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About Buckingham Palace - Royal Mews Admission

One of the finest working stables in existence, the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace provides a unique insight into the department of the Royal Household that provides transport by road for The Queen and other members of the Royal Family.  

Audio guide is included in the admission price and is available in the following languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Russian

One of the finest working stables in existence, the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace provides a unique insight into the department of the Royal Household that provides transport by road for The Queen and other members of the Royal Family.    *What there is to see:* The Royal Mews houses the State vehicles, both horse-drawn carriages and motor cars, used for coronations, State Visits, royal weddings, the State Opening of Parliament and official engagements.    Visitors can see the Gold State Coach which was last used during The Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002 to carry Her Majesty and Prince Philip to the Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral.     For most of the year the stables are home to the working horses that play an important role in The Queen's official and ceremonial duties.  They are mainly Cleveland Bays, the only British breed of carriage horse, and the Windsor greys, which by tradition always draw the carriage in which The Queen is travelling.   As they may be on duty, undergoing training or having a well-deserved rest away from London, the horses are not always on view.

Audio guide is included in the admission price and is available in the following languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Russian   Guided tours in English are available at intervals throughout the day.

Guidebooks are available in English.

*Opening hours:
*03 Jan - 23 Dec*
11:00 - 16:00 (last entry 15:15)
* 01 Aug - 25 Sep
10:00 - 17:00 (last entry 16:15)

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The Royal Mews has a permanent display of State vehicles. These include the magnificent Gold State Coach used for Coronations and those carriages used for Royal and State occasions, State Visits, weddings and the State Opening of Parliament. A State motor vehicle is also usually on display.


The Royal Mews is an important working department of the Royal Household. It is at the Royal Mews that the State vehicles are housed and maintained.

These include the magnificent Gold State Coach used for Coronations and those carriages used for Royal and State occasions, State Visits, Weddings and the State Opening of Parliament.

Visitors to the Royal Mews often witness the daily work of the Mews staff. Since 1843 the daily messenger brougham has set out from the Mews to collect and deliver post between Royal households.

Another regular task is that of collecting a newly appointed foreign ambassador from his official residence, conveying him in a carriage to Buckingham Palace for his audience with The Queen, and afterwards returning him to his residence.

On top of this the chores of feeding, exercising, mucking out and training take place throughout the day, making the Mews a unique place to visit.

Opening Times

Opening hours:
03 Jan - 23 Dec*
11:00 - 16:00 (last entry 15:15)

* 01 Aug - 25 Sep
10:00 - 17:00 (last entry 16:15)

How to Get There

By train: London Victoria. (National Rail Enquiries Service 08457 484950 (UK)).

By underground: Victoria, Green Park, and Hyde Park Corner.

By bus: Numbers 11, 211, 239, C1 and C10 stop on Buckingham Palace Road.

By road: The Royal Mews is situated within the London Congestion Charge zone.

How to get here

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