Enhance your visit with a talk or tour about palace life
Enhance your visit with a talk or tour about palace life
Learn more about the royals who have made Kensington Palace their home during one of our intro talks, or take a tour with an expert guide.
Our daily introductions to the palace and its history are the perfect start to your visit.
Explore three exciting periods in the history of Kensington Palace by combining our introductory talks during your visit. Talks last around 5-10 minutes and are included in your palace admission ticket.
Intro Bites (10-15 minutes)
Join one of our Explainers today for an introductory talk.
Victoria: Growing up at Kensington
10:45, 13:00 & 15:00 in Family Feuds (Victoria: A Royal Childhood)
The Stuarts & Georgians of Kensington
12:00 & 16:00 in Privy Chamber (King's State Apartments)
Join an Explainer on an immersive guided tour of the Georgian Court. Discover the history and see if you can successfully navigate your way through courtly manners and gossip to have an audience with the Queen.
The Georgian Court Experience
Weekdays: 11:00 and 14:00 Meet in the Hub (Ask a member of uniformed staff for directions)
Weekends: 11:00, 14:00 and 15:15 Meet in White Court (Ask a member of uniformed staff for directions)
Helping blind or partially sighted visitors enjoy more of Kensington Palace, describer tours are available to book at no extra cost. Describer tours are included in palace admission but must be booked in advance.
Enjoy more of Kensington Palace by joining a British Sign Language (BSL) tour at no extra cost. BSL tours are included in palace admission but must be booked in advance.
Meet a character from history, explore the palace, complete challenges and win a badge in your digital mission.
Your adventure awaits! Explore Kensington Palace together with one of our activity trails.
Explore Queen Victoria’s private life behind her carefully-managed public image in this major new exhibition at Kensington Palace.
Closed 5 Jan 2020
Kensington Palace
Included in palace admission (members go free)
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.
Open
Kensington Palace
Included in palace admission (members go free)
Wander through the lavish rooms of the King's State Apartments, each one grander than the last, at Kensington Palace.
Open
Kensington Palace
Included in palace admission (members go free)
Originally the childhood home of Queen Victoria, later home to Princess Margaret and Princess Diana and now the official residence of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Kensington Palace is one of the more fashionable and stylish of our palaces.
From £14.99
These official gifts and souvenirs are all inspired by Kensington Palace's rich royal stories, past and present.
From £7.99
In our home section you will find stylish lifestyle home accessories and furnishings, including cushions, tapestries, ornaments and much more which will add those finishing touches to make your room complete.
From £9.99