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. Save time with your pre-purchased entrance ticket and 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.
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 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.
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Enjoyed all the exhibits, especially all the information about Queen Victoria. There is a person in each room and one young gentleman who was in the dining room where you can actually sit at the table! shared a lot of great information about Victoria and how she became Queen. The nice thing about this tour was that there was no specific entrance time, so we were able to arrive when it suited us best. Luckily there was absolutely no line when we went there on a Tuesday around noon time. Very enjoyable.
Review by: burke25, April 2018
Very straightforward and easy to pickup our tickets. We toured on our own and staff was readily available to answer questions. My daughter loved Princess Diana's fashion section which was a collection of our wardrobe pieces. The surrounding gardens and nearby pond were beautiful!
Review by: gaurav, March 2018
Hyde park in front is good to walk and spend afternoon. Palace is ok but not more than 45 minutes.
Review by: Mark B, February 2018
We enjoyed this do it yourself tour. We pre-purchased the tickets so that we could budget our stay in London so we didn't have to come up with cash or CC to purchase the tickets.
Review by: Nisha J, February 2018
Loved thoroughly the palace and garden
Review by: Christine W, January 2018
We love to go at our own pace, so this was the perfect way to see Victoria's childhood home.
Review by: Condiff, January 2018
Kensington is so beautiful!
Review by: Abnash G, January 2018
Great day trip to the Palace, along with high tea at the Orangery.
Review by: Raissa Nina P, December 2017
You enter direct, saves times because the ticket line was long even before the palace opened.
Review by: Kimberly B, December 2017
Really nice exhibits with very friendly guides.
Review by: Robert H, November 2017
Lovely, but much better ways to spend your time in London.
So glad we got to see Kensington. Beautiful grounds and gardens. The Diana exhibit was wonderful. Had a great tour inside and out and ended with desert at the cafe.
Review by: portugal, November 2017
This tour was amazing!
Review by: Charles C, October 2017
Memorable experience. Walking in the footsteps of a truly great lady.
Review by: Charles C, October 2017
Memorable visit. Walking in the footsteps of a truly memorable lady.
Review by: timothy.grayson, October 2017
Self guided tour.Lovely place to see and worthwhile. Kind of crowded in some areas like the Princess Diana exhibit but glad we went.
Review by: Julia D, October 2017
My visit to Kensington Palace was enjoyable, but not quite what I was expecting. After visiting Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Hampton Court in the past, I was anticipating a similar experience. I expected a guided tour and to see more treasures, not realizing that it is almost an empty palace which no doubt explained the difference in entrance fees!. But the guide who gave an introduction to the Victoria section was excellent, and although there wasn't much to ooh and ah about, it was an enjoyable afternoon. I was lucky that the exhibition of Diana's clothes was on while I was there, which added to the experience.
Review by: margandgreg, October 2017
A must for Diana fans. Dresses well displayed
Review by: vem948, October 2017
To me not worth it.
Review by: Vivian P, October 2017
Was incredible!
Review by: Bamamom, October 2017
Beautiful
Review by: masae.takeuchi, October 2017
Ok.
Review by: Souhaib A, October 2017
Not worth it at all unless you are after reading lots and lots of history. No audio guides with crowded narrow spaces.The only lucky part which redeemed this day what that it was Princess Diana memorial of 20 years, so her wardrobe collection was on display, this was remarkable!
Review by: DOROTHY H, September 2017
We loved this tour, especially because we were able to see the Princess Diana gown exhibit, but also because of the history of this royal palace and the proximity to current royal residences on site._br/_ We didn't see Prince George and Princess Charlotte playing in the park but we LOVED seeing the Diana garden still in bloom.
Review by: Carol B, September 2017
The palace and grounds were beautiful and the exhibit of Diana's dresses was extraordinary! Wonderful day!
Review by: Jerry K, September 2017
While not as glitzy as Windsor Castle or Blenheim Palace, it was a very interesting look at history. So much happened there! We listened to three different docents talk about the history. The Diana exhibit is a must. We spent about 3 1/2 hours at Kensington Palace finishing off our visit with a great scone clotted cream and jam at the cafe.
Review by: SHARON S K, September 2017
Excellent......because I could take my time and do each room FULLY.
Review by: Christine V, September 2017
Enjoyed seeing the dresses up close but I thought there would be more of them. As the Palaces website had run out of their allocation of tickets for the day I wanted I was very pleased to purchase tickets from a third party. No queues going in at 10:45 a.m. The rest of the exhibits were not as impressive as say National Trust properties. The white garden was worth going to see but I believe you can enter the garden from the park without paying the rather expensive admission charge.
Review by: Joan O, September 2017
It was a very interesting visit to the Kensington Palace. It was easy to tour but I would have preferred a more guided one. I especially liked the Queen Victoria section. There was a talk given in the dining hall which was very good. I was disappointed that the Diana exhibit was not open until one o'clock. We had to leave before then. The Palace is stunning and the grounds are beautiful!
Review by: janet e, September 2017
Amazing. love the Diana collection and the gardens.
Review by: Edward H, May 2017
Well worth a visit, we were thankful that we purchased tickets prior to going as the line for entry to purchase tickets is a long wait. I recommend you go early eg 10.00am opening.
Review by: Edward H, May 2017
Well worth the visit. We were there for the Diana exhibition the description of the dresses was very interesting. Recommend you purchase tickets prior to going.
Review by: htfilms, April 2017
Nice palace, easy to see, and love the skip the line entry!
Review by: geoff2corrina, March 2017
We loved our tour of Kensington Palace! We also got to see the exhibit of Princess Diana's clothing, which was beautiful. The gardens were so beautiful as well. At the end of our tour we had tea and treats in the tea room, well worth it and delicious!
Review by: Pauline H, February 2017
Brilliant day, thoroughly enjoyed it and learned such a lot about our history, just a shame it was gap between the different exhibitions. Will be returning soon to see the Diana exhibition. Booking through yourselves was easy, printed the voucher off and changed them at the entrance for our tickets, no problems. Thank you
Review by: Grace M, February 2017
Beautiful palace. Was expecting a self guided tour that was mentioned upon booking. Found out that they don't offer any audio tour at all_br/_ :
Review by: djjc1, January 2017
Amazing dresses.
Review by: Wai Yin Maria C, January 2017
Not much to see there.
Review by: Elisa B, November 2016
I really enjoyed touring the palace and walking through the gardens. The palace has a fascinating history and should be enjoyed in its own right. It was worth buying an advance ticket to get out of the ticket office line. Get the official souvenir book too--it's full of info about this beautiful royal home!
Review by: Douglas F, November 2016
Interesting but other sights would be a better use of time.
Review by: Bruce L, October 2016
The palace was very interesting. The gardens were very pleasant.
Review by: John M, October 2016
This is an excellent experience, especially for anyone interested in Queen Victoria. This was her home and she loved it. While it is not nearly as elaborate as some of the other palaces, it is quite impressive and the grounds are amazing. Take time to do the palace tour, but allow even more time for the grounds. The grounds are adjacent to Hyde Park, and an all day walkabout would not be out of the question in tying them all together.
Review by: Jennifer D, September 2016
We thoroughly enjoyed our tour of Kensington Palace- well worth the visit. A nice size to see everything in a couple of hours and easy to get to. We were glad that we had a chance to see this palace
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