Kensington Palace Private Guided Tour

Name: Kensington Palace Private Guided Tour
Brand: Urban Saunters
Rating: 5 (2413 reviews)

Discover the secrets of Kensington Palace with a private expert guide who will bring centuries of royal history to life before your eyes.

Duration: 2 Hours

Group size: Private

Language: English

From £435

Language: English

Duration: 2 Hours

Type: Private Tours

Tour Highlights

100% private Blue-Badge guide and entrance to Kensington Palace
Explore the King's and Queen's State Apartments, and enchanting Sunken Garden
Walk in the footsteps of Princess Victoria, Princess Diana, and today's Prince William
Family friendly

Description

Discover the secrets of Kensington Palace with a private expert guide who will bring centuries of royal history to life before your eyes.

Standing majestically in the heart of London since 1605, Kensington Palace has served as the intimate home to generations of British royalty, from King William III and Queen Mary II to Princess Diana and today's Prince and Princess of Wales. This working royal residence holds within its elegant rooms stories of love, loss, power, and transformation that have shaped the monarchy we know today.

Home to magnificent state apartments, captivating royal exhibitions, and the enchanting sunken garden, the palace's narrative unfolds through tales of scandal, romance, and royal tradition - stories best revealed through the expertise of a knowledgeable private guide who knows every hidden corner and whispered secret.

Your 2-hour journey begins as you meet your expert guide at the palace gates, where you'll first explore the stunning Kensington Gardens and hear tales of the young Princess Victoria's childhood before she became queen. Step inside to walk through the opulent King's State Apartments where George I and George II once held court, marvel at the Queen's State Apartments where Queen Mary II entertained, and discover the never-before-seen royal fashion treasures in Dress Codes, a new exhibition at Kensington Palace.

From Queen Victoria's birth room to the palace's role in Princess Margaret's glamorous parties, from Princess Diana'sprivate apartments to the current royal residence wings, you'll uncover the intimate human stories behind the crown while admiring priceless art, period furnishings, and royal treasures that few visitors truly understand without expert insight.

As with all our private tours, this Kensington Palace experience can be perfectly tailored for families with children, ensuring everyone discovers the magic of royal life.

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Jonathan Standbrook
17 September 2026

Paul was great, really enjoyed!

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Melinda Howell
17 September 2026

Paul was great. He was very knowledgeable

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Chad Gonzales
17 September 2026

Wonderful tour. Tour guide was Nathan. He met us at the Tower of London. He accompanied us on the river Thames and walked with us to St. James park. He was so informative. He shared so many interesting facts and details of the city. Truly one of the best tours I have taken and I can easily recommend this tour and Nathan. Hope to tour with him again in the future.

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Doris
17 September 2026

Verified Darcy was great! He was very knowledgeable and friendly. Would definitely recommend this tour!

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Michaela
17 September 2026

Verified Ellen hatte ein umfassendes Wissen und war auch immer bereit, Fragen zu beantworten. Sie wusste genau, wo die besten Plätze sind und wo man am meisten sieht. Sie hat uns kompetent und unaufgeregt durch die Wachablöse geführt - es war einfach großartig, alle Erklärungen und in der eigenen Sprache geliefert zu bekommen ! Einfach tolle 2 Stunden !!!!

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Aimee_H
17 September 2026

Verified Informative and Entertaining! An outstanding insight into not only Winston Churchill, but life in London during WWII. Especially interesting to learn about the Battle of Britain. Our guide was excellent!

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Marcy
16 September 2026

Verified The guide would talk with his back to us, with buses and bagpipes and cars going by so I and many of the group missed half of everything he said. He needed to gace us and speak up or better to have an audio for all to use the hear him.

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Daniel_C
16 September 2026

Verified Nathan the great Not a lot of walking. Nathan was excellent. It was extra special to go on this tour on Battle of Britain day.

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Daniel_D
16 September 2026

Verified Good Churchill insight Great guide with many interesting insights to Winston Churchill. Tha audio part of the tour was very good too.

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Greg B
15 September 2026

Verified Great Tour Jeremy was informative, funny, and patient. It was a great tour sharing the rich history of London.

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GetYourGuide Traveller
15 September 2026

Verified Lovely trip! Our guide, Alex G, was very knowledgeable, kind and humorous. He showed us all the key sites and gave us a great overall picture of how the Royal Soldiers have changed. He was very thorough and didn’t miss a thing. Highly recommended!

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Debra
15 September 2026

Verified Our guide Nathan was fantastic, he ensured we stood in the right place to ensure we had the best view of the parade. He explained in detail the process of the parade as well as the history of the royal family.

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Michael
15 September 2026

Verified Zozo was an incredible guide. he was so knowledgeable and engaging. we could have stated with him all week. everything exceeded our expectations.

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Rory_W
15 September 2026

Verified The definitive WW II tour of London. We thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Francis, a retired Bobbie with an expansive knowledge of life and history. An engaging storyteller, he blended wit with energy and knowledge to make this a tour you must take when in London. We loved it, and will hope to get him again when we return.

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Ronald_D
15 September 2026

Verified This was a fabulous tour... This was a fabulous tour that prepared us for the Churchill War Museum. Nathan was a knowledgeable and entertaining guide. We highly recommend it.

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Michele_H
15 September 2026

Verified Fantastic tour with such... Fantastic tour with such perspective and passion, we really enjoyed Nathan and his commitment to telling the story of those who served.

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Tony W
14 September 2026

Verified Guide was informative and entertaining. Francis took us on our tour this morning. He was both entertaining and knowledgeable - we had a great time. Visited some important sites and memorials , and he has some great anecdotes to share. Thanks!

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Kathy
14 September 2026

Verified Francis from Urban Saunters was a fantastic guide! He was very knowledgeable, very thorough and had a good sense of humor.

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Larry_W
14 September 2026

Verified Changing the Guard You will not be next to the palace, but you will see the guards exit their residence and march to the palace. Then you will walk down the mall and pick a place to watch them march to St. James palace, get inspected, and return to the palace. You will be very close to the guards, and the mounted police. Don't step into the street or you may get run over. Sundays are the absolute best, with the fewest crowds! The photos were taken from about 1000 feet away - showing the throng of people at the palace, who never got close to the guards, and only saw a bit of the ceremony, so I recommend this tour.

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Chad Stewart
13 September 2026

Amazing tour! Richard did an excellent job with story telling and information sharing.

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Venkatrahavan
13 September 2026

Verified Superb

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Judi Jacobsen
12 September 2026

Tour guide Richard was awesome!!! Great experience and great stories!! Highly recommend

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Justin Smith
12 September 2026

Paul was an excellent tour guide. It was a great experience seeing Westminster and all the history of the area.

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Lauren Ortega
12 September 2026

Paul was awesome

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Elizabeth
12 September 2026

Verified So informative we loved it! Our guide Francis was excellent and his knowledge and personal stories of the area were great. I only wish there were headphones available. The noise in the area made it difficult to hear even though Francis did his best to avoid the nosier spots. In all fairness it was raining pretty hard which added to the city noise.

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Bruce Peterson
11 September 2026

This was the best tour I’ve taken. Nathan was brilliant. He knew exactly where we should be and when. We had front row views of everything. Many thanks to Nathan

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Binn rusch
11 September 2026

Excellent tour!! Chris was so much fun.

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Jennifer_K
11 September 2026

Verified **Absolutely fantastic tour!** This was easily one of the highlights of our time in London. Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable, engaging, and passionate about the history, and brought the stories of **Winston Churchill, World War II, and London during the war** to life in a way that was fascinating from beginning to end. We’ve visited London many times, but this tour gave us an entirely new perspective on places we had walked past before. The combination of the **war memorials, Churchill history, personal stories, and historical context** made everything so much more meaningful. We learned a tremendous amount without the tour ever feeling like a history lecture. The pacing was excellent, the stories were memorable, and our guide was wonderful at answering questions and keeping everyone engaged. Even the teenagers in our family really enjoyed it! **If you love history—or simply want to understand London and its role during WWII on a deeper level—I cannot recommend this tour enough. A must-do in London! 🇬🇧**

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Tracy_S
11 September 2026

Verified Churchill War Rooms Our guide Richard for the Churchill War Rooms was amazing. While the tour thru the war rooms is a self guided audio tour, I felt prepared and was able to focus on some items that I wanted to know more about, based on Richard's guidance. His passion for Britain and history was very obvious and enjoyable. Thank you!

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Ara Derkevorkian
10 September 2026

Excellent way to follow the changing of the guards process and then tour Buckingham palace. Paul our guide was very informative and humorous, he explained clearly all the important details about the palace and different houses that the royals used and currently use. It involves walking with lots of people

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Grant P
10 September 2026

Verified Great tour with David Had a great experience with David. He was very knowledgeable and friendly. He was also very flexible with what we wanted to see and do. He even showed us how to use the tube and how to get to our next stop after the tour. Would definitely book with him again. Great experience!

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Christine
10 September 2026

Verified Richard was an excellent guide! Very knowledgeable and humorous as well. Highly recommend! We also were able to stay in the Cabinet War Rooms after our tour for several hours, going at our own pace. A highlight of our time in London - thank you!

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Patricia J
8 September 2026

Verified The walking tour is worth the time!! We were afraid the walking portion of this tour would be just a bunch of dates and facts BUT IT WASN’T! Thanks to Nathan! His enthusiasm, knowledge and sense of humor made the tour a lot of fun! The Churchill War Rooms tour was also amazing! The Churchill museum portion is also interesting, but a little hard to navigate your way through and it is overly dark so it is difficult to read some of the display plaques.

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Vicki S
8 September 2026

Verified Changing of the Guards Nathan was knowledgeable and had us positioned in all the right places at the right times.

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Lisa_S
8 September 2026

Verified Paul shows us London We had a great guide in Paul, knowledgeable, funny, clearly loved the history he was sharing and it was full of many details as well as great stories

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Suseela R
7 September 2026

Verified Good We are so happy that we did our change of guard with Nathan

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ZAVEN K
6 September 2026

Verified nice but overpriced it is overpriced ... there was no inside visit to the Elizabeth tower , and also no to westimister .. it was just outside .. overall you could go to the churchill war room by just buying ticked from the War ROOM site. the guide was a nice pearson , and know what he was saying .

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Camper791827
6 September 2026

Verified Great Great Great Our tour guide Paul was fantastic…he knew all the best spots for pics and his knowledge was superb

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Johanna S
5 September 2026

Verified Highly highly recommend We thoroughly enjoyed our walking tour with Paul. He gave us interesting information that we wouldn’t have figured out on our own, and he had the timing for everything perfect. He kept track of the group very well. We got to see stages of the changing of the guard that we wouldn’t have seen on our own. Highly recommend this tour, and Paul was a great guide!

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Explorer813382
5 September 2026

Verified Excellent tour Guide was called Jo she was amazing got us to all the best spots for photo opportunities lots of information .highly recommend. Need to be able to walk fast but so worth it

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Ruth
13 July 2026

Verified Jeremy was a very engaging guide. We really enjoyed the tour and would recommend it to anyone. It was about Churchill and much more.

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Rak
27 June 2026

Verified Excellent guide and also friendly and efficient communications with the operator. Highly recommend this tour.

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Jocelyn
5 June 2026

Verified Nathan was a great tour guide. He was knowledgeable, well spoken and quite the character. Loved it

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宇煊
3 January 2026

Verified I like this very much, the guide shared some very moving stories

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Brent Dressen
22 May 2025

London in WWII & War Tunnels Tour Great tour and very informative. Jeremy was our guide and was terrific! Great pace for the tour and we were able to cover all the highlights. Would recommend.!