OF F I CI AL RE S I DE NCE OF HE R MAJ E S TY THE QUE E N

Royal Day Out

Make the most of your day at
Buckingham Palace with our
popular Royal Day Out ticket,
offering admission to the
Royal Mews, The Queens
Gallery and the State Rooms
at a discounted price.
Your Royal Day Out will last
approximately 4 to 4 hours.
The entrances to all three sites
are located on Buckingham
Palace Road.
Garden Highlights Tour
Enjoy a leisurely day out at
Buckingham Palace and combine
a visit to the State Rooms with a
guided tour of the most
remarkable features of the
garden. The tour includes the
3-acre lake, the Rose Garden,
the enormous Waterloo Vase
and the Palace tennis court,
where King George VI and
Fred Perry played in the 1930s.
Exclusive Evening Tours
This tour provides a special
opportunity to enjoy the State
Rooms once the doors have
closed to visitors. Your guide will
introduce the history and use of
the Palace and the works of art
on display. The tour ends with a
glass of champagne served in
the Bow Room.
Top: Exclusive Evening Tour
Below: Garden Highlights Tour
SPECIAL TOURS
AND VISITS
Admission Prices Royal Day Out
State Rooms and
Garden Highlights Tour
Exclusive
Evening Tour
Adult 33.25 27.75 70.00
Over 60/Student 30.50 25.50 70.00
Under 17 18.85 16.35 70.00
Under 5 Free Free Free
Family (2 adults,
3 under 17s)
87.00 74.00 n/a
Explore the Palace
Families can explore the Palace
and garden with a family audio
tour and activity trails, which are
included in the admission price.
The Family Activity Room is
open daily throughout August
and at weekends in September.
Left: The Family Activity Room
FAMILIES
Changing the Guard
The ceremony usually takes
place at 11:30 on alternate days,
weather permitting. For more
information, please telephone
+44 (0)20 7766 7300.
Learn more about this ancient
ceremony by downloading the
Royal Collection Trust app,
Changing the Guard at
Buckingham Palace, which
includes an interactive map,
interviews with serving soldiers
and a Kids Zone. Available
from iTunes.
Garden Caf
At the end of a visit to the
State Rooms, the popular
Garden Caf offers beautiful
views across the famous Palace
lawn and is the perfect place to
enjoy some light refreshments.
Top: Using the family audio tour
in the White Drawing Room
Right: Garden Caf
Opening times 2013
27 July 29 September
July and August
Open daily 09:3019:00
(last admission 16:45)
September
Open daily 09:3018:00
(last admission 15:45)
Access
Pre-booking is required for
wheelchair users. Please
telephone +44 (0)20 7766 7324
or visit www.royalcollection.org.uk
for further access information.
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and enjoy the Collection at
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www.royalcollection.org.uk.
Admission prices 2013
(Including audio tour)
Adult 19.00
Over 60/Student 17.50
Under 17 10.85
Under 5 Free
Family 50.00
(2 adults, 3 under 17s)
Advance tickets from
www.royalcollection.org.uk
or +44 (0)20 7766 7300
(a booking fee applies)
Advance and on-the-day tickets
can be purchased, subject to
availability, from the Ticket
Offce at the Visitor Entrance
on Buckingham Palace Road,
open 10 July 29 September,
09:0017:00.
Enjoy free re-admission for a
year if you buy your ticket directly
from us.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
Ticket Sales and Information Offce
T. +44 (0)20 7766 7300
Groups (15+) +44 (0)20 7766 7321
www.royalcollection.org.uk
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Admission to BuckinghamPalace is managed
by The Royal Collection Trust, a charity
registered in England and Wales (1016972)
and in Scotland (SCO39772).
The income fromyour ticket contributes directly
to The Royal Collection Trust, a registered charity.
Includes the special exhibition
The Queens Coronation 1953
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Ticket Office and
State Rooms
Royal Mews
Entrance
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Travel
The entrance is on
Buckingham Palace Road.
By Underground:
Victoria, St Jamess
Park or Green Park.
By bus: Number 11,
and 211, C1 or C10.
Postcode: SW1A 1AA
BUCKINGHAM
PALACE
SUMMER OPENING OF
THE STATE ROOMS
Above: Scots Guards
SUMMER OPENING
OF THE STATE ROOMS
27 JULY 29 SEPTEMBER 2013
Buckingham Palace serves as both the offce and London
residence of Her Majesty The Queen, as well as the
administrative headquarters of the Royal Household.
It is one of the few working royal palaces remaining in
the world today.
During the summer, when the
Palace is not being used in its
offcial capacity, visitors can tour
the magnifcent State Rooms.
These are furnished with some
of the greatest treasures from
the Royal Collection paintings
by Rembrandt, Rubens and
Canaletto; sculpture by Canova;
exquisite examples of Svres
porcelain; and some of the fnest
English and French furniture in
the world.
Below: The White Drawing Room
Left: The Diamond
Diadem, 1820, Rundell,
Bridge and Rundell
Below left:
The Prince of Waless
invitation to the
Coronation
Right: The Coronation
Dress and Robe
worn by Her Majesty
The Queen on
2 June 1953
This summer marks the 60th anniversary of the
Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
To celebrate this anniversary, a special exhibition
at Buckingham Palace recreates the atmosphere
and pageantry of 2 June 1953.
The Queens Coronation 1953
brings together an unprecedented
array of the dress, uniform, robes
and historic items used on the
day. The display includes
The Queens white satin
Coronation Dress, purple
silk-velvet Robe and a number
of jewels worn by Her Majesty
on Coronation Day, including
the Diamond Diadem and
the diamond Coronation
Necklace and Earrings, made
for Queen Victoria in 1858.
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Above top: Buckingham Palace exterior
Above left: Visitors in the Picture Gallery
Above right: The Throne Room
Above: Sir Peter Paul Rubens,
Portrait of the Artist, 1623
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