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Household Cavalry Museum Entrance Ticket in London
4.1
29 Ratings
London
Explore the Household Cavalry Museum: Discover rare military artifacts, try on uniforms, and watch troopers at work. Immerse in British Army history.
Duration:
1 hour
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- The Household Cavalry Museum - Mounted bodyguard to HM The Queen, the Household Cavalry protect the monarch at home and abroad. Housed in the Horse Guards Building, official entrance to the Royal Residences, the Household Cavalry Museum allows visitors to peek into the working stables of the Cavalry at Horse Guards and learn all about their work in over 350 years of protecting the Royal Family, horse care, and global military efforts and peacekeeping.
Make time to enjoy the daily public duties such as the 11am Mounted Guard Change (10am Sundays), hourly sentry-box changes, and the 4pm Garrison Inspection; then head back inside the Museum to try on the uniforms and see if you could do these duties and care for the Regiment’s horse in their special kit.
What's Included
- Visit the working stables of the Queen’s mounted bodyguard
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Guide
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Explore the Household Cavalry Museum in London and leisurely peruse a remarkable array of combat and royal artifacts! This museum honors the history, accomplishments, and responsibilities of the British Army’s oldest horseback regiment. It’s packed with unique military memorabilia and detailed information. Discover the regiment’s strong connections to the British Royal Family, try on soldiers’ uniforms, and watch current troopers working with their horses through a glass viewing area. Your entrance ticket grants you the freedom to spend as much time as you wish inside the exhibition.
Location
The Household Cavalry Museum
Horse Guards Whitehall,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Hope022
Oct 29, 2022
An extraordinary museum full of history - A small museum with great exhibits. The entire history of the Household Cavalry is there, with photos, uniforms, live horses, medals, etc. Totally worth a visit.
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P6366mscatherineb
Oct 9, 2022
Proud of our Nation. - First visit was with a mate years ago, while I counted stitches per inch on bridles, she had a right Jolly old time checking out soldiers. Something for everyone.
Visited again this summer with Mr. N as part of a trip to Trooping of the Colour. Loved it, made you feel proud to be British. Particularly poignant now, as it was turned out to be the last time the Colours would be trooped before the Queen.
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Stephanie_m
Jul 20, 2023
Arriving just before 11... - Arriving just before 11 and watching the changing of the guard before heading into the museum.
I would have liked to have seen a little more about the horses. Where they are bred, raised, trained and retired.
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Mele48
Feb 10, 2023
Unexpected gem - Found this when looking for activities my brother would enjoy on our trip. As a horse lover, this was right up his alley. I was impressed! Educational, creatively put together, and fun. Only thing to make it better would be to meet a member of the guard and one of the famous horses.
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Lsugirl
Oct 24, 2022
Wonderful Small Museum - The Household Cavalry Museum is small, but packed full of information. It is a decent visit for those who stop and enjoy the display. There is a hazy window to actually see into the horse stalls. Because the horses are a part of the military, the public is not allow to see them. Visit the Royal Mews, if you are interested in seeing the royal horses.
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Magicscotlandcastles
Aug 24, 2023
SMALL MUSEUM, POOR EXPERIENCE - Very small museum, which nevertheless contains a piece of London history. The possibility of being able to wear English uniforms is nice. Somewhat despotic staff, and it is possible to pay at the souvenir shop only with electronic payment. Poor rating, only worth seeing once.
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O1965uzgaryp
Jul 16, 2023
Day out household cavalry museum - Pretty straight forward to get to and find. Price was ok as I got a discount. Very interesting. Lots to see for the size of it . Would recommend
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Elinamic
Mar 4, 2023
Interesting museum but was expecting more - Nice museum to learn more about the monarch's horse guards, but was expecting a bit more for the £10 entry fee. We spend around 45 minutes and we felt was saw everything there was to see there.
There was some interesting information about the horse guard and their history. The most interesting part for me was the short video about the soldiers' training. However, I was also expecting to see some horses, other than those outside the building. In fact, there were some horses there but they were behind a non-clear glass so you could barely see their outline.
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Nancygail
Apr 2, 2023
A waste of time - Boring and not worth attending.
I am from the US and I ride dressage at home.
No horses to see, some equipment displayed( bridles, saddles) and a few little videos to watch.
I was so disappointed.
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Buntythecow
Oct 27, 2022
Audio - The ticket seller did not offer us any audio guides. We only noticed when leaving that they were free and read a sign stating this. Disappointed that we were not offered these and obviously needed to ask.
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