Travel Reference
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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 .
Buckingham Palace
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.
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.
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