Visit Kensington Palace
NOTE: Kensington Palace is undergoing a £12 million renovation project. The palace will be closed completely to the public from 4th January 2012 and re-open on 26th March 2012.
Originally a private country house, public visitors are now warmly welcomed into Kensington Palace, the birthplace of Queen Victoria and home to Princess Diana between 1981 and 1997. Relive the moment in the Victorian Rooms when the young Princess Victoria discovered that she was to become Queen. Admire the family portraits and original furnishings adorning the homely Queen's Apartments. Revel in the grandeur of the King's Apartments, saturated with paintings and works of art from the Royal Collection, and find sanctuary in the calming Cupola Room where Princess Victoria was christened. On permanent display inside the palace is the famed Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection bursting at the seams with outfits from the 18th century to the present day including a range of glamorous dresses worn by HM Queen Elizabeth II and an array of spectacular and unique evening gowns modelled by Diana, Princess of Wales. No tour of the palace is complete without taking a turn around the elegant 18th century Orangery and Sunken Garden designed to host elaborate court entertainments during the reign of Queen Anne.
Did You Know?
In 1725-6 King George I introduced a number of exotic animals into the gardens of Kensington Palace - including three tigers and two extremely rare civet cats.
Ticket includes:
- admission to the King and Queens State Apartments, the Orangery and Sunken Garden
Annual Visitor Figures:
200,000
Opening and Closing Times:
Open:
1 Mar to 30 Sept - Daily - 10.00 to 18.00 (Last Admission 17.00)
1 October to 28 Feb - Daily - 10.00 to 17.00 (Last Admission 16.00)
Closed: 24-26 December
A VOUCHER MUST BE PRINTED OUT AND TAKEN TO THE ATTRACTION AFTER THE BOOKING HAS BEEN MADE.
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