Visit Kensington Palace & 3 Hour Westminster Walking Tour

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Visit Kensington Palace and 3 Hour Westminster Walking Tour

4 hours
Offered in: English

Overview

Discover many of London’s most famous landmarks—and see palaces, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and more—during this two-in-one, small-group tour. Meet your guide in central London, and head first to Buckingham Palace to see the Changing of the Guard ceremony. Then, continue to highlights like Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, Trafalgar Square and more. At the tour’s end, grab tickets to Kensington Palace, and explore the royal residence independently.

This London highlights tour is perfect for time-pressed visitors
See dozens of London’s top attractions, all in just half a day
Tickets to Kensington Palace are included in the tour cost
Learn the stories behind the sights from your guide’s commentary

What's Included

Local guide
Walking tour of the best sights in Westminster
Watch the Changing of the Guard (daily in Jun & Jul, otherwise only on Weds, Fri, Sun)
Sit in Parliament Square and see the sights
Ticket for the Kensington Palace (your guide will not accompany you into the palace)

Lunch & Drinks (please bring something to sip and nibble on)
Transport from and to your hotel

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

The Ritz London
150 Piccadilly, St. James's, London W1J 9BR, UK
We meet outside of the Ritz hotel - Next to 2 red telephone boxes & 2 souvenir stands, underneath one of the Ritz signs - Nearest tube station is Green Park Underground station

Start time

10:00 AM

End point

Kensington Palace Gardens, London, UK

What To Expect

Buckingham Palace

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Westminster Abbey

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Big Ben

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Kensington Palace

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Reviews

4.5

18 reviews

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The walk is great, pass on the palace

Mirna_B, Apr 2024

The walking tour is super informative. Ari is a fun, personable guide. Don’t even bother going to Kensington palace, it is a waste of time. The surrounding park is the best thing about it (which can be enjoyed for free). Once inside, the palace is an absolute disappointment.

Benedict was the best!

Nancy_J, Apr 2024

Benedict was wonderful! Even loved his humor! Saw the changing of the guard.i would recommend this tour!

Best guide- best walking tour

Panadda_A, Jan 2024

This tour is the best walking tour I have joined in many countries. Shing is an informative guide and has a very clear English accent so it makes the trip fun and exciting to see many types of the changing guards. I can recommend this tour to everyone who come to london must spend just half a day to join

Informative

Rita_p, Sep 2023

Guide was good, walk was nice, lots of information. Lots of information, funny friendly, knowledgeable

Fantastic morning

Kim_P, Sep 2023

Walking tour was great. Saw the major events and areas of Westminster in a walk that last a little over 3 hours. We were given tickets for afternoon Kensington Palace tour for 2:30 pm. We were unable to make that part due to an already scheduled tour at 2 pm. Would check with tour agents about length of total event before booking other tours on the same day. Our tour guide Benedict was great. Insightful and fun guide. Highly recommend!

Well worth all the walking

Melissa_N, Jul 2023

Connor was a fantastic your guide! Very knowledgable, witty, and personable. Great tour that I will recommend to my friends who visit London.

Horrible

Dena_B, Jun 2023

It was the same day as Trooping of the Colors and traffic was horrible. We, 2 adults, were less than 5 minutes late. When we got there 13 other people were there also. They had the same issue with traffic and were just a few minutes late. Therefore, 15 people that had book that excursion missed it.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Advice : dont be late, not fair on the other guests who got there on time.... We had so many guests turn up on time that day, they had planned their journey, left extra time just in case. Joined us and had a brilliant time. We cant wait for people who are late because they cant be bothered to plan their day correctly. The guests who had turned up on time, some of them had things to do afterwards : why should we wait for you and ruin their day ? But shame you missed it : the day was brilliant. King Charles, 70 plane fly by and then going into Kensington Palace.... Cheers

Overall good walking tour, but Viator missed a few key details

Levina_K, Dec 2022

Benedict was a well informed and humorous guide, taking us through and to all the key sights of central London. Despite the wintery rainy weather conditions, it was a pleasant walking tour. My only complaint is that tour offering did not mention that 1) you would need to find your own way to Kensington Palace and 2) more importantly, timed entrance had you visiting after the walking tour ended. At 2 pm. This time didnt work because I already had plans following the walking tour. Viator, please update tour offering on site to reflect these last two important details. People who purchase can them plan accordingly.

Disappointed

Barbara_D, Mar 2022

It was a great building and had some neat things but we went there spacificly to see princess Diana’s dress to find out it was not there anymore as of January we were so disappointed. Only reason we went there.

Malo

Gustavo_P, Nov 2023

se perdió el tiempo tratando de llenar un espacio que ya no se podía llenar , sacando fotos y aburriendo, no solo perdí 136 libras , sino también perdí el tiempo y me fui. Si me avisaban con tiempo ( que creo que fue la intención, no avisar). NO REALIZABA EL TOUR

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Sorry : The Palace was closed due to William & Kate being busy Huge Apologies