• Language Week Program
• Fashion
• Business and Finance
• Harry Potter
• Fish and Chips
• Our Presentation of London

• Buckingham Palace
• Charles Dickens' Museum
• Piccadilly Circus
• Madame Tussauds
• Tower Bridge and London Eye
• The Bank of England Museum
• British Museum and Tate Modern
• Kensington Palace and Hyde Park

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

Buckingham Palace is The Queen's official residence when she's in London. If the Union Jack flag is flying above the palace, she's at home. If you'd like to get beyond the ornate gates and sneak a peek inside The Queen's home, buy a ticket for the unmissable Annual Summer Opening of the State Rooms, which takes place between August and September every year

Buckingham Palace serves as both the office and London residence of Her Majesty The Queen. It is one of the few working royal palaces remaining in the world today. During the summer, visitors can tour the nineteen State Rooms, which form the heart of the Palace. These magnificent rooms are decorated with some of the greatest treasures from the Royal Collection, including paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens and Canaletto and sculpture by Canova.

Facilities

Opening Times Open daily 1st August - 28th September 2010. 09:45am - 6:00pm (last admission 3:45pm)

Buckingham Palace Address

Address: Buckingham Palace London SW1A 1AA
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7766 7300

CHANGING OF THE GUARD

For a display of British pomp and ceremony, watch the Changing the Guard ceremony outside Buckingham Palace. This is where 1 member of Queen's Guards exchanges duty with the previous guard. Both guards are dressed in traditional red tunics and bearskin hats, and the ceremony is set to music.

QUEEN'S GALLERY

Constructed 40 years ago out of the bomb-damaged ruins of the former private chapel, the Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace provides a year-round display space for works of art from the Royal Collection. In addition to the Treasures of the Royal Collection there are temporary exhibitions themed around pieces within the collection.

Facilities

Opening Times Open daily. Normal opening times 10:00-17:30 (last admission 16:30) Extended opening times: 26 July – 30 September, 09:30-17:30 (last admission 16:30)

The Queen's Gallery Address

Address: Buckingham Palace Road London SW1A 1AA
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7766 7301