4 September 2012 - 24 July 2013
(excluding weekends and public and school holidays)
3 September 2013 -24 July 2014
(excluding weekends ans 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 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
15 April - 24 July 2013
- Half term: 27 May - 31 May 2013
Autumn
3 September to 20 December 2013
- Half term: 28 October - 1 November
Spring
13 January to 4 April 2014
- Half term: 17 - 21 February
Summer
22 April to 23 July 2014
Opening times
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 |
| 1 March 2013 – 31 October 2013 |
| Daily |
10.00-18.00 |
| Shop and Orangery |
10.00-18.00 |
| Last admission |
17.00 |
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 and the Queen's State Apartments. From 4 July 2014 you will also be able to visit the temporary exhibition Fashion Rules, a display of dress from the collections of HM The Queen, Princess Margaret and Diana, Princess of Wales.
Your preliminary visit voucher 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.
