The 4 Palace Walking Tours in London Travellers Come Back For

1.Buckingham Palace Entry Ticket & Royal Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,010 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $93Our pick

Meet at the Duke of York Column for an English guided walk past the Mall, St. James’s Park, St. James’s Palace, and Clarence House. Then enter Buckingham Palace with a pre-booked ticket, use the official audio guide, and explore the State Apartments and garden. Guides such as Natalie, Lee, Aaron, and Michael are praised for lively stories and humor.

“Great tour - our group was large, so they split it into two smaller groups, which I very much appreciated, making it easy to see and hear everything. Wonderful tour! Thank you!”

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2.Changing of the Guard Walking Tour in London at Buckingham Palace

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 919 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $19Best value

Meet your guide under the yellow umbrella at Victoria Palace Theatre for a two-hour, three-mile walk through royal London. You’ll follow the Changing of the Guard from several viewing points, hear stories about the monarchy, pass Buckingham Palace, St James’s Palace, Clarence House, The Mall, and St James’s Park, then finish at Horse Guards Parade. Rachel, Mike, Connor, Matt, and Betsy are among the guides who lead this tour.

“Our guide met us and was full of wonderful information. Our 2nd time on this tour a few years ago we took this tour and this year brought our daughters and adult grandchildren . Mike was our guide and couldn’t ask for better guide or location he brought us to view the march”

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3.Palaces and Parliament Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 365 reviews · 3 - 5 hours · from $33

Walk from the Ritz through Green Park, Buckingham Palace, The Mall, Trafalgar Square, Whitehall and Westminster. English-speaking guides such as Ashley, Sandra, Tanya and Nathaniel bring royal and political history to life, with a chance to see the Changing of the Guard on selected 10am departures.

“Mark was wonderful! He is very knowledgeable and friendly, not to mention very energetic! We enjoyed our tour with him as he was dedicated to making sure we had a great experience.”

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4.Buckingham Palace State Rooms & Royal Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 170 reviews · 3 hours · from $93

Walk from the Queen Victoria Memorial past Clarence House, St James’s Palace, The Mall, and St James’s Park with an English-speaking guide such as Sue, Angie, or Sharan. Then enter Buckingham Palace with a self-guided audio tour of the White Drawing Room, Throne Room, and other State Rooms.

“Angela is a great tour guide and a true Royalist. She knows so many things abt. the Royals and all the sourrounding buildings, She is absolutely amazing. Beside she is also very kind and has a great sense of humor. It don't think you can get a better guide than her for all kind of Tours in London and especially for the Buckingham Palace tour. Highly recommended.”

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