Buckingham palace

Hi Deborah, Buckingham Palace has 19 State rooms that are open to the public for the months of August and September. The hours are 9:45 to 3:15pm and it is limited to the amount of people.

The Queen's Gallery isn't part of the State rooms and it is open all year. It's the former chapel on the south side of Buckingham Palace. If you are standing in front of the Palace and facing it, you would turn to your left walk to the corner and turn to the right and walk down the side of the Palace there is where the Queen's Gallery and Royal Mews.

That is correct- the Queens Gallery is not part of the regular Palace tours. You can purchase tickets ahead of your arrival or when you get there, and maybe have to wait a few hours. Or buy them for the next day.

The State Rooms are very impressive, and in my opinion, the tour (it is self guided with an audio guide) is well worth the time. I thoroughly enjoyed it all.

Thank you, not sure if getting a timed tour will work with our schedule, be great if we could work it out.

Are the Royal Mews open to the public?

Yes, the Royal Mews are open to the public, like I told you earlier how to get to the Queens Gallery, the Royal Mews is right by there. The Royal Mews are great it's fun to see all the carriages and the beautiful horses. You know what you could do, go by your ticket for the tours of the Palace then go visit the Royal Mews and the Queens Gallery while waiting for the time for the tour.

I hope you can get tickets. I really enjoyed my tour. I got a nice little tea "mug" that reminds me of the tour when i have a cup of tea. Pam

Great ideas, I am going to put it into my itinerary

I believe that Robin's information is incorrect. The 19 state rooms are toured by appointment with a timed ticket, however the tickets are sold in 15 minute increments starting at 9:45 and ending at 15:45.

You can see the information at their website https://www.rceltickets.com/eventlist.asp?ProID=NET&VenueID=1