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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, © The Royal Collection 2006, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
2013 Dates:
27 July-31 August 2013: Open daily 09:30-19:00 (last admission 16:45)
1-29 September 2013: Open daily 09:30-18:30 (last admission 15:45)

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.
  1. Buckingham Palace: History and Introduction
  2. Opening Hours
  3. How To Get There
  4. Tickets
  5. Unlimited Admission
  6. Visitor Facilities
  7. The Queen's Gallery
  8. The Royal Mews
  9. Annual Special Exhibition

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