How long does the palace tour take?

If you already have your ticket, for the best experience please arrive at the entry time printed on your ticket and not earlier. There is a lot to see and do during the Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace, so please allow enough time to make the most of your visit. We suggest between 2 and 2½ hours.



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Can you wear jeans to Buckingham Palace? Their guidelines state: “Smart attire for men includes the wearing of a jacket and tie, and for women a trouser or skirt suit. Those wearing jeans or trainers will not be admitted and casually dressed members of the media will be turned away. This also applies to technicians.”

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Use of mobile phones are permitted in the Palace garden. Mobile phones must be switched off elsewhere on the visitor route. Photography is not permitted inside Buckingham Palace. Clients that require mobility access must book directly with Buckingham Palace.

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If you don't book a tour of Buckingham Palace, it's still worth a visit. Many visitors are content to admire the palace from the outside, but there's also the Changing of the Guard ceremony. In June and July, this generally takes place every day, although it is subject to change.

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There are 19 State Rooms (the palace has a total of 775 rooms) so a meaningful visit will take a few hours.

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I walked by it many times during my stay in London. I found the best time to visit to get pictures with few people in them was either early in the morning, or after 9:00 at night. The palace is beautifully lit at night, so it's worth stopping by in the evening to view the Palace.

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Of all of them, one is perhaps the most important: the 1844 Room. It's where Queen Elizabeth and the royal family often receive their most distinguished visitors, from the Obamas, to President Xi Jinping of China, to Angelina Jolie.

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Is Westminster Abbey worth it? With its burial sites for kings, queens, writers, and scientists, its long, rich history, and its importance as a coronation site for English and British monarchs, Westminster Abbey is one of the most awe-inspiring churches in the world to visit.

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According to those in the know, the Queen stays at her London home Monday to Friday. Buckingham Palace is her administrative hub where all decisions are made, so it is considered to be her 'working residency'. She is of course joined by her husband, The Duke of Edinburgh, and they stay in private quarters.

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Buckingham Palace, for example, features 188 “modest” staff bedrooms on site. At the same time “this is no standard housekeeping role” according to the ad for a live-in housekeeping assistant by the Royal Household. As Time wrote “That means you actually eat and sleep, full-time, at Buckingham Palace.

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How many toilets are there in Buckingham Palace? Buckingham Palace became the official London home to the Royal Family in 1837. Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms with 78 bathrooms. Therefore the number of toilets within Buckingham Palace will be at least 78.

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