Buckingham Palace
- Queen's Gallery - Royal Mews - Changing of the Guard
Windsor Castle
- Changing of the Guard
BUCKINGHAM
PALACE Summer Opening
of the State Rooms
31 July - 26 September 2004
London,
City of Westminister
(020) 7321 2233
Tube
St James's Park
- Green Park - Victoria
Opening times:
daily, 0930-1630 (last admission
1615)
Visit
lenght :
2 hours
Ticket prices:
Adult
£ 12.00
Child
£ 6.00 (under
17)
Concession
£ 10.00
(Over 60 and students with valid ID))
Family
£ 30.00 (2 adults, 3 children under
17s)
Buckingham Palace is the official London residence
of Her Majesty The Queen. Buckingham
Palace is also the busy administrative headquarters
of the Monarchy and has probably the most famous and
easily recognisable facade of any building in the
world.
During
August and September when The Queen makes her annual
visit to Scotland, the Palace's nineteen state rooms
are open to visitors. They include the Throne Room,
Picture Gallery and Ballroom. The 42-acre garden is
an oasis for wildlife and visitors can enjoy a garden
walk which offers superb views.
The Guard
Change takes place at 11:30 The new guards arrive
at the forecourt of the Palace from Wellington Barracks.
The journey takes about 5 minutes and the soldiers
are accompanied by a band. The ceremony is conducted
on the Palace forecourt and takes approximately forty
minutes to complete.
THE
ROYAL MEWS
Opening times:
daily, 0930-1630 (last admission
1615)
Visit
lenght :
1 hour
Ticket prices:
Adult
£ 12.00
Child
£ 6.00 (under
17)
Concession
£ 10.00
(Over 60 and students with valid ID))
Family
£ 30.00 (2 adults, 3 children under
17s)
THE
QUEENS GALLERY
Opening times:
daily, 0930-1630 (last admission
1615)
Visit
lenght :
1 hour
Ticket prices:
Adult
£ 12.00
Child
£ 6.00 (under
17)
Concession
£ 10.00
(Over 60 and students with valid ID))
Family
£ 30.00 (2 adults, 3 children under
17s)
Buckingham
Palace operates a timed-ticket system, with
admission every 15 minutes throughout the day.
The State Rooms will be open August - September
2004
How
to get there By train: Nearest mainline
station London Victoria. For train times telephone
By Underground: Nearest Underground
Stations: Victoria, Green Park, and St James's
Park By bus: Numbers 7,11,211,139,C1
and C10 stop on Buckingham Palace Road.
CHANGING OF THE
GUARD:
Daily
from April until the end of June and on alternate days
for the rest of the year, weather permitting.
Buckingham
Palace at 11.30
Mar
2004 - even days: 2,4, 6
Windsor
Castle at 11.00
with
the exeption on Sunday
Mar
2004 - even days: 2, 4, 6
Additional
Information
Due to architectural limitations, it is not possible to
admit wheelchair users through the main entrance.
A separate entrance is provided for visitors requiring special
access. Wheelchair users are asked to book through the Ticket
Sales and Information Office. Guide dogs welcome. Disabled
toilets available
WINDSOR
CASTLE
Windsor,
Berkshire
Tel: (+44) (0) 20 7766 7304
Rail:
Opening times:
daily, 0930-1630 (last admission
1615)
Visit
lenght :
2 hours
Ticket prices:
Adult
£ 11.50
Child
£ 6.00 (under
17)
Concession
£ 9.50
(Over 60 and students with valid ID))
Family
£ 29.00 (2 adults, 3 children under
17s)
Admission prices
when the State Apartments are closed:
Adult
£ 6.00
Child
£ 3.00 (under
17)
Concession
£ 5.00
(Over 60 and students with valid ID))
Family
£ 15.00 (2 adults, 3 children under
17s)
Windsor Castle is the largest
and oldest occupied castle in the world. It has been
home of the Royal Family for over 900 years. It has
been completely renovated since the terrible fire
of 1992 and visitors can view the State Apartments
along with St George's Chapel and The Albert Memorial
Chapel.
The Queen hosts occasional 'dine and sleeps' for guests
including politicians and public figures. Many royal
weddings have also taken place here, most recently
that of The Prince Edward and Miss Sophie Rhys-Jones
in June 1999.
It
covers an area of 13 acres and contains, as well as
a royal palace, a magnificent chapel and the homes
and workplaces of a large number of people.
Visitors can enjoy:
the extensive Castle Precincts,
St
George's Chapel,
Queen
Mary's Dolls' House,
the
Castle Exhibition and the exhibition in the Drawings
Gallery.
the
Semi State rooms some of the most splendid interiors
in the castle, furnished with treasures from the
Royal Collection including paintings by Holbein,
Rubens, Van Dyck and Lawrence, fine tapestries and
porcelain, sculpture and armour.
Events at Windsor Castle
30 Sep 2003 to 24 Mar
2004
(Tue, Wed and Thu)
Great
Kitchen to State Apartments
A rare opportunity to go behind the
scenes at Windsor Castle to see
the medieval Great Kitchen, 'the oldest, substantially unchanged
and still working kitchen in the country. Charged extra
Changing
of the Guard
On alternate days at 11:00 , weather permitting (with the
exception of Sundays)
Sierpieñ 2004 - parzyste dni 2, 4, 6 itd
Additional Information
Due to architectural limitations, it is not possible to admit wheelchair users through the main entrance.
A separate entrance is provided for visitors requiring special access. Wheelchair users are asked to book through the Ticket Sales and Information Office.
Guide dogs welcome
Disabled toilets available
