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Buckingham Palace Annual Summer Opening

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Buckingham Palace Opening Hours

The Summer Opening of the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace

The Grand Staircase, Buckingham Palace

Photographer: Derry Moore, Image: The Royal Collection � 2006, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
2008 Dates:
29 July to 29 September 2008

Days: Open daily

Times: 9.45am - 6pm
(last admission 3.45pm)

Buckingham Palace operates a timed-ticket system, with admission every 15 minutes throughout the day. Tickets are valid only on the date and at the entrance time specified on the ticket. Regrettably, late-comers cannot be admitted.

A visit lasts between 2 and 2.5 hours.
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