Kensington Palace & royal London tour:
Pageantry, palaces, and afternoon tea
Destination
London, UK
Duration
5.5 hours
Tour size
Max 16
Language
English
Overview
Step into the pomp of a royal ceremony, stroll through the parks that have sheltered monarchs for centuries, and sit down to afternoon tea in a baroque palace hall. This Kensington Palace tour brings London's royal heritage to life with an expert guide who makes every stop mean something.
- •Watch the Changing of the Guard from a prime position and hear the story behind each regiment
- •Stroll through Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens, past the Diana Memorial Fountain and the Albert Memorial
- •Sit down to afternoon tea at the Orangery, a baroque hall beside Kensington Palace
- •Wander Kensington Palace at your own pace with pre-reserved access and an audio guide included
- •Hear how the royals lived behind these walls, from Queen Victoria's birth to Princess Diana's Kensington years
What's included
- Pre-reserved tickets to Kensington Palace
- Audio guide at Kensington Palace
- Afternoon tea at the Orangery
- Expert local English-speaking guide
You will visit
- Buckingham Palace (exterior) for the Changing of the Guard
- The Mall
- St. James's Palace (exterior)
- Clarence House (exterior)
- Hyde Park
- The Wellington Arch
- The Diana Memorial Fountain
- The Albert Memorial
- Kensington Gardens
- The Orangery at Kensington Palace
- Kensington Palace
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What to expect
Buckingham Palace: the ceremony up close
Meet your guide near Buckingham Palace and settle into a viewing position away from the crowds. The Changing of the Guard draws thousands of spectators, but from the right vantage point you'll catch the regimental colors, the sword salutes, and the precision of the handover that most of the crowd can only hear. Your guide walks you through the regiments of the Household Division and the meaning behind every sword salute, slow march, and command in a ceremony that has run without interruption for over three hundred years.
Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens: a royal walk through two centuries of monuments
From Buckingham Palace, you'll walk through two of London's most storied green spaces. The Wellington Arch marks the entrance to Hyde Park, and from there the path follows the Serpentine toward the Diana Memorial Fountain, where water runs in two directions over Cornish granite before meeting in a calm pool at the base. Your guide pauses at the Albert Memorial, where the gilded canopy and 169 sculpted figures make Victoria's grief feel like something built to outlast the Empire itself. The parks have drawn royals, writers, and artists for centuries, and the monuments they left behind tell you exactly why.
"I stop the group at the Albert Memorial and tell them what Victoria built for Albert. After that, the whole park makes sense."
Shadow,
WalksDevour London guide
"Everyone settles into the Orangery after all that walking, and you can see them relax. That's when the good questions come."
George,
WalksDevour London guide
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