Choose the ultimate royal experience with a Royal Day Out ticket.

What's included in your Royal Day Out ticket?

A Royal Day Out ticket gives you access to all three venues at Buckingham Palace: the State Rooms, The King's Gallery and the Royal Mews with 10% discount on ticket prices.

The King's Gallery

Your Royal Day Out includes a visit to The King’s Gallery to see the exhibition The Edwardians: Age of Elegance. This new exhibition will explore the opulence and glamour of the Edwardian era through the lives and tastes of two of Britain’s most fashionable royal couples – King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, and King George V and Queen Mary.

Read more about The King's Gallery, Buckingham Palace.

The Royal Mews

You will also visit the Royal Mews which is one of the finest working stables in existence and responsible for all road travel arrangements for The King and members of the Royal Family. You will see historic coaches and carriages, including the Gold State Coach and the Diamond Jubilee State Coach, the newest coach at the Mews.

Read more about the Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace.

The State Rooms

Your Royal Day Out includes a tour through the magnificent State Rooms in Buckingham Palace which are used by The King for ceremonial occasions and official entertaining. Each room is furnished with many of the treasures from the Royal Collection, including paintings by Rembrandt and Rubens; sculpture by Canova; and some of the finest English and French furniture in the world.  

After the State Rooms your visit finishes with a walk through the garden, with splendid views of the Palace and the famous lake.

Read more about the State Rooms, Buckingham Palace.

Eating and Drinking

Drinks, cakes and sandwiches are available in the Garden Café at the end of the State Rooms tour. Situated overlooking the Palace’s lawn and lake, the Café is a great place to relax.

Food and drink are not available at The King's Gallery or the Royal Mews but there are many cafés and restaurants nearby. Eating and drinking are not permitted inside any of the venues.

Itinerary

• Your Royal Day Out will last approximately 4 and a half hours.
• Your Royal Day Out includes The King's Gallery, the Royal Mews and the State Rooms, visiting all three venues on the same day.
• When buying your ticket you will select a time for your entry into the first venue to start the Royal Day Out.

Example timings:

Enter The King's Gallery 12:00
Enter the Royal Mews 13:15
Enter the State Rooms 14:15
Visit ends around 16:30

On the day

The three venues have separate entrances located close together along Buckingham Palace Road.

To start your Royal Day Out you should go to the entrance for the first venue you're visiting. You can also collect your tickets here if necessary.

You will go through airport-style security checks at each venue. In the State Rooms pushchairs will have to be checked in and reclaimed after your visit and some items are not permitted at all. Read more about Buckingham Palace security and luggage.

Toilets and baby-care facilities are available at each of the venues. In the State Rooms these facilities are only available at the end of your visit, once you enter the Garden.

The visitor route includes a 500m walk through the south side of the garden to exit Buckingham Palace. Alternative arrangements can be made for visitors with access requirements; please contact the Specialist Sales team on +44 (0)303 123 7324 or email [email protected].

Access information

All venues are fully accessible but wheelchair access or step-free access to the State Rooms must be pre-booked by contacting the Specialist Sales team +44 (0)303 123 7324 or email [email protected].

We offer a free access companion ticket for disabled visitors.

Read more about access at The King's Gallery, the Royal Mews and the State Rooms.