VIP Kensington Palace & Gardens Royal Tea Crown Experience

Loved it!

Sue was amazing! A wealth of knowledge. She ensured we understood the history before we even entered! First in line so we got to see it all without a crowd. Ended with the tea and delicious!

Very nice experience!

Appreciated our tour guide, Mike, who was very friendly. I enjoyed the tour and tea. It was nice to be shown around and given a little history about the palace. It was a great day!

Wonderful experience at Kensington Palace.

Miranda did an excellent job. The tour was very informative and she answered all of our questions so well. We loved the audio tour at the palace and the tea, sandwiches and treats were delicious. All in all it was a top notch way to spend the morning. Thank you to Miranda for such a great experience.

Cozy tour of Kensington Palace, complete with a Royal High Tea

Our tour guide Susan was a wealth of knowledge about Kensington Palace and about British history. Our group was only 7 people so we got personal attention. I enjoyed that we met outside of Kensington Park and walked to the Palace together giving us a chance to learn more than what the regular Palace tour would offer. The tea lunch at The Orangery was a perfect addition - I am glad I did that upgrade.

Waste of money.

This was the VIP private tour with tea afterward. I traveled with my adult family of 8 and the private tour was simply a guide who spoke for 30 minutes outside of the palace then brought us into the palace to do a self tour on a headset for the next 1 1/2 hour. After the tour we went to have tea and there was not a table to accommodate my 8 so four of us had to have tea with the guide and the other 4 had tea with two other strangers. Would never have booked if we thought it was self guided and a meal separated from each other. I would recommend going to the palace and buy your own ticket. Guide was a nice man but offended by the price of a VIP privat tour that was not a tour, simply an easy access.

Great experience of the history of the palace

Very informative tour highlight was the sunken garden followed by high tea with a view to the garden. Highly recommended

Beautiful Kensington!

Great tour. Wish that there was a bit about Diana living there, but it did not include any of those rooms/apartments. Guide (Maria) was wonderful! Tea was lovely. A thing to do - even in the rain!!

Not VIP there was nothing special about it

Guide did not add any additional information to the tour. We could have done it on our own. The audio tour at Kensington Palace was great but it was included in everyone’s ticket.

This one is a do it yourself.

Visit yourself. Get the headphones. Buy the afternoon tea. The guide we had was hard to hear. We had to squeeze over to one area. Much nicer to wonder on your own. The stories told were nothing unusual.

A great day!

Loved every part of our experience! Mike was a wonderful tour guide, providing lots of interesting facts and tidbits that we wouldn’t have gotten on our own. Tea at the Orangery was super nice, delicious, and very filling! A great day!

A great experience

I really enjoyed my time in the Palace. There were so many interesting things to look and learn. Then had a very enjoyable High Tea with my tour group.

Great Day at Kensington

The tour of Kensington gardens and palace was excellent. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and gave us great tips for which exhibits to focus on while on our own. She also took us through parts of the palace and gave us an incredible history. Finally, the tea at the Orangery was fabulous! Overall, a great day.

Our favorite tour while visiting London!

The tour was fantastic. So much history and beauty to see. We loved the gardens. Our tour guide, Don, was very knowledgeable and patient. He even joined us for tea. Highly recommend this tour. It was our favorite out of all the tours we took.

Enjoyable, educational reasonably paced tour.

Maria was an experienced and friendly guide. She made an effort to “read” her audience and adjusted her content and pace to meet everyone’s needs. Was much better having a live guide versus going around with headphones and a canned tour. The only “high tea” we attended, so not sure how it compared.

Garden the best.

Seeing the Kensington Palace garden and the Princess Diana statue. It was helpful to have a guide to give the backstory. As there were elderly people on the tour, it would have been helpful if he slowed down and waited for everyone before giving the history.

A must see for those Diana fans!

An absolutely excellent guide, named Don, provided such exquisite commentary on the Kings and queens of Kenningston Palace. You also get to see the recent Princess Diana statue and the gate made famous by the abundance of tributes left after her death. Beautiful grounds that you could stroll For hours after the tour. Only reason for the four star is that the tea at the orangery could Not accommodate allergies that we had specified in advanced. (Not our guides fault! He worked hard to provide us something else to eat but to no avail!) we were able to get something at the cafe but after the tea. It was easy to get a taxi at a nearby hotel (Garden Hotel) when leaving.

Terrible...worst tour ever after maybe a dozen Viatar Tours

Terrible experience. Ticket said to arrive at 9:15 and the guide did not show until 9:42 (your was to start at 9:30). He switched the agenda to tea first instead of last, which we did not need since we the had tea and snack around 8:45. Then left us in the Orangery way too long and disappeared. Finally came back and talked to us about the palace for over an hour to the extent you could not take half of it in. He obviously screwed up the entire day as he did not have entry tickets until after noon. We did not enter the Palace until 12:15. The entire event was suppose to be done at 12:30. Our schedule allowed us only about 25 minutes in the palace. He should of been upfront that he screwed up and offered the revised timeline or to get earlier tickets through the palace and skip or do a fast tea. Vacation time is valuable when you work 60 hours a week. Obviously this person thinks a groups time means nothing.

The best way to see the palace

Our guide Rachel was so knowledgeable. She gave us a lot of history prior to going inside , we had enough time to see the palace . We even had time for tea . The directions to meet were clear and there are plenty of people around to point you in the right direction. It was just the right amount of time for a tour . If you want to see the palace , a guided tour is the way to go. The semi private tour had 8 people and that was perfect !

So much better with a tour guide !

We had a lovely time on this tour thanks to our guide Rachel. It was much better to get a room by room tour then to just go through it ourselves. She gave us great historical information prior to going inside . We were able to see so many rooms of the palace and take our time . We even stopped for tea ! It was just the right amount of time, we really enjoyed it

The whole things was fantastic and to...

<p>The whole things was fantastic and to finish with the High Tea was beautiful.</p>

This is an OK tour but I think you...

<p>This is an OK tour but I think you could do it on your own and be just as happy or happier. The guide was nice but so soft spoken and would turn her head when she talked so we heard only about 10 of what she said. Having a tour didn't get us fast tracked unto the Palace at all - we waited in line with everyone else - and once in the three rooms that they have opened up to view, the guide left us so we were on our own to read placards and signs to try to figure out what each room was all about. The Diana Dresses area was nice to see as were the gardens. I would not recommend the Orangery at all unless you go separate from the tour. When we came in to the restaurant, we saw scrumptious High Tea platters on other peoples tables and were excited for ours. Well, on the tour, you get a dumbed down version of this - nothing compared to what others were having that had booked their own reservation. The guide didn't stay with us during this part it was the end of the tour so I understand that she didn't want to sit around and watch us drink tea but there was no recourse of having someone to complain to about how disappointing the tea service was. If you are at all good with booking your own things - do that and skip this tour.</p>

Our guide, April, was just...

<p>Our guide, April, was just outstanding!! So enthusiastic and full of wonderful information. She made the tour a 10!!! The tea was simply amazing!1</p>

It was a highlight of our time in...

<p>It was a highlight of our time in London our tour guide was excellent and beautifully presented, great exhibits beautiful gardens and a high tea fit for a Queen!</p>

My sister and I found our tour guide...

<p>My sister and I found our tour guide 'Jenna' very engaging and enthusiastic with her history knowledge. We were disappointed we could only view Diana's garden from the railings and were not allowed in to walk about and enjoy the plants and flowers up close. The tea itself was lovely and well presented with a friendly waiter by the name of Vincenzo. One little tip, don't be afraid to ask for more tea! We weren't told we could have more tea and were a little nervous to ask. As to the palace itself, it's a shame that many of the rooms have to be kept quite dark and on a warm day we did find it quite uncomfortable at times, but we could understand the reasons why, worth a visit.</p>

Due to the Royal Family's schedule, our...

<p>Due to the Royal Family's schedule, our tour had to be moved to an earlier time but everything was handled professionally and smoothly. Our tour guide was a very knowledgable and delightful young lady from Australia so sorry that I don't recall her name. She was full of wonderful details regarding the palace and its history and made the tour a pure delight.</p>

April was a wonderful guide, very well...

<p>April was a wonderful guide, very well informed and considerate to our large group. Very interesting and good paced tour. Afternoon tea in the Organery Room was amazing. All in beautiful surroundings. This was our last tour in London before flying home and was a wonderful way to finish our holiday.</p>

Awesome tour! Our guide made all the...

<p>Awesome tour! Our guide made all the difference by telling us all the stories and gossip of the Royal family present and past! The tour of the palace could have been done on your own, but the guide pointed out little things that we wouldn't have done or known. The tea in the Orangery was a great way to end the tour. Beautiful building and lovely tea and snacks no dress code. My 12 and 9 year old enjoyed it, but for my 7 and 5 year olds it was a little long.</p>

Paseo largo de medio dia

Un paseo hermoso , un parque con lagunas y buenos espacios para caminar , rentar bicicletas o descansar , muy relajante , hay varios monumentos ademas del palacio los cuales hacen del paseo algo muy especial , recomendado