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Kensington Palace

School Visit Booking Form

School Visit Booking Form

Form guidelines

Complete this form to request a booking for a school visit to Kensington Palace at the reduced education rate. Before filling in this form:

  • Consider the type of visit you would like to book, self-led or an education session.
  • Check that the date you wish to book falls within our term dates.
  • If you are visiting over multiple days, please ensure you complete separate booking forms.

If you have questions and would like to enquire about a visit before submitting this request form, please contact the team at [email protected].

New for 2024/25 – We have introduced a maximum group size of 150 students per visit, if you wish to bring more students, please split them across multiple dates. If this is not possible, please contact us to discuss further.  

No bookings are possible between Monday 22 July – Friday 6 September. Self -led school visits will commence from Wednesday 11 September and sessions from Wednesday 18 September.

Contact details


Is your school part of an Academy Trust? *


Do you have a purchase order number you would like us to add to your invoice? *


Group details


Do you have any pupils/students who require 1:1 SEND support? *

Request date of visit

Visits are available Wednesday - Friday. Please provide 3 possible dates within terms time for a visit. A member of the schools booking team will be in touch to let you know if the dates you select are available. Please note Kensington Palace will be closed during January 2025.

Type of visit

Select type of visit *

Request a session

Our SEND sessions are only available on select dates. For more information please consult our SEND session page.

The Monarchy, Diplomacy & the British Empire (Secondary - KS3) session will be available from November 2024

Request a self-led visit

Terms and Conditions

Please ensure you have read our terms and conditions. For information on how we collect and manage your data see our customer promise and privacy policy.

By submitting this booking form, you are making a request for a booking to be made for your group. The visit should only be considered confirmed when a booking confirmation email and invoice is sent to you. This can take up to 10 days so please allow this time before contacting the team to check on progress. We work through requests in the date order they are received, and our response time will vary depending on how busy we are.

We may combine (non-personal) data about your school with information from the government's school census to understand more about the demographic profile of the schools visiting us. This helps us to develop our schools service to reach a wide range of schools.

Explore What's on

  • Things to see
  • Exhibition

Untold Lives

A new exhibition at Kensington Palace, uncovering the forgotten stories of those who worked at the royal palaces over 300 years ago.

  • Until 27 October 2024
  • In line with palace opening hours
  • Kensington Palace
  • Included in palace admission (Members go free)
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  • Things to see

The Sunken Garden

The Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace displays elegant floral planting and a statue of Diana, Princess of Wales.

  • Viewed from Cradle Walk only
  • Open daily, 10:00-18:00. Last entry 17.45.
  • Kensington Palace
  • Free
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  • 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.

  • Open
  • In line with palace opening hours
  • Kensington Palace
  • Included in palace admission (Members go free)
Learn more

Browse more History and Stories

Queen Victoria

From pampered princess to elderly empress: wife, mother and queen

William III and Mary II

England's only joint sovereigns, who transformed Kensington Palace into a royal residence

The story of Kensington Palace

An elegant retreat for Britain's royal family

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