Clarence House

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

Welcome to the group information page for Clarence House. Here you will find everything you need to plan a visit.

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 on 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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Contact details

Ticket Sales and Information Office
London SW1A 1AA

Telephone +44 (0)20 7766 7321
Fax +44 (0)20 7930 9625
E-mail groupbookings@royalcollection.org.uk

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31 July - 1 September 2010

Timing your visit

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

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

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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Admission prices

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 visits to Clarence House must be pre-booked.

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Combined visit

Clarence House and Buckingham Palace

See two very different residences that have served as home to Her Majesty The Queen.

Clarence House was the chosen London home of Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten following their marriage on 20 November 1947.

Princess Anne was born at Clarence House, and it was the home of The Prince of Wales between the ages of one and three. It was after Princess Elizabeth’s accession as Queen that the royal couple moved to Buckingham Palace and Clarence House was prepared for the accommodation of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

Availability
Monday to Friday during the Summer Opening of Clarence House.

Adult  £23.00
Over 60/ Student (with valid ID)  £21.70
Under 17  £13.50
Under 5  Free 

You are advised to book early to take advantage of this special combined ticket, as there is limited capacity at Clarence House.

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How to get there

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

By rail: (National Rail Enquiries 08457 484950 UK)).

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

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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There is no coach parking near Clarence House. Once your booking is confirmed, however, we will send a coach pass allowing passengers to be set down and picked up in Bressenden Place.

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

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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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All visits to Clarence House are by guided tour. An official guidebook is available in English.

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