Does the guide come inside the Churchill War Rooms with us?

No. The guided walk covers Westminster and Churchill’s wartime London above ground; inside the War Rooms you explore at your own pace with the museum’s audio guide, which is included in your ticket. Your guide will tell you what to look for before you go in.

Kensington Palace Private Guided Tour

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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FAQ?

Does the guide come inside the Churchill War Rooms with us?

No. The guided walk covers Westminster and Churchill’s wartime London above ground; inside the War Rooms you explore at your own pace with the museum’s audio guide, which is included in your ticket. Your guide will tell you what to look for before you go in.

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Linda Lugar
6 October 2026

The tour was fabulous and so informative! Our tour guide was fantastic!!

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Amy Dudley
6 October 2026

Paul was fantastic!! Passionate and fun!

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Thomas
6 October 2026

Verified Die deutsche Tourguidein war sehr gut🫶

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Thomas
6 October 2026

Verified Die deutsche Tourguidein war sehr gut🫶

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Richard
6 October 2026

Verified I really enjoyed this tour. Richard is an engaging and knowledgeable guide. Great value, would recommend.

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Richard
6 October 2026

Verified I really enjoyed this tour. Richard is an engaging and knowledgeable guide. Great value, would recommend.

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Hannah_V
6 October 2026

Verified Great time! Jeremy is absolutely fantastic, very knowledgeable and very passionate guide! The war room is a very cool ending to a great tour!

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Linda_D
6 October 2026

Verified Exceptional experience and customer service. Must do! Knowledgeable, Professional. SO worth ur time! Took the time to call when we were running late. Offered alternatives for the portion of the tour we missed. Over and Aboce customer service!

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Deborah_B
6 October 2026

Verified War Room Tour Very interesting to see all the war room maps and rooms as they were displayed all those years ago. Walking around and learning about the monuments on our war to the war rooms.

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Diana_L
6 October 2026

Verified Do it, you won’t regret it It was such a better option to trying to see the changing of the guards on your own. Our guide Chris was great, very knowledgeable and personable

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Kristin Baird
5 October 2026

We had a great time on the tour. Chris was fantastic. We learned a lot and laughed a lot as well. Highly recommend.

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kelley pitts
5 October 2026

Chris was a great tour guide.

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Dori Weinberger
5 October 2026

Chris was amazing! We did not know all the parts of the changing of the guards.

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Brittany Weinberger
5 October 2026

Chris was amazing! Great tour guide fun facts 10/10 would recommend.

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Nikhil_V
5 October 2026

Verified Good Tour! Good tour! Takes you to all the stops. Guide has a good sense of humor and very knowledgeable. Highly recommended!

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GetYourGuide Traveller
4 October 2026

Verified Good tour

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GetYourGuide Traveller
4 October 2026

Verified Good tour

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GetYourGuide Traveller
4 October 2026

Verified Es war toll, Elen hat uns zu diesen Plätzen geführt wo wir es gut sehen konnten. Einfach top. Auf Deutsch war für unsere Kinder ein Plus, Elen hat sich sehr bemüht es spannend zu machen auch für die Kinder. Wir würden sofort wieder buchen.

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4 October 2026

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Ana Reyes
2 October 2026

Richard is an espectacular guide ! Amazing speech about the War and Churchill so lucky to have him as a guide !

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ana lara
2 October 2026

We took the war rooms tour with Richard. This has been one of the best tours we have taken on our trip here. He has a lot of knowledge, he is great explaining concepts and just a great tour guide. Would 100% recommend!

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GetYourGuide Traveller
2 October 2026

Verified Paul is a great tour guide!!!

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GetYourGuide Traveller
2 October 2026

Verified Guide was good - did his best - but private tour is terrible value - way overpriced. Would have been better off by buying tickets to the Churchill War Rooms

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Laura_S
2 October 2026

Verified Fun History Tour Jeremy was very knowledgeable of WW2 history and shared it in a fun way. Depending on your desire, there’s enough to see in the War Rooms that you could spend several hours there.

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Trevor_C
2 October 2026

Verified Nathan was an amazing... Nathan was an amazing guide and his deep knowledge was evident throughout the tour. Highly recommend!

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David_T
1 October 2026

Verified Experiential session worthy of your time Our tour guide Nathan was excellent. Very knowledgeable on the subject matter and brought the learning experience to life with background stories that might have otherwise gone unmentioned in the history books. Way to go Nathan!

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Nancy_G
1 October 2026

Verified Great guide, mediocre audio layout Do t care for the audio portion but the rooms are wonderful to see. Audio is not organized and easy to follow.

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Trang Nguyen
30 September 2026

Highly recommend the Chaging of guards tour. We had a great tour with Nathan. Knowledgable and humurous guide

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Debbie Simpson
28 September 2026

I can see why this tour gets 5 stars..Paul our guide was so knowledgeable and knew exactly how to give us the best experience. I had some challenges finding the meet point but they called me and got me to hook up with the tour..dang GPS! Best tour and ask for Paul!

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Rebecca_D
28 September 2026

Verified Amazing History Wonderful place to tour. So much history. If you are a WW2 history buff..do not skip this. Again. Amazing

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OnAir33915232673
27 September 2026

Verified Churchill War Rooms and WW 2 memorials I highly recommend this walking tour, which is an easy flat course. I have been to London many times, and this one was truly the highlight of my many trips there. Of course, the war rooms were amazing, but Paul, our tour guide, is what really made the pre-war rooms tour so fantastic. It is unfortunate, the tour guides have to leave when you enter the exhibit, but there are plenty of volunteer guides throughout the exhibit.

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DLK
26 September 2026

Verified Great historical walking tour! Richard did an excellent job!

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Robert G
25 September 2026

Verified Great tour for a first time London couple Great tour and Paul was the perfect tour guide. It was like having a local friend to show us around Westminster pointing everything out and also sharing the history of the sites at the same time. Great tour and highly recommended. Our only issue was that we had a difficult time finding the meeting point bc it was SO crowded around the statue. For someone unfamiliar with London like us ( first time in the city) it would work better to meet at a less busy area. Nevertheless we had a great time with Paul and we got to spend as much time as we needed in the Churchill War Room which is an amazing place. If you are a 1st timer in London like us, we recommend this tour.

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Monique_pdx
23 September 2026

Verified Outstanding tour The Churchill walking tour was fantastic. Nathan was a super knowledgeable and entertaining tour guide. We highly recommend this tour.

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Giuliana F
22 September 2026

Verified Great experience and tour guide!! This tour was absolutely amazing!! Our tour guide, carolina was so knowledgeable and gave us so much history that we would have missed if we hadn’t booked this tour! The value for the money was great and i thought the duration of the tour was just right. We got to see the best viewing spots for the changing of the guard, and if we had gone on our own we would have went to the palace gates and missed so much!! Highly recommend this tour!!

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Deirdre S
21 September 2026

Verified WWII walking tour was terrific! Paul was a terrific guide! In addition to being educational, he was enthusiastic and engaging. Very nice experience.

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Beth A
21 September 2026

Verified Great time had by all! We had an amazing time with Jeremy for our changing of the guard tour. He explained the different steps involved and the significance of the ceremony, ensuring we had a great view of everything and plenty of laughs along the way!!

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Karen T
21 September 2026

Verified Fun and informative walking tour with knowledgeable and funny guide This tour was outstanding due to our outstanding guide Jeremy.

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Emily
20 September 2026

Verified Great and Informative Tour This was such a great tour. Our guide Jermey was the perfect combination of informative and entertaining. He was very knowledgeable and had answers to every question. He also got us great viewing spots and narration of what was happening and why really elevated the experience.

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Sally K
20 September 2026

Verified Engaging Tour of WW II London Paul was our tour guide and was great! He shared lots of interesting facts about WW II and the city of London. The Churchill War Rooms were full of history. Well with a visit. We had a lot of fun and would recommend the tour.

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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.!