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Buckingham & Windsor: Royal Residences Tour
4.2
84 Ratings
Greater London
Explore Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle on a full-day tour. Discover royal history, iconic rooms, and the monarchy’s ancestral home.
Explore Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle on a full-day tour. Discover royal history, iconic rooms, and the monarchy’s ancestral home.
Duration:
9 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Buckingham Palace - Buckingham Palace serves as the official London residence of His Majesty The King, and is one of the few remaining working royal palaces in the world today. Each summer when the Palace is not being used in its official capacity, visitors can enjoy the 19 magnificent State Rooms that provide the setting for ceremonial occasions…
- Buckingham Palace - Buckingham Palace serves as the official London residence of His Majesty The King, and is one of the few remaining working royal palaces in the world today. Each summer when the Palace is not being used in its official capacity, visitors can enjoy the 19 magnificent State Rooms that provide the setting for ceremonial occasions and official entertaining by members of the Royal Family. Visitors to the Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace will see the White Drawing Room, perhaps the most beautiful of all the State Rooms with its spectacular crystal chandelier, the Music Room, where guests are presented on the occasion of a State Visit, and the Throne Room, which was the setting for the formal photographs following the wedding of Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales. - Windsor Castle - Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest inhabited castle in the world. It has been the family home of British kings and queens for almost 1,000 years and is today one of the official residences of His Majesty The King. Occupying over 10.5 hectares, the Castle offers a varied day out for visitors, including a visit to the magnificent State Apartments and St George’s Chapel. The Castle’s State Apartments are furnished with some of the finest works from the Royal Collection, reflecting the changing tastes of the Castle’s royal occupants, particularly those of Charles II and George IV. Many of the works of art are still in the historic settings for which they were first collected or commissioned by the kings and queens who have lived at Windsor. Visitors can take a self-guided tour of the Castle with a free multimedia tour. From October to March, visitors can also walk through the sumptuous Semi-State Apartments, which served as the private rooms of George IV in the 19th century. - St. George’s Chapel - At St George’s Chapel, you will have the opportunity to visit the site where Prince Harry married Ms Meghan Markle in 2018 to millions of viewers around the world. The chapel is also the final resting place of departed kings and queens from England’s illustrious history, including Henry VIII and Charles I. If His Majesty is in Windsor during your visit, you may even be fortunate enough to see the Royal Standard flying on the flagpole of the Round Tower.
What's Included
- Superior Coach
- Buckingham Palace State Rooms Admission
- Services of a Guest Service Assistant on tour
- Windsor Castle Admission
- Wi-Fi and USB Charging On-board
- Superior Coach
- Buckingham Palace State Rooms Admission
- Services of a Guest Service Assistant on tour
- Windsor Castle Admission
- Wi-Fi and USB Charging On-board
What's Not Included
- Hotel pick-up and drop off
- Lunch
- Hotel pick-up and drop off
- Lunch
Additional Information
Experience two of Britain’s finest Royal residences on this fantastic full-day tour to Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle. Get a rare glimpse inside the King of England’s official residence at Buckingham Palace before heading to the largest, continuously occupied castle in Europe and ancestral home of the monarchy at Windsor.
• Enjoy a rare glimpse of…
Experience two of Britain’s finest Royal residences on this fantastic full-day tour to Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle. Get a rare glimpse inside the King of England’s official residence at Buckingham Palace before heading to the largest, continuously occupied castle in Europe and ancestral home of the monarchy at Windsor.
• Enjoy a rare glimpse of the inside of Buckingham Palace
• See important rooms, including the Throne Room and White Drawing Room
• Discover Windsor Castle, almost 1000 years ancestral home of the British monarchy
- BUCKINGHAM PALACE AND WINDSOR CASTLE IMAGES: Royal Collection Trust / © HM King Charles III 2025
- Tour Starts: 9:15 am, in front of Kings Gallery entrance/Tour Finishes: approximately 6:30 pm, London Victoria Train Station
- For a wheelchair user : Please inform us in advance if you intend to bring wheelchair.
- St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle is closed to visitors on Sundays. On occasion the State Apartments may be closed
- To enter Buckingham Palace there will be an airport style security check and bags larger than 45cm x 20cm x 30cm are not permitted
- Windsor Castle part of the tour departs from Evan Evans office at 13:00. (please arrive not later than 12:45 to check in)
- Transfer between Buckingham Palace and Evan Evans tours office is not provided (it is a 10-15 min walk)
- Mobility Access at Buckingham Palace: Unfortunately we are unable to make bookings for guests wishing wheelchair or step free access. Visits to Buckingham Palace need to be made directly with Buckingham Palace
Location
The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
Departure Point: Outside the entrance to The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, Buckingham Palace Rd, London SW1A 1AA / Meeting at 9 am (9.15 am departure) - to meet your guide
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.2
(84 Ratings)
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O2723fogerardc
Apr 7, 2025
Windsor Castle Stone henge and Bath - Fantastic trip get to see some of the country side towns and some amazing history . Bath was fun and historic, Windsor castle also loads to see.
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Niqah
Feb 3, 2025
Exciting journey - Lovely places and a lot of photo I already take.I will come again next time.Good tourguide with details information that give to us.
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158tianas
Jan 21, 2025
Recommended - From Buckingham Palace to the British Museum, this tour is packed with history. The guide was great, but the weather and crowds could be unpredictable, affecting the overall experience.
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Loulybetho
Jan 2, 2025
Family Tour from United States of America - I give thanks to the driver Mr Reni and the our tour guide Mr Robert they were both amazing l've learned a lot from this tour
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106lutherw
Nov 14, 2024
Visit to Buckingham palace, bath, and stonehedge - Pablo was great guide made the tours very easy and comfortable, also very good because you were aloud to explore the palace and castle without a guide and just a audio guide
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Vicki_h
Oct 3, 2024
Great royal experience - We were a group of four and experienced a great tour. Our guide was excellent and was knowledgeable. The Buckingham Palace tour was worthwhile, we walked through on our own with an audio guide. The Palace is stately and the grounds are stunning! We had a short break in between to meet back up with the group to catch the coach to take us to Windsor Castle. The village was lovely and it was a shame we didn’t get to spend more time there. The castle did not disappoint. Make sure you visit St George’s chapel as suggested before heading up to the castle.
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Cindy_h
Sep 17, 2024
Fabulous - A fabulous tour, Ruth (the lovely Ruth Poppins with her umbrella) was extremely knowledgeable with all the facts plus more. Our driver Yassim was very friendly and helpful. Overall a wonderful day, we would highly recommend!
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Leslie_c
Sep 19, 2024
Long Day - This tour is not for the faint of heart. It is a LONG day. We walked over 16k steps that day. The castles are beautiful but the time at Windsor was not enough to get through all the audio tour. Too much time between the end of Buckingham and the start of the Windsor tour. It is quite a walk leaving Buckingham and getting to the Evan Evan’s office. The bus should have been at the exit to pick us up.
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Jacquelinevogle
Sep 17, 2024
Buckingham Palace & Windsor Castle tour - Ruth our tour guide and Yassim our driver were wonderful. Our our bus ride to Windsor Ruth gave us a mini tour telling us about things along the way.
The only negative we were a bit rushed trying to complete the Windsor audio tour. Perhaps a little more time needs to allocated to this portion of the trip and a little less to the Buckingham Palace portion or less time allocated between the 2 tours so people are not rushed on the Windsor portion
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Tk
Mar 1, 2025
Skip the east wing tour of Buckingham palace. - A guided tour of the East Wing of Buckingham Palace. Disappointing. We did a tour in 2019 of the west wing which was fabulous. This year they have opened the east wing. One and a half hours of being shown hundreds of Chinese artefacts given to the palace and explained in painfully intricate detail. I imagine most people taking this tour would prefer more history of the rooms and what they were used for rather than pointing out a Chinese porcelain Buddha and the legs of a table. There were so many incredible paintings that were brushed over in favour of details about paint work on a Chinese vase. The only saving grace was the last stop was the balcony where the royals make their public appearances. Although of course we were not allowed out there it was fascinating to be in the room and see the crowds gathered at the gates. No offence to the guides who were lovely. But seriously disappointing compared to the tour we took in 2019. Unless you want to know more about Chinese artefacts 80% of the tour, I would skip this tour. Sorry. They need to rethink what the public are looking for in a tour of this historical building.
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