Experience the original royal family tradition of tea, sandwiches, cakes, and scones. Take a walk in the beautiful Kensington Palace Gardens on a guided tour before indulging in high tea at the Kensington Palace Pavilion.

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Duration 2 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
Live tour guide: English
Wheelchair accessible
Private group available

Highlights

Walk through the beautiful Kensington Palace Gardens
Hear interesting insights into the history of the royal family
Enjoy a traditional British high tea overlooking the magnificent Sunken Garden
Benefit from a private tour with a knowledgable guide
See the new Princess Diana statue

Full description

Meet your guide at the meeting point and walk to the iconic Kensington Palace. On a guided tour of the palace’s gardens, walk around the immaculately-maintained grounds where you will be given interesting insights into the history of the royal family and Britain's most beloved drink: tea. Kensington Palace is most well known for being home to members of the British royal family like Princess Diana, Prince Harry, and now Prince William and Kate Middleton (along with Prince George, Prince Louis, and Princess Charlotte). See the famous Sunken Garden before ending the walk with an indulgent high tea in the breathtaking surroundings of Kensington Palace Pavilion. You will be served a selection of afternoon tea sandwiches which include classics such as egg mayonnaise and cress, smoked salmon and cream cheese, roast ham and English mustard, and cucumber and fresh mint. Taste traditional scones made with Welsh butter filled with cream and jam and a selection of fine afternoon tea cakes.

Includes

A classic high tea of sandwiches, cakes, and scones served with tea or coffee
Guided tour of the palace parks and the Sunken Garden
Kensington Palace is occasionally closed for private events

Transportation
Water
Entry to Kensington Palace buildings

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds

Meeting point

• Meet outside of Queensway Underground Station •There is only 1 exit • Please wait outside the station (next to the red phone box, on the corner of the road)

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Important information

Not allowed

Luggage or large bags

Know before you go

It is essential that you arrive 10 minutes before the start of the tour
Please use a journey planner to ensure you leave enough time to get to the starting point

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Overall rating

4.7 /5

based on 34 reviews

Review summary

Guide
4.8/5
Value for money
4.4/5
Service
5/5
Organization
5/5

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Our guide Dough was EXCELLENT…very knowledgeable, easy going and polite. His command of historical landmarks, both past and present was most impressive. Dough was able to answer all our questions and he engaged with each of us because of his warm and friendly manner. I’d rate the tour an A+ because of his expertise.

May 13, 2022

Doug was an amazing tour guide who knows Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park like the back of his hand. He was also charming and clearly enjoyed sharing his knowledge of the park and gardens. I throughly enjoyed my time with Doug and discussing the history of the area and my interest in the Royal Family. I highly recommend taking this fantastic tour and enjoying the delicious high tea at the end.

May 12, 2022

We had a great tea experience at kensington garden! Our tour guide was very patient( we were late) informative, and pleasant! The tea experience itself was classy and the food was delicious! It was nice to walk around the garden and learning the history. It’s Definitely one of the highlights of our trip!

December 21, 2021

London: Kensington Palace Gardens Tour with Royal High Tea

London: Kensington Palace Gardens Tour with Royal High Tea

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