Tickets and prices

*Our members get more

In return for their support, our members can explore our historic royal palaces as many times as they like, all year round.

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Online ticket prices

Type	No donation	With donation
Members*	Free	Free
Adult	£6.30	£7.00
Child	Free	Free
Concessions	£5.40	£6.00
Groups	Varies	Varies

Visits from 01 March 2020 (excluding donation):

Adult £6.70; Concession £6.00; Student £6.00; Senior £6.00; Children go free

Ticket types

Child: 5 to 15 years old. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Adult: 18 years and over.
Concessions: Full-time students, 16-17 years, over 65s and disabled visitors.
Family 1: One adult and up to three children (5 to 15 years old).
Family 2: Two adults and up to three children (5 to 15 years old).
Groups: 15 people or more.

About Gift Aid

The 'with donation' price in the table includes an optional donation towards our charitable work. Make your donation go further by ticking the Gift Aid box when completing your purchase. Historic Royal Palaces will be able to claim an extra 25% of the value of your ticket at no extra cost to you.

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Gate prices

Type	No donation	With donation
Members*	Free	Free
Adult	£7.00	£7.70
Child	Free	Free
Concessions	£6.00	£6.60

Gate prices for visits from 01 March 2020 (excluding donation):

Adult £7.50; Concession £6.00; Student £6.00; Senior £6.00; Children go free

Thank you for playing your part

Historic Royal Palaces is an independent charity and we rely on the support of our members, visitors and donors. When you buy a ticket you are helping us to care for the palaces and give them a future as valuable as their past.

Give more without paying more

If you are a UK taxpayer, make your donation ticket go further by ticking the Gift Aid box when completing your purchase. Historic Royal Palaces will be able to claim an additional 25% of the value of your ticket at no extra cost to you.

What's included in my ticket?

Access to Banqueting House.
A multi-language audio guide.

How long is my ticket valid for?

Tickets are only valid on the date selected and are non-transferable.

Thursday bookings

The Banqueting House is reserved on Thursdays as an event space. Tickets are released 4 weeks in advance if the space is not required for an event, so please check 4 weeks prior to your preferred date if you intend to visit on a Thursday.

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Book tickets by phone

Call +44 (0)33 3320 6000

The line is open:
Monday-Friday: 09.00-17.00
Saturday-Sunday: 09.00-14.00

Telephone bookings incur a £2.00 booking fee per transaction. The booking fee does not apply to tickets purchased online or in person.

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Book in person

Tickets can be purchased at the gate rate on the day of your visit at the ticket kiosk located in the main entrance.

Please note that third party promotions and special offers can only be used when providing ticketing staff a physical voucher at the Banqueting House ticket desk and separate terms and conditions apply.

Group bookings

We offer a range of benefits and services, including online booking, to groups of 15 or more people.

Benefit from an extra discount on the gate price when you book online.

Groups must pre-book.

Group prices

Type	Price	Online price
Adult group	£6.45 / person	£5.99 / person
Child group	Free	Free
Concessions	£5.50 / person	£5.13 / person

Online group ticket prices for visits from 01 March 2019:

Adult group £5.99; Concession group £5.13

Gate group ticket prices for visits from 01 March 2019:

Adult group £6.45; Concession group £5.50

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General information

Historic Royal Palaces switchboard:
Call +44 (0)33 3320 6000 between 09.00 and 17.00.
Text Relay users must dial 18001 before the telephone number.

Explore what's on

Things to see

Banqueting Hall

Experience James I's breathtaking Banqueting Hall, created in 1622 as a venue for extravagant Jacobean entertainments.

Open daily

Banqueting House

Included in palace admission (members go free)

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Things to see

The Undercroft

Explore the vaulted drinking den beneath the Banqueting House, which was used by James I for decadent royal parties.

Open daily

Banqueting House

Included in palace admission (members go free)

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Things to see Highlights

Rubens' ceiling

Marvel at Sir Peter Paul Rubens' ceiling in its original setting of Inigo Jones' spectacular Banqueting House.

Open daily

Banqueting House

Included in palace admission (members go free)

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