Skip the Line: Kensington Palace Tickets

London, United Kingdom

Visit London's Kensington Palace, the former royal home of Queen Victoria and Princess Diana, and discover the secret and public lives of Kensington's past and present inhabitants with this skip-the-line pass. Make your way through the magnificent King's and Queen's State Apartments and the beautiful Palace Gardens. Visit three different exhibitions, including ‘Victoria Revealed,' set within the rooms where Queen Victoria once lived. This exhibition explores her life and reign as wife, mother, queen and empress. Even better, by booking your ticket ahead of time, you'll get to jump the long entrance queues at no extra cost -- don't waste time waiting in lines on vacation!

London's Kensington Palace has been a royal home for over 300 years, and parts of the palace still remain a private residence for members of the Royal Family today. Following a major renovation project, the palace now unveils many secret stories of past royal figures, painting Kensington Palace as the setting for many noteworthy events and dramas in royal history. Make your way through the spectacular King's and Queen's State Apartments, adorned with paintings from the Royal Collection, and stroll through the Kensington Palace Gardens at your leisure.

Explore the new permanent exhibition, ‘Victoria Revealed,' which is set within the rooms where Victoria grew up. Queen Victoria was born in the palace, and it was here that she learned she had become queen at just 18 years of age. She also held her first Privy Council meeting in Kensington Palace's Red Saloon. Inspired by her own journals and featuring displays of personal objects, ‘Victoria Revealed' gives an intimate account of Queen Victoria, exploring her life and reign through her own words.

In addition, the exhibition, ‘Diana: Glimpses of a Modern Princess,' displays dresses worn by Princess Diana, including items that have never before been shown in the UK. This display runs until September 2, 2012. Running from May 24 to October 31, 2012, the temporary ‘Jubilee - A View from the Crowd' exhibition will display the story of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 1897 from the perspective of the millions who joined in the festivities.

Do you want to visit more Royal sites?
Upgrade to the Royal Palaces Pass to include admission to the Tower of London and Hampton Court. Your pass includes one visit to each attraction and is valid for two years. You'll have plenty of time to explore the stories and intrigues at each site at your leisure, as part of your own itinerary.

USD $19.75

Traveler Reviews

Review by: barbp	April 2012
good tour, would recomend it

Review by: gloria	April 2012
The castle is very nice, but there is no real line to skip.

Review by: Bruce T	April 2012
This was a very good chance to see the newly renovated Kensington Palace. My only thought would be to add audio guides.

Review by: BRENDA M	April 2012
I really enjoyed my trip to Kensington Palace it was well worth the money and I thought it was well worth paying through Viator to skip the line, I would recommend this trip to all.

Review by: Catherine W	February 2012
We really enjoyed the palace visit; always a wonderful thing to do in London. Even thought the palace was undergoing renovations, the princesses ghost tour was very interesting and gave a totally different view of palace life throughout the years. We really enjoyed everything about this tour, and would highly recommend it.

Review by: Elizabeth S	October 2011
Unfortunately I had to cancel

Review by: Edward H	August 2011
Terrible, you see nothing of the palace in reality

Review by: Turki	July 2011
Your rate was very high than what they charge in the palace therefore, I will not use service again.

Review by: Derek L	June 2011
No queue to avoid on a Sunday afternoon in JUne! The best bit of the palace is the gardens and orangery which are free top enter. We did not enjoy the insiude of the Palace.

Review by: Ada T	June 2011
Everything went just as planned. We enjoyed out visit to the palace.

Review by: Anita V	May 2011
As there were not any lines at this time of the year I don't think booking ahead was an issue. Not one of my favorite castles. The grounds were lovely though.

Review by: Damian	May 2011
Not worth it. Not allowed to take photos or video etc. More for the older crowd I think.

Review by: Anthony D	March 2011
thought we were going to see the royal apartments but someone lives in them,they had something else going on about finding the princeses,it was ok,weired.but at least we got to go into the palace

Review by: Linda I	March 2011
Very disappointed, the exhibtion seemed tobe aimed at children. Waste of my money seemed to me whilst a building programme that finished in 2112 let's see how we can get some money in to the coffers.

Review by: Helen T	February 2011
Was not so enjoyable mostly focused on who lived there and didnt really understand the point of finding the princess

Review by: John W	January 2011
We were disappointed as there was restoration happening indoors, and even though it was open with homemade artwork, etc., we didn't get it. We were looking to see more of the Diana history...which we did not get. Don't waste your money on the indoor tour, the outside is impressive and fulfils the need.

Review by: Elizabeth K	November 2010
Disappointing and we could not recommend it. Certainly not what we were expecting, the palace has been turned into a children's enchanted house & 'find the princess' game.

Review by: Barbara A	October 2010
The day that I went there did not seem to be any advantage in prebooking my ticket.

Review by: Patricia V	September 2010
very satiafied. i advise people to use your service.

Review by: Rachel V	August 2010
This was okay, think they were doing construction and they had this other weird display going on with the theme Enchanted Princesses.

Review by: Stacy P	August 2010
A wonderful place filled with history and a very beautiful flower garden that I just had to sit for a while and immerse myself in the breathtaking colors of the flowers.

Review by: Anonymous	August 2010
It was disappointing as the Palace was being renovated so did not appear as it should have.

Review by: Teri L, United States of America	July 2010
Kensington Palace's new exhibit is one to see if you like an "off-beat" approach to displaying a traditional palace that is undergoing lots of changes. No big crowds and great guides on site who approach the guests to share information. Note to Viator, there currently is not a group ticket window in operation during the palace renovation, so there was really no advantage to purchasing my ticket in advance, other than my own peace of mind.

Review by: Suzanne S, United States of America	July 2010
They are changing the Kensington Palace to an "Enchanted Palace Theme" it was not what I had expected to see, so that was disappointing. it is done in a fairy tale-scavenger hunt style I guess to attract younger people but the theme was very dark and scary for the 5-8 year olds that were touring a few with their mother were even crying. It is different sort of Tim Burtonish but I was hoping to see where Princess Diana had lived etc and that is not what the palace is like anymore.

Review by: Anonymous	July 2010
I misunderstood this exhibit. While I knew there was an Enchanted Palace exhibit happening, I did not think it was INSTEAD of the usual exhibits which are being renovated. I simply didn't understand what I was buying tickets to see. If you think you are going to explore staterooms where Diana and other Princesses lived, this is not the tour for you. Additionally, there was absolutely no line so buying tickets ahead of time is not necessary.

Review by: Clarisa G, United States of America	June 2010
I expected a beautiful palace. At this particular time it was the "Princess" experience. Each room dedicated to one woman of the royal family. Very nicely done with word, sound and art exhibits.

Review by: William L, United States of America	January 2010
This is worth doing if you are a fan of Princess Diane. some of the displays cover her time at the palace where she lived when in England. This old Palace has some great history in it.

Review by: Susan P, Canada	November 2009
Having bought pre-paid tickets allowed us to walk past line-ups and tour Kensington Palace at our leisure. I will definitely go Viator in the future.

Review by: Lynn F, United States of America	October 2009
Nice to have tickets in hand and skip the line. Also liked the hand held device that told you about the different rooms as you went through. Was a little disappointed in what we actually saw except for the dresses she wore.

Review by: Robert P, Australia	October 2009
Those of a certain gender in our family dragged the others to see "all about Di". All of us were bored beyond belief. Discarding our headphones to escape the dreary commentary, and heading quickly to the orangerie for lunch, we were confronted with an expensive menu with about nothing for teenagers. The best thing about this visit was the close proximity to Portobello Road markets, which were wonderful. The administrators of Kensington Palace did not cater for those in our group who wanted to see and learn "all about Princess Di". Perhaps we didn't do our homework properly.

Review by: Elizabeth F	October 2009
Nice to have tickets in hand and skip the line. Also liked the hand held device that told you about the different rooms as you went through. Was a little disappointed in what we actually saw except for the dresses she wore.

Review by: Jennifer B, United Kingdom	September 2009
I felt that this was not as good as Buckingham Palace!

Review by: Kenneth B	September 2009
I felt that this was not as good as Buckingham Palace!

Review by: Christine W, Australia	August 2009
Lovely to see Diana's home in London. Smaller than you might think.

Review by: Aleksandra F, Germany	August 2009
The audio Guide was very interesting! A good place to visit!

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	June 2009
We loved strolling the gardens and the palace. It is a little misleading to say "skip the lines," though. There weren't any.

Review by: Roberta J, United States of America	April 2009
Very enjoyable easy to get tickets and walk right in!!

Review by: Vickey C, United States of America	April 2009
We enjoyed seeing Diana's gowns but the debutante exhibit was boring. The last part of the tour with the paintings and furniture was worth seeing.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	March 2009
The self-paced guided tour was really good and had lots of information. The exhibits were very interesting. This is definitely worth the time and money.

Review by: Dean T, Australia	January 2009
Kensington Palace is lovely. There weren't many people waiting when we went; however, in peak times it would be a great time saver.

Review by: Myrna O, United States of America	September 2008
Enjoyed Kensington Palace.

Review by: Alexander V, United States of America	March 2008
Nice exhibition.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	October 2007
The Diana exhibit was nice and the palace tour interesting. Not a highlight of the trip but I would recommend if you are in town for a few days. The Diana dress exhibit would be better if they had a picture of the Princess actually wearing the dress next to the dress. The gardens and nearby Hyde Park have a lot of interesting things to see.