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Private Tour: Royal High Tea At Kensington Palace Gardens

4.9 Excellent 45 reviews
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2h
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English
Free cancellation · up to 24 hours before Private tour Instant confirmation Likely to sell out Live guide

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Overview

Guidekin summary

Walk Kensington Palace Gardens on a private tour for your party, then take tea at the Orangery. A guide, private table, sandwiches, cakes, scones and sparkling wine are included; Palace entry requires the option that includes admission. 4.87 from 45 reviews at €237 per person for 2h.

From the guide

Your Private Senior Guide will greet you at the meeting point and tailor your tour to your personal requirements .

Firstly, you will be escorted around the Park & learn of its long history and events which have shaped our Nation. We will see the beautiful gardens Albert created for his wife Queen Victoria & take in the spectacular views as we approach the Palace where Prince Harry and William grew up.

We will then experience the full splendour of High Tea with Sparkling Wine on a private table in the 300 year old Orangery at the Palace.

Your guide will be on hand to give you personal insights into our royal family and the fascinating history of our national drink and the ceremony of afternoon tea.

. All Food and Beverage Service includes Service Charge.
. The tour itself does not include any gratuities & are entirely at your discretion

We are happy to offer customisation of this tour if you contact us in advance.

Tour options

The operator sells this tour in 2 versions. Prices are the operator's current list for two travellers; the calendar shows the exact figure for your date and party.

Private Tour: Royal High Tea At Kensington Palace

from €237 / person
Guide: English

2019

Private Tour & Entry after tea

from €268 / person
Guide: English

Entry to Palace after Tea: After a leisurely tea you have full access to the State Rooms for a self-guided tour. Audio Guides available.

Schedule & Availability

Runs daily
Departures: 10:00, 12:00, 13:00, 15:00
Available year-round

This tour runs daily, departing at 10:00, 12:00, 13:00, 15:00. It runs year-round. These are the operator’s scheduled departures, not a live seat count: availability is confirmed at checkout. Schedule last checked October 1, 2026.

What's Included

Entry to the Palace - if selected at check out
Private Table
Sandwiches, cakes and scones
Tea at the Orangery next to the Palace
Senior Expert guide
Alcoholic beverages: Sparkling Wine

What's Not Included

Entry to the Palace unless selected at check out

Itinerary

This is the meeting point for all our tours Stop 1
Pass by
Physical Energy Statue Stop 2
This bronze statue of man on horseback is called Physical Energy and is the work of the British artist George Frederic Watts (1817-1904). Watts had very high ideals for his art, and intended his work to help humanity embrace progress. Physical Energy is an allegory of the human need for new challenges – of our instinct to always be scanning the horizon, looking towards the future. In the artist’s own words, it is ‘a symbol of that restless physical impulse to seek the still unachieved in the domain of material things’.
5 min
Hyde Park Stop 3
The park's name comes from the Manor of Hyde, which was the northeast sub-division of the manor of Eia (the other two sub-divisions were Ebury and Neyte) and appears as such in the Domesday Book.
10 min
Italian Gardens Stop 4
The Italian Gardens are an elaborate mix of four main basins. They feature central rosettes carved in Carrara marble, the Portland stone and white marble Tazza Fountain, and a collection of stone statues and urns. See if you can spot the five main urn designs – a swan's breast, woman's head, ram's head, dolphin and oval.
10 min
Round Pond Stop 5
The Ornamental Pond commissioned by Queen Caroline
10 min
Kensington Palace Stop 6
Built by Sir Christopher Wren between 1789 and 1794. Additional work by William Kent. Only acessable if you book the option with Palace Entry
10 min
Admission included
In January 2017, Diana's sons commissioned a statue of their mother for Kensi... Stop 7
In January 2017, Diana's sons commissioned a statue of their mother for Kensington Palace to commemorate the 20th anniversary of her death. Ian Rank-Broadley executed the statue.
10 min
London Stop 8
Tea at the Orangery designed by Hawkesmore in 1704
45 min

Departure & Return

Start point

Queensway Tube Station. DO NOT GO TO THE PALACE - We do not meet there. - We meet outside of Queensway Underground Station. Please wait outside the station (next to the red phone box and Fortune Cookie Chinese Restaurant)

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End point

Where we will end the tour at the Royal High Tea experience and have a selection of sandwiches, cakes and tea. We do not provide return transport.

Additional Information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • The tour can be adapted for those with walking difficulty

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

1+ daysFull refund
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