Full Description

Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace serves as both the office and London residence of Her Majesty the Queen. It is one of the few working royal palaces remaining in the world today. For a limited time each summer when the palace is not being used in its official capacity, visitors are welcomed to walk in the footsteps of the Queen and explore the nineteen lavish State Rooms which form the heart of the working palace. These are opulently decorated and furnished with the finest treasures from the Royal Collection.

You’ll explore the State Rooms with a multimedia guide so you can enjoy this at your own pace. At the end of your tour, you’ll walk along the south side of the Palace garden, where you’ll meet your guide before the next part of your Royal journey.

Windsor Castle and Lunch

You’ll board your luxury coach and take a short journey to Windsor, where you’ll enjoy a delicious 2-course hot lunch at the neighbouring Harte & Garter Hotel, before exploring the world’s largest occupied castle.

Windsor Castle has been home to the Royal family for over 900 years. You’ll explore the castle grounds and the magnificent fourteenth-century St. George's Chapel, one of the most beautiful examples of medieval church architecture in England and a burial place of kings and queens, including Henry VIII. A visit to the castle includes the exquisite State Apartments, St George’s Chapel and Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House.

Your lunch includes:

• Pan-roasted Chicken Breast with Wilted Greens & Buttered New Potatoes
• Vegetarian: Goats Cheese with Mediterranean Vegetables and potatoes
• Dessert: Apple Crumble

*If you have any dietary requirements please email reservations@evanevanstours.co.uk

VOX Radioguide®

The state of the art VOX Radioguide® system is used during the walking sections of this tour: guests are issued with a personal headset ensuring they never miss a word of the guide's commentary.

What's Included?

• Entrance to Buckingham Palace State Rooms, Windsor Castle, and lunch at the Harte & Garter Hotel Windsor is included in the tour price.

Additional Information

This tour is booked and operated by Evan Evans Tours.

Days of operation:

Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (24 July - 3 October)

Tour Starts: 9.15am Buckingham Palace, Queen's Gallery Entrance (meeting time 9.00am)
Tour Finishes: approx 6.30pm Victoria Train Station

Duration: approx 9¼ hours

Tour operates in English.

Your Expert Guide will be waiting to greet you at the entrance to the Queen's Gallery (the art museum located just around the facade of Buckingham Palace). The Queens Gallary is a 10-minute walk from London Victoria Station and Victoria Underground Station. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of the tour (meeting at 9.00am and the tour starts at 9.15am).

Multimedia audio guides are available at both Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle - available in the following languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian and Mandarin.

As a working royal palace, Windsor Castle is used frequently by The Queen for State ceremonies and official entertaining and opening arrangements may change with no notice. Tours due to visit Windsor Castle on these days will instead visit Hampton Court Palace and Gardens, home to Kings and Queens of Britain since Henry VIII.

Please note, you do NOT require a printed copy of your eticket. On booking, you'll recieve an email confirmation with your eticket. If you don't have access to a printer, an electronic copy on your phone is sufficient to join the tour.