Changing of the Guard and Buckingham Palace state rooms tour

Please refer to your voucher for final information regarding meeting points, pick-up locations, and pick-up time

Meeting point description: By the Duke of York Column, Waterloo Place, 9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AJ. This is the tall column with a statue on top. Arriving by tube: Take the tube to Piccadilly Circus and take exit No. 3 onto Regent Street/St James. Walk south down Regent Street towards St James Park (do not walk north towards Oxford Street). Waterloo Place is at the end of Regent Street. You will see the tall column with a statue on top. You can also arrive via Charing Cross Station. Walk down the Mall towards Buckingham Palace, you will see the statue on your right at the top of some steps.(9 Carlton House Terrace, St. James's, London SW1Y 5AG, UK)

Accessibility: Not suitable for wheelchair users or guests with any impairments requiring special assistance

It is not possible to bring strollers or baby carriages

Not allowed: Photography is not permitted within Buckingham Palace but is allowed within the gardens

Know in advance:The Changing of the Guard is controlled by the British authorities and is subject to changes in schedule, cancellation, weather and security conditions

Do not schedule a tightly timed activity immediately after the experience, as palace entry, security procedures, ceremony changes, and the self-paced multimedia visit may affect the finish time

The Changing of the Foot Guards normally takes place on selected days. On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, there is no Changing of the Foot Guards and an extended royal or Westminster walking tour will be provided instead

On days without the Changing of the Foot Guards, you may be able to see the Changing of the Horse Guards at Horse Guards Parade, but this cannot be guaranteed

On occasional Sundays, the ceremony may be rescheduled to early morning and may not be seen during the tour

The guided portion has a set duration; the Buckingham Palace visit afterwards is self-guided and can be enjoyed at your own pace

The Buckingham Palace multimedia guide is available for adults in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, and Mandarin. A family multimedia tour is available in English

Cancellation due to bad weather or other circumstances is not announced before the morning of the ceremony. When this occurs, you will be provided with a walking tour of Westminster city instead

The tour operator will do everything within their power to ensure timings and itineraries are respected. However, due to issues beyond their control, timings and sites are subject to last-minute changes on rare occasions. Please be aware that some locations may be unavoidably busy during standard hours due to the popularity of London's sites