesty.
The audio experience in each room was superb and kept the interest of my grandson who loved finding the clues and answers to everything .interesting for adults and children . Food interactive children’s room as well .
Date published: 2018-08-26
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Vortex from
Good experience
The downside to the tour is the entrance, you queue for you tickets ok, no one asked for any ID which is alarming, then when time queued for the security check this is the part that was uncomfortable when we were herded like cattle being asked to squash up, the security is a farce, ok they have airport scanners for bags and people but they seem a bit lax especially with the amount of people they are rushing through, people were carrying large bags, backpacks round on top of noone having to show any photo ID? After that though the tour was good you get your own interactive tablet guide and headphones and can walk round at your own pace, plenty to see and the guide has family mode as well, very informative and interesting. Cafe at the end on the part where the Queen's garden parties are held, medium price, cream scone nearly £6 tea and coffee £3+ bit nice, gift shop for fanatics just royal memrobilia, get to see a little bit of garden on way out. Overall a good place to visit, would not be interested in repeating though.
Date published: 2018-08-16
Rated 5 out of
5
by
MikeOlive from
A real eye opener
We went expecting to see the State Rooms and these were very good but the lasting impression will be of the amazing selection of gifts given to the Royals by foreign governments. These were too varied, eclectic, and exquisite to adequately describe. They simply have to be seen to be believed.
Date published: 2017-09-29
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Chrysta79 from
Buckingham Palace State Apartments
Visited the palace with my husband at the end if July. Well organised queueing system to get in and well organised inside. No rushing us round the different rooms could take as long as we wanted. Excellent your and well laid out exhibits.
Date published: 2017-08-11
