Kensington Palace | Historic Royal Palaces

Discover the home of the young royals

Due to high demand for our on-site facilities, from Wednesday 29 June to Sunday 03 July inclusive, access to the Kensington Palace shop, café and on-site toilets will be available for valid ticketholders only.

Explore the birthplace of Queen Victoria and home to young royals for over 300 years. Walk in the footsteps of royalty in Victoria's re-imagined childhood rooms and the magnificent King's State Apartments and Queen's State Apartments.

Opening times

From 02 March 2022

Wednesday to Sunday: 10.00 - 18.00. Last admission: 17.00

The Sunken Garden, featuring the statue of Diana, Princess of Wales can be viewed in normal opening hours only, Wednesday-Sunday:10.00-17.45.

Please check for information on closures and notices.

Tickets and prices

Explore the magnificent Kensington Palace safely.

Ticket prices (excl donation):

Members: Free
Adult: £20.00
Child: £10.00

Getting here

Kensington Palace, Kensington Gardens, London W8 4PX

Your day out at Kensington Palace

Explore the home of Queen Victoria, William III, Mary II and Queen Anne.

01 June - 18 September

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Full-length, standing, facing the viewer, head turned half to the right, wearing a white dress with a diaphanous blue wrap, holding a posie of flowers in her right hand; beside a path in a parkland setting, with Kensington Palace in the distance, on the right.

Things to see

Victoria: A Royal Childhood

Discover the story of Princess Victoria, the young girl destined to be queen, in the rooms where she was born and raised at Kensington Palace.

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The King's State Apartments interior

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The King's State Apartments

Wander through the lavish rooms of the King's State Apartments, each one grander than the last, at Kensington Palace.

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Kensington Palace

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A large four poster bed covered in detailed period fabric, in a bedroom covered in dark green wall decor

Things to see

The Queen’s State Apartments

Explore the beautiful private rooms at Kensington Palace where Mary II once took her meals, relaxed and entertained.

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Kensington Palace

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A low angle view of the White Tower looking north-east, October 2009. Framed against a blue sky, tree branches are seen in the foreground on the right of the image.

The White Tower was begun in the reign of William the Conqueror (1066-87) and completed by 1100. The fortress was originally faced with huge blocks of pale marble-like Caen stone imported from Normandy. In 1636-8 the external appearance of the White Tower was significantly altered with the replacement of much of its cut-stone work and window surrounds with Portland stone.

The primary role of the White Tower was as a fortress and stronghold but it also served as a royal residence and as the setting for major governmental and ceremonial functions.

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The Queen's Staircase, looking north-west. Showing wall paintings by William Kent.

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