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Buckingham Palace Travel Guide: 12 reviews and 47 photos

Watching The Nutcracker At Buckingham Palace

Theme From "Nutcracker Suite"

"La La La La
lalala... lalala... lala lala la!"

(Put this song inside your head when you get there!)

"left, right, left, right, left, right, left"

Left, right, left, right, left, right, left...

Typical street scene in front of Buckingham Palace

This is the moment everybody under the sun is waiting for; the traditional changing of the guard ceremony. Meanwhile the palace guards are all waiting for a different moment, when they can get out of the sun and unceremoniously change their clothes!

Pros and Cons

Pros:You'll get a sense of royalty once you get within the palace grounds
Cons:You'll be surrounded by crowds of wacky tacky budget tourists outside the gates
In a nutshell:Expect to see the Nutcracker march and Royal Mews, don't expect to see the royal family

Intro Updated May 25, 2006
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The sign on the gate has seasonal information - Buckingham Palace

Watch the changing of the guard ceremony Things to Do (2)

The highlight of any visit to Buckingham Palace is the guard changing ceremony at 11:30 every day between May and July.... more travel advice

The Gold State Coach as seen in the Royal Mews - Buckingham Palace

See the Gold State Coach at the Royal... Things to Do (2)

The Royal Mews is located left around the corner behind Buckingham Palace. It's a working stable where the royal family... more travel advice

Comments (5)

Dabs May 6, 2007 at 4:26 PM Report Abuse

How odd that there is a category for Buckingham Palace, maybe we should drop a note to Lizzie and tell her to get going on a page :-)
starship May 25, 2006 at 9:29 AM Report Abuse

I like your excellent, detailed tips--good photos!
grandmaR Jan 6, 2004 at 6:58 AM Report Abuse

Now we need to work on a top 5 for this one (joke).
Hexepatty Aug 5, 2003 at 9:55 PM Report Abuse

I dislike pagentry!
KristaB May 27, 2003 at 3:16 AM Report Abuse

Looking forward to this one ...