Buckingham Palace Tour: Explore State Rooms

Explore royal history with a guided tour of Buckingham Palace State Rooms or Royal Mews. Pre-reserved tickets save time for this once-in-a-lifetime visit.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Queen Victoria Memorial - Pass by Clarence House, a historic royal residence that has been home to senior members of the royal family for many years. The guide shares fascinating stories about the royal household and daily life within these private walls, providing insight into the modern-day monarchy.
  • Clarence House - Journey through Green…
What's Included
  • Local English-speaking guide
  • Pre-reserved skip-the-line Buckingham Palace tickets (State Rooms)
  • Expertly guided walking tour of London
  • Audio guide for Buckingham Palace
What's Not Included
  • Hotel Pick-up/Drop-off
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on an expert-guided walking tour through the splendid State Rooms of Buckingham Palace and the iconic landmarks of royal London. Uncover the rich history, grandeur, and customs of the British monarchy as you wander through the royal district, encountering renowned sites like St. James’s Palace, Clarence House, and The Mall. Throughout the…

Location
Victoria Memorial
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of your tour, your guide will be holding a green Walks sign. This tour meets at the Queen Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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James_f
Oct 27, 2025
Changing of the guard ceremony - Sharan was full of information and interesting facts. She was very friendly and respectful. The changing of the guard event was very impressive. My only disappointment was the Viator site stated that if one booked the Royal Mews option it would give us an excellent spot from which to view the changing of the guard ceremony. I did not think our vantage point was that good. I would definitely recommend this tour.
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Tourist26708780642
Oct 1, 2025
Great and knowledgeable guide. - Our guide (Peter??) Was very knowledgeable and new exactly where and when to be, to get the best photos and experience for the changing of the guard. Gave us great insight and information for all sights.
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Nan
Sep 29, 2025
Fantastic tour - Oliver was knowledgeable, personable, and helpful. He answered our questions patiently. Despite having to deal with unexpected detours due to a race the next day, he continued cheerfully and professionally.
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Medicsmith89
Sep 22, 2025
Danny’s love of London - Danny is a very lovely guide. Accommodating to needs (bathroom, coffee, suggestions for good food). You can tell his love for his city through his wealth of knowledge.
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578jaidyf
Sep 22, 2025
Tour of Buckingham Palace Mall and Mews. - Sue was amazingly friendly and knowledgeable. I learned a lot about British history and culture. I highly recommend this tour, especially with Sue.
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Marisol_r
Sep 18, 2025
This tour was great,... - This tour was great, awesome to see all the history inside Westminster abbey buckingham palace, and houses around and learn about history of England. It is a quite a bit of walking but very doable. We saw the stores around the palace and one of the gardens. We had a food stop midway. The tour guide was awesome too.
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Paula_j
Sep 8, 2025
Wonderful experience! - Our guide, Pete was fantastic! He was very passionate about the “Royals” and informed about British history! We had an “older” group and he was sensitive to not rush us through. The state rooms was a self guided tour and We had plenty of time to see all that we wanted. At the end of the tour we had a lovely lunch in the garden!
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Global12653786802
Sep 13, 2025
Pretty good but not great. - The whole tour was good but not great for the money spent. Our tour guide around the mall was knowledgeable but a bit off putting with a cold. Palace was beautiful. We would have enjoyed more rooms, ie kitchen, which likely is just not available. It is a home, after all.
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Amanda_b
Sep 22, 2025
Great walking tour - We had an informative walking tour around the Royal neighbourhood surrounding Buckingham Palace. Our tour guide, Danny, was very knowledgeable and we enjoyed his history talks and swift and efficient in getting us from each busy spot. We were really disappointed though, about the way this tour was advertised. We were told we would have entry to Buckingham Palace and the Mews was a choice we made between that and the State rooms. Unfortunately we didn’t have access to Buckingham Palace so we were very disappointed. Our guide also left us before entering the Mews which we thought we would have the guide for the whole tour but this was okay because we were given a Multimedia pack which was very informative.
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Heike_i
Sep 30, 2025
Lots of money paid for an event that should never happen - I was sold a ticket for a guided tour that was never supposed to take place and did not take place. I couldn't reach anyone by phone. Looks like a lot of money is gone for nothing.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).