Kensington Palace Gardens: Royal Tea Experience

Discover Kensington Palace with a guided tour, explore royal apartments and gardens, and indulge in a luxurious Royal Tea experience. Book your VIP access now.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Kensington Palace - Timed access to Kensington Palace (for guests selecting this option) includes the State Apartments & the Royal Palace Gardens, featuring the Queen Victoria Rooms, The Jewel Room, The King’s State Apartments, The King’s Gallery, the King’s Staircase, The Queen’s State Apartments, Kensington Gardens, and access to the Cradle Walk…
What's Included
  • Kensington Gardens and access to the Cradle Walk to view the Sunken Garden
  • Learn the story of Queen Elizabeth II and the political and personal events that shaped her reign
  • Enjoy a sumptuous Royal Tea experience with cakes, sandwiches and choice of up to 10 English Teas
  • Discover Princess Diana’s life as the future Queen of England while living at…
What's Not Included
  • Transportation / Hotel Pick Up & Drop Off / Food and Drink / Gratitude
  • While inside Kensington Palace, our first-class guide offers an Audio tour produced by the Palace
Additional Information

Experience the grandeur of London with the VIP Kensington Palace Gardens Tour & Royal Tea Experience. Wander through the magnificent Kensington Gardens, rich in royal history and breathtaking scenery, followed by an exclusive royal afternoon tea. Ideal for those desiring a luxurious and sophisticated London adventure!
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Location
Hilton London Hyde Park
Bayswater Road
MEETING TIME: 15 minutes before the scheduled start time MEETING PLACE: Hilton Hyde Park, 129 Bayswater Road, W2 4RJ MEETING POINT: Meet your guide outside the main entrance of Hilton Hyde Park Hotel directly next to the main exit of Queensway Tube Station. Please don't go inside the lobby!
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Carla_h
Jan 22, 2026
Fantastic History and Luxurious Tea - The weather was rainy and dreary, but our guide made the best of it for us. Mike D. was enthusiastic even with rain pelting him as we discussed the history of Kensington outside before our indoor tour started. He set us up well. The handheld guide available inside was definitely worth it, just as Mike had stated. Kensington walkthrough was done well with plenty of interesting stories on the device. Our guide met us after our walkthrough and discussed the gardens as we walked to the Orangery for our high tea. We were lucky that all the other guests that day decided to cancel due to the weather, so we had our guide to ourselves. It made for a nice tea with good conversation. Sitting in the Orangery was fun and they played the Bridgerton soundtrack. Lots of teas to choose from, nice staff, and lots of goodies to try. Great tour and you can definitely do this one in bad weather if you just keep a positive outlook about it.
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Amber_t
Jan 7, 2026
The High Tea Experience - Really loved this experience! The first hour is spent walking in Hyde Park, getting a little bit of history of the area as well as about Kensington Palace and the Royal Family. After, you have tea at The Orangery. Come hungry because there’s a lot to eat and it will fill you up! You can also try more than one tea, if you like. Our tour guide, Mike, was wonderful. Very knowledgeable and kind.
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Heather_d
Dec 13, 2025
A Truly Royal Experience from Start to Finish - Our Kensington Palace tour with Mike was absolutely wonderful. He was knowledgeable, engaging, and brought the history to life in a way that felt personal and easy to follow. You could tell he truly loves what he does, and that made the experience even more special. Ending the tour with tea at the Orangery was the perfect touch — a beautiful, relaxing setting that allowed us to soak in everything we had just learned. It felt elegant without being stuffy and was a lovely way to slow down and enjoy the moment. Highly recommend this experience if you want history, insight, and a classic London memory all wrapped into one.
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Corrie_h
Oct 26, 2025
Kensington Gardens and tea - Lots of great information on the history. Mike our tour guide made sure not to rush but also give us the right amount of information for each little stop. Professional, and polite!
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Sharon_s
Oct 6, 2025
Lovely experience in the... - Lovely experience in the gardens and outside Kensington. Enjoyable high tea in the Orangery and our tour guide Michael was terrific.
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Robbin_s
Sep 22, 2025
Highly recommend VIP Kensington Gardens with High Tea. - Mike our guide was absolutely wonderful. He was very knowledgeable about Kensington Castle and it's history. We enjoyed the whole experience. High Tea at the Orangery was delicious. Highly recommend!
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Tina_m
Sep 11, 2025
Spectacular in every way!! - The VIP Kensington Palace Gardens Tour & Royal Tea was extraordinary!!! So lovely to stroll through the garden to the palace; hear and feel the history as it was so vividly depicted by our tour guide Liz, who truly made it all come alive. Her passionate wealth of knowledge around the British Monarchy was exceptional! She recited centuries of historical facts through current day, with such brilliance,absolutely amazing!! Finally what better way to conclude, than with afternoon tea, an age-old British Royal tradition in a gorgeous orangery, how fitting!!! Thank you Liz for an incredible experience! Sincerely Jerry & Tina
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Terry_b
Sep 10, 2025
Wonderful guide and... - Wonderful guide and overall experience. Really loved seeing all the royal dresses and the Princess Diana gowns, tributes, statue. She isn’t even mentioned in the other palace tours - what a shame. The tea was delicious and fun - we had a nice group who all enjoyed the experience!
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Ann_a
Sep 4, 2025
Kensington Gardens and afternoon tea - Mike met us promptly 15 minutes before start time. We had a tour with just the two of us which was very good
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Nancy_h
Sep 3, 2025
VIP Kensington Palace, Gardens and Tea - Our guide, Mike, was informative and very professional. We enjoyed talking with the group over tea; it was a fantastic experience.
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From $152
up to 9 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).