Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle Self-Guided Tour with Coach
Overview
10 hours 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
Visit Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle on this unescorted tour!
Meet your Golden Tours representative from 9:45am outside King's Gallery in Victoria, you will then be escorted to enter Buckingham Palace (5 min walk).
Buckingham Palace – Special Timed Entry With Audio Guide.
Special timed entry ensures a breathtaking visit to the official residence of Britain’s sovereigns since 1837.
By 12.45pm please make your own way to Bullied Way in Victoria for the Windsor Castle tour departing at 1:00pm.
Departing from central London, Your driver will take you straight to Windsor Castle for an extended visit at the historical site. Steeped in history, Windsor Castle perches proudly on a lush wooded hill overlooking the Thames. Dating back to Norman times, with sweeping landscaped gardens and round tower, it’s easy to see why it’s the King’s favourite weekend residence.
This tour is unescorted.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Once booked, this tour cannot be cancelled
You must meet the Golden Tours representative outside King's Gallery to be able to enter Buckingham Palace.
To join the Windsor Castle tour you must go to Bus Stop 1 Bulleid Way in Victoria.
St. George’s Chapel is also closed to visitors on Sundays as services are held throughout the day. Worshippers are welcome to attend the services.
During peak periods, additional vehicles without Wi-Fi may be used.
Buckingham Palace tickets purchased from Golden Tours cannot be converted into a 1-Year Pass.
For safety reasons, pushchairs are not permitted in the State Rooms. They must be checked in and reclaimed at the exit. Baby-carriers are available for loan.
A one-way system operates along the entire visitor route for safety reasons.
Please note: the tour itinerary and order may change.
Clients that require mobility access must book directly with Buckingham Palace on (+44) (0)303 123 7324
Use of mobile phones are permitted in the Palace garden. Mobile phones must be switched off elsewhere on the visitor route.
25 and 26 December – Castle completely closed.
Photography is not permitted inside Buckingham Palace.
Clients that require mobility access must book directly with Buckingham Palace.
Our vehicles are modern, comfortable, and kept to the highest standards of cleanliness, including a deep clean every day.
Windsor Castle is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. A walking tour of the town will take place instead
What To Expect
Buckingham Palace
Meet your tour representative in Victoria, London. They will escort you to Buckingham Palace (10 min walk), special timed entry ensures a breath-taking visit to the official residence of Britain’s sovereigns since 1837. Open for just 8 weeks a year, viewing the State rooms is an opportunity not to be missed! Marvel at the splendour of the rooms, used on official occasions by The King to entertain her guests. Be dazzled by the beautiful ballroom and throne room, before ending your royal tour with a walk through the stunning South Garden. At 1:30pm make your own way to the original meeting point in Victoria for the Windsor Castle tour departing at 1:45pm.
Windsor Castle
Departing from Central London, your driver will take you straight to Windsor Castle for an extended visit. Upon arrival at Windsor Castle audio guides are available in different languages. Steeped in history, Windsor Castle perches proudly on a lush wooded hill overlooking the Thames. Dating back to Norman times, with sweeping landscaped gardens and turreted Round Tower, it’s easy to see why it’s the King’s favourite weekend residence. Enjoy a fascinating through–the–keyhole peek at the lavish State Apartments, home to priceless artworks by Rembrandt and Leonardo da Vinci, and visit St. George’s Chapel, the atmospheric final resting place of former monarchs including Henry VIII. You can visit Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House, a truly incredible structure complete with working lifts, running water, electricity, and wine bottles, all in miniature! This tour finishes at approximately 5:30pm in Kensington. Please note: this tour is unescorted
Options
Self-Guided Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle Tour
What‘s Included
Entry to Windsor Castle
Entry to Buckingham Palace
Multimedia guide in multiple languages
Transportation to Windsor by air-conditioned coach
Gratuities
Food and beverages unless stated differently
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Guide
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
14 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great experience
648huig,Jun 14, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour guide is knowledgeable, drive is smooth
Tour
Resort13346789948,May 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great experience on the tour, The guide Armando is good and entertained us all
Tour of London
jayt185,Sep 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I had a wonderful time on this tour. Tish was an exceptional guide…knowledgeable, engaging, and very personable. The tour was both informative and enjoyable, and I would gladly take it again on my next visit to London.
Never again
Arthur B,Sep 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00Disorganized. Guide late. Uninformed. Poor guidance to second part. Missed it entirely. Could not find meeting point. Don’t bother with this group. Just go on your own buying tickets upon arrival. Book your own transportation. It was a waste of good money. Their service is rated zero in my book. Advise against using them.
An experience that could have been wonderful spoiled by details and a totally inadequate driver in the role
BoardingPass578951,Jul 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00The visits themselves went well, were the q expected, maybe the castle of Windsor larger and better q the expected. The problem was with the driver who took us and brought us from Windsor, arrived in Windsor and literally unleashed running from the truck park to the entrance of the castle with everyone trying to follow him to not get lost, a group of several old people and a lady in a wheelchair! And hundreds of people on the street blocking us through... Did not give us the only truly important information: that the chapel of St George closes 45m before the royal rooms and House of dolls. When I made him this observation said q also didn't know. Extraordinary. The duration of the visit (less than 3h since it would be from 14-17 but there is still q count on the routes to and from the truck park) is very short to see the 3 attractions (exterior castle and royal accommodation, doll house and chapel) and there is q make choices even more q there is always a line for the House of the dolls. I chose to see the chapel at the expense of the doll house and when I got to the entrance it was already closed. With the time I lost to confirm this fact, plus the journey time up there and in line, I would no longer have time for the House of the Dolls. I ended up not seeing the two, and I could have seen one of them, or go first to the chapel or have seen the doll house immediately before or after the royal rooms. A waste for total lack of training of the escort to Windsor. I know they will tell me that the visit was not accompanied but this basic information could be given during the London Windsor route without any problem and the lack of preparation of the driver to accompany the group to the castle cries to the skies.
Guided tour with Marc
260dirkj,Apr 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Absolutely impressive what our guide Marc knew all about on our Changing of the Guard tour at Buckingham Palace. We were in the right place at all times and so we were able to watch the entire spectacle several times. Thank you very much and gladly again!
Golden Tours Needs Better Instructions
UberScott,Aug 26, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00We did the Golden Tours Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle self-guided walking tour. Golden Tours provided very specific instructions where to meet for the Buckingham Palace portion of the tour. Once the guide checked us in and the specific entrance time arrived, we could enter, get the audio guide and take the tour at our own pace paying attention to the departure time to Windsor Castle. Golden Tours provided the departure time and address for Windsor Castle and you are left to navigate to the location for departure. This proved somewhat challenging and took longer than was expected. Golden Tours needs to provide a map or precise instructions to get to the bus terminal. We have taken other tours that provided a map and very clear instructions which Golden Tours could learn from. The bus transportation was really good except about half of the seat back monitors were broken and did not work which is a huge negative, but the driver was excellent and got us to and from without incident. We really enjoyed seeing how the Kings/Queens lived throughout history. It should be noted that both Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle are huge, so bring your walking shoes.
Must do adventure in London
JamesG529,Aug 15, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fantastic tours! Jim, our tour guide, was wonderful! Self guided tours we had plenty of time to see the sights, highly recommend!!
Trip to Windsor castle
barbarahJ3088UD,Jul 31, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Jim gave us many insights and historical features of the Royals, their homes and English culture. Very enjoyable.
Buckingham Palace was an amazing sight to see!
denikak2023,Jul 30, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Loved the Buckingham Castle self guided tour. It was interesting and easy to follow. The Windsor castle was portion of our tour was good but the castle tour itself was confusing and we went on a Sunday so didn’t get to see inside St Paul’s Chapel which meant we finished the tour much earlier than expected and then had to wait around to leave. Our driver Jim was friendly and helpful, made the trip a memorable one. Thanks!
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