Family fun activities

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Family fun activities

Kensington Palace offers a wide range of activities for children and families to bring the history of the palace to life.
Tim Archbold Queen Caroline


Family trails

You can pick up one of our Victoria Revealed or King's State Apartments family trails from the White Court ticket desk when you arrive. 

Victoria Revealed family trail  King's family trail 2012


Half-term and holiday activities

Every half-term and during the christmas, easter and summer holidays we have exciting events that all the family can take part in. See below for more information.


May half-term

Fit to Rule

May half-term Saturday 25 May – Sunday 2 June
11.00 – 16.00

Fit to Rule. Learn about royal doctors and medicine with gruesome games and activities. Drop in activities all day.

Included in your admission ticket. Kids Go Free to the palace.

These activities tie in with Historic Royal Palace's Chief Curator, Lucy Worsley's new programme on BBC 2 'Fit to rule: How royal illness changed history'.

Mary II was 


Summer holidays

Fun Fridays

Friday 26 July and 2, 9,16,23 August
11.00 – 16.00

Fashion rules! Fun drop in fashion workshops for all ages. Drop in activities all day.

Included in your admission ticket. Kids Go Free to the palace.

Fun Fridays fashion illustration



Downloadable resources

Why not print out and enjoy at home some of our free downloadable craft activities for children:


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