Royal London Walking Tour with Guard Change & Royal Mews

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Canada Gate

  Begin your royal London walking tour just outside Buckingham Palace, where your knowledgeable guide will give you and your small group a crash course in regal life.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• Clarence House (Pass by)

  Make your way through Green Park and pause outside Clarence House, a beautiful nineteenth-century estate that the most recent generations of royals—including the current king himself—have called home.

  Admission ticket free
• St. James's Palace (Pass by)

  Head a little further back in time at St. James’s Palace, in use as a royal residence for more than 300 years up until the reign of Queen Victoria and a busy working palace to this day.

  Admission ticket free
• The Mall (Pass by)

  Next, you’ll follow the path of many a royal procession as you stroll down The Mall, the instantly recognizable route running alongside St. James’s Park. Your guide will share the stories of events commemorated in history books that used this very route, from royal weddings to coronations and Jubilee celebrations.

  Admission ticket free
• Wellington Barracks (Pass by)

  Stop by Wellington Barracks, home to the royal Foot Guards on duty in the area, and learn about who they are and how they protect the Royal Family.

  Admission ticket free
• 2
  Changing of the Guard

  If Royal Mews Option Selected - Enjoy the best vantage point of the Changing of the Guard Ceremony. See the guards who have been protecting the monarch for over 400 years go through their elaborate ritual handing over their responsibilities to the next shift.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Royal Mews

  If Royal Mews Option Selected - For the highlight of your tour, you’ll explore the Royal Mews where you'll discover the coaches and carriages at one of the finest working stables in existence. See the Gold State Coach, used by Queen Elizabeth II to travel to Westminster Abbey on her Coronation Day in 1953. It was also featured in the Platinum Jubilee Pageant celebrating her seventy-year reign. More recently it took pride of place at the Coronation of King Charles III in 2023. You’ll have plenty of time to explore the Royal Mews at your own pace with the informative audio guide.

  1 hour 45 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 4
  Buckingham Palace

  If Staterooms Option Selected - For the highlight of your tour, head to the historic Royal State Rooms at Buckingham Palace. Only open to the public for a few months a year, this collection of ornate 19th-century salons and galleries will transport you straight to the heart of this storied institution. See the lavish White Drawing Room, Throne Room, and more magnificent spaces still used today by the Royal Family to entertain guests. You’ll have plenty of time to explore the State Rooms at your own pace with the informative audio guide.

  1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Sites on this tour are subject to occasional closures. If modifications are needed and time permits, we will reach out to you prior to your tour. For last-minute closures, modifications may be communicated at the tour start time.
• We are able to accomodate guests with mobility impairment or wheelcharis, but space is limited please make sure to email our Guest Experience team.

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