Clarence House

What there is to see | Private tour | Contact details | Opening hours  | 1-Year Pass | Admission prices | Booking your visit | Visitors with disabilities | How to get there | Guided tours and guidebooks | Visitor information

Clarence House is the official residence of TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall and the home of the Princes William and Harry. From 1953 to 2002 it was the home of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

Find out more about the history of Clarence House and how it is used today on the British Monarchy Website

What there is to see

Visitors are guided around the five ground-floor rooms where The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall undertake official engagements and receive guests from around the world.

The arrangement of the rooms and the grouping of their contents remain much as they were in Queen Elizabeth's time, with much of Her Majesty's collection of works of art and furniture in their former positions.

Clarence House displays much of Queen Elizabeth's famous art collection, including outstanding 20th-century paintings such as important works by John Piper, Graham Sutherland, WS Sickert and Augustus John. Superb examples of Fabergé, English porcelain and silver, particularly pieces relating to the Bowes-Lyon family are also on display.

For information about The Prince of Wales's 'Garden Party to make a Difference'
(8-19 September 2010), visit Start or telephone 0844 248 5052.

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Private tour

Enjoy a private tour of Clarence House in the company of an expert guide.  Explore the five reception rooms on the ground floor where The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall undertake official engagements and receive guests from around the world.  The tour includes the Cornwall Room, not open to daytime visitors.  Here you can enjoy a new display of watercolours painted by The Prince of Wales between 1996 and 2008.

The cost per person is £35.00 and includes a copy of the official guidebook, a glass of champagne and 20% discount in the Royal Collection shop.

The tour begins at 16:30 and lasts for approximately 75 minutes.  There is limited availability, with a maximum number of 20 places on each tour.

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Contact details

Ticket Sales and Information Office
London SW1A 1AA

Telephone (+44) (0)20 7766 7303
Fax (+44) (0)20 7930 9625
E-mail bookinginfo@royalcollection.org.uk 

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31 July - 1 September 2010

Monday to Friday, 10:00-16:00 (last admission 15:00)

Saturday and Sunday, 10:00-17:30 (last admission 16:30)

Timing your visit

A typical visit lasts 45 minutes. Entry is by timed ticket, with entrance every 15 minutes.

Admission by guided tour. All tickets are timed and must be pre-booked.

The guided tours will start promptly at the time stated on your ticket. Please note that late-comers cannot be admitted.

As Clarence House is a working royal residence, opening arrangements may be subject to change at short notice.

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1-Year Pass - terms and conditions

Enjoy free re-admission for a year if you buy your ticket directly from us. Simply ask us to stamp your ticket on your first visit.

The benefit of 1-Year Pass complimentary re-admission is always subject to ticket availability and cannot be used on the following dates in 2010:

Saturday 31 July
Saturday 7 August
Saturday 14 August
Saturday 21 August
Saturday 28 August

Learn more about 1-Year Pass

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Adult  £8.50
Over 60/ Student (with valid ID)  £8.50
Under 17  £4.50
Under 5  Free

By asking us to treat your purchase as a donation, you enable us to claim gift aid tax relief on your payment. Tickets purchased directly from the Royal Collection can be converted into a 1-Year Pass, giving 12 months' complimentary admission to the site(s) you have visited.

Learn more about 1-Year Pass

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All tickets must be pre-booked. 

Buying tickets for groups of 15+
Please click here to visit the group pages

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Visitors with disabilities 

Clarence House is fully accessible for wheelchair-users. More detailed information about access is available by telephoning (+44) (0)20 7766 7324.

Download Access information (79 KB). 
If you are unable to download this PDF document please contact our Specialist Sales team on specialistsales@royalcollection.org.uk or +44 (0) 20 7766 7324.

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By underground: Green Park or St James's Park.

By bus: Numbers 8, 9, 14, 19, 22 and 38 stop at Green Park

By road: Clarence House is situated within the London Congestion Charge zone. Please see www.cclondon.com for further details.

Visit the Transport for London website for maps and information about London Underground and bus routes.

Address: Clarence House, St James's Palace, London, SW1 1BA 

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Guided tours and guidebooks

All visits to Clarence House are by guided tour.

An official guidebook is available in English.

Visitor information

There are no lavatories in Clarence House, visitors are therefore advised to use the facilities at Green Park underground station or in St James’s Park.

Food and drink are not available for purchase at Clarence House.

The shop sells a range of merchandise, much of which has been designed exclusively for the Royal Collection.

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