Tour to Buckingham Palace

Anjali Jha
3 min readAug 26, 2019

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Buckingham Palace is one of the famous landmarks in the city of London. Built-in 1706 Buckingham Palace is the official residence and headquarters of British Monarch. If you are travelling for the first time to London, you can’t skip Buckingham Palace which is at walking distance of other famous attractions like Big Ben, The River Thames, Trafalgar Square and more.

Here are the 10 best Buckingham Palace tours that are definitely worth a try.

Royal Mews Tour

The Royal Mews Tour is one of the best attractions in Buckingham Palace. This will make you feel the time of Queen’s Victoria. It is the place where the road transport of members of the Royal family is arranged which includes motor transport, horse-drawn carriage and many more.

Queens Gallery Tour

Queens agency

Queens Gallery is based at Southwest corner of Buckingham Palace. Queen Victoria used it as her private chapel until it destroyed in 1940. It is renovated and reopened during the Queen Elizabeth Golden Jubilee. Queens Gallery hosts the exhibition of the Royal collection.

Westminster AbbeyTour

The tour to Buckingham Place will not be complete if you don't visit the 700-year-old Westminster Abbey. It is the site of Royal wedding as well as the site the burial site for members of the British monarchy (17 in number). It is also the burial site of the British poets who rest at the Poet’s Corner.

Changing of the Guard Tour

Changing of the Guard ceremony held just outside the Buckingham Palace at 11 am daily which lasts 30 minutes. This tour will give you the opportunity to catch a glimpse of one of the most historic ceremonies of the Royal Family

Tour of Westminster

It is a two-tour which covers Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, and the Horse Guards Parade. This tour is well suited for kids where guides of Westminster narrate to the children exciting stories of past and present. Guard will narrates about the Royal Green Park, as well as the Seven Noses of Soho.

Lavish State Apartments tour

Lavish State Rooms are opened for 10 weeks every year is a suite of 19 opulent public rooms. These rooms are swathed in damask wallpaper, marble columns, sculptures, plush carpets, sparkling candelabra, impressive furniture, and other unique art pieces. There is a guide who details you the history of the room.

Throne Room Tour

Peek into the throne room of Buckingham Palace for the Majestic experience. Their is a ballroom in the region of Queen Victoria which is now used for the royal wedding photography. The room is full of red and gold chairs embroidered with the initials of Queen Victoria and Prince Philip.

Panoramic Tour of London and visit to Windsor castle

This is a ten-hour tour which lets you know about the largest and oldest inhabited castle in the world. Windsor Castle is one of the most inspiring castles of the United Kingdom. This tour is accompanied by a quick lunch and trip to River Thames.

The mall and St. James Park tour

St. James Park is the smallest royal park in London. This royal walking tour is accompanied by guide which will stop at the St. James Park tour. This 2.5-hour tour covers Buckingham Palace, clarence house, The Mall and the grand processional route.

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Anjali Jha
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I am Anjali Jha. I am a travel blogger and content writer. I am working for dotravel which is an online ticket booking website. https://dotravel.com