Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
CostandHours:
£6,freeMonuntil14:00;opendaily10:00-18:00,lastentry30minutes
before closing, occasionally open Thu until 21:00—check website; café; at Somerset House
along the Strand, Tube: Temple or Covent Garden, recorded info tel. 020/7848-2526, shop
tel. 020/7848-2579,
www.courtauld.ac.uk
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Three palace sights require admission: the State Rooms (Aug-Sept only), Queen's Gallery,
and Royal Mews. You can pay for each separately, or buy a combo-ticket. A combo-ticket
for £32 admits you to all three sights; a cheaper version for £16 covers the Queen's Gallery
and Royal Mews. Many tourists are more interested in the Changing of the Guard, which
costs nothing at all to view.
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State Rooms at Buckingham Palace
This lavish home has been Britain's royal residence since 1837. When the Queen's at home,
the royal standard flies (a red, yellow, and blue flag); otherwise, the Union Jack flaps in the
wind. The Queen opens her palace to the public—but only in August and September, when
she's out of town.