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Buckingham Palace & Royal Mews
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The Buckingham Palace State Rooms will be open to the public from 25th July to 3rd October 2011. Tickets are also available to the Royal Mews and Queen's Gallery.
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace serves as both the office and London residence of Her Majesty the Queen. It is one of the few working royal palaces remaining in the world today.
In August and September, when the palace is not being used in its official capacity, visitors can enjoy the State Rooms, which form the heart of the working palace - nineteen rooms, lavishly furnished with the finest treasures from the Royal Collection, including paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens, Poussin and Canaletto and some of the finest English and French furniture.
Royal Fabergé: The exhibition at the annual Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace brings together masterpieces by Carl Fabergé, from Imperial Easter Eggs and dazzling jewel-encrusted boxes to miniature carvings of favourite royal pets. Royal Fabergé reveals how the world's finest collection of work by the great Russian goldsmith and jeweller has been created by successive generations of the British Royal Family.
The Duchess of Cambridge's wedding dress, designed by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, will also be on display during this year's Summer Opening.
Visitors end their tour with a walk along the south side of the Palace garden, which splendid views of the west front of the Palace and the famous lake.
The Royal Mews
The Royal Mews is the mews (or stables) of the British Royal Family, located in the grounds of Buckingham Palace.
Here you can see the the Gold State Coach along with various horse-drawn carriages and motor cars, used for coronations, State Visits, royal weddings, the State Opening of Parliament and official engagements. For most of the year the stables are home to the working horses that play an important role in The Queen's official and ceremonial duties.
The Queen's Gallery
The Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace is a permanent space dedicated to changing exhibitions of items from the Royal Collection, the wide-ranging collection of art and treasures held in trust by The Queen for the Nation. The Queen's Gallery is open to the public throughout the year.
Prices and Departures
Buckingham Palace
Tour No 333
Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1A 1AA
Nearest Station: Victoria
Days of operation:
Open Daily 9:45 am - 6:00 pm (25 July - 3 October)
Last admission 3:45 pm
There is limited availablity on each day and weekends are very busy. Special Note for the Buckingham Palace State Rooms: Take your voucher to the Buckingham Palace Ticket Office, where you will be given tickets for the next available entry time. Some queueing time should be expected. Buckingham Palace is particularly busy this year and we advise timing visits to avoid the 11am to 2pm period. Mornings attract the longest queues and the best time to visit is after 2pm.
Adults: £17.50 Child (5-16): £10.00
Senior (60+) / Student (with ID): £16.00
* Please note - Once booked, this tour is non-refundable.
We regret that the Buckingham Palace State Rooms are no longer accepting advanced bookings.
Prices and Departures
The Royal Mews
Tour No: 304
Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1A 1AA
Nearest Station: Victoria
Opening hours:
Monday - Friday 11:00 am - 4:00 pm (3 Jan - 25 Mar)
Daily 11:00 am - 5:00 pm (26 Mar - 31 Oct)
Monday - Saturday 11:00 am - 4:00 pm (1 Nov - 22 Dec)
Last admission 45min before close
Closed 22 April, 29 April, 23 December - 2 January and during State visits.
Adults: £8.00 Child (5-16): £5.00
Senior (60+) / Student (with ID): £7.25
* Please note - Once booked, this tour is non-refundable.
Prices and Departures
The Queen's Gallery
Tour No: 315
Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1A 1AA
Nearest Station: Victoria
Opening Hours:
Daily 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
Early opening 9:30 am (1 Aug - 25 Sep)
Last admission 4:30 pm
Gallery closed 6 December 2010 - 14 April 2011, 22 April, 29 April, 10-20 October, 25-26 December
Adults: £9.00 Child (5-16): £4.50
Senior (60+) / Student (with ID): £8.20
* Please note - Once booked, this tour is non-refundable.