16 April 2012 - 13 July 2012
(excluding weekends and public and school holidays)
Students
- Key Stages 1-4 FREE
- Key Stages 5-6 £4.00
- Higher and further education £4.00
Teachers and adult helpers
Teachers and adult helpers
Teachers and adult helpers
Teachers and adult helpers
Teachers and adult helpersTeachers and adults accompanying groups are admitted
free of charge up to the following ratios:
- Students aged 6 yrs and under: 1:6
- Students aged 7 to 16 yrs: 1:10
Additional adults are charged at £13.05 each.
Summer term
16 April to 13 July 2012
- Half term: 4 June - 8 June 2012
Winter term
10 September to 14 December 2012
- Half term: 27 October - 4 November 2012
Opening times
| 26 March 2012 – 31 October 2012 |
| Daily |
10.00-18.00 |
| Shop and Orangery |
10.00-18.00 |
| Last admission |
17.00 |
1 November 2012 – 28 February 2013
(except 24-26 December 2012) |
| Daily |
10.00-17.00 |
| Shop* and Orangery |
10.00-17.00 |
| Last admission |
16.00 |
For information about general palace opening times please go to
Opening Times
All students must be accompanied by an adult at all times while at the palace. Groups should contain a minimum of one adult per ten students aged 7-16 years old, and one adult per five students aged 6 and under.
Groups with an inadequate number of accompanying adults may not be admitted.
From March 2012 the education admission rate includes access to all the new visitor routes at Kensington; Victoria Revealed display, King's State Apartments, Queen's State Apartments and the temporary exhibition Diana: glimpses of a modern princess. From 24 May 2012 you will also be able to see the temporary exhibition Jubilee - a view from the crowd which runs until 4 November 2012.
Your preliminary visit will give you a chance to plan an itinerary for the day, and staff will be pleased to answer any questions you might have to help your visit run smoothly.
