Buckingham Palace

Private Tour of the State Rooms, Buckingham Palace

This exclusive tour begins at the Grand Entrance, where your group will discover how the Palace has evolved from a private royal residence to become one of the most famous buildings in the world.

With their gilded ceilings and glittering chandeliers, the State Rooms provide the perfect setting for the many famous masterpieces from the Royal Collection.  As paintings, furniture, sculpture and porcelain are described by an expert guide, visitors will have the opportunity to go 'behind the ropes' in selected rooms.

In August and September visitors may view the special exhibition.

The tour ends with a glass of champagne in the Bow Room and, weather-permitting, visitors may then move outside to the West Terrace. 

During the winter months, champagne is served in the Grand Entrance and tours may take place in the afternoon.

Buckingham Palace Garden Tour

This tour of the famous garden at Buckingham Palace begins visit with an introductory talk in The Queen’s Gallery.  Following the talk, enjoy a tour of the garden in the company of an expert guide. 

Highlights of the garden tour include the beautiful Herbaceous Border, the wisteria-clad summer house and Rose Garden, the enormous Waterloo Vase and the Palace tennis court, where King George VI and Fred Perry played in the 1930s.

The 39-acre garden has always played an important role in the private and public lives of the royal family, and is today the setting for The Queen’s Garden Parties. Described as ‘a walled oasis in the middle of London’, it boasts more than 350 types of wild flower, over 200 trees and a three-acre lake.