Benefit from easy admission, discounts and special offers for groups of 15 or more
Information for groups
Banqueting House is currently closed for a period of essential re-servicing, conservation, and maintenance work and we expect to re-open in 2025.
Information line
Telephone: +44 (0)33 3320 6000
Group booking line
Telephone: +44 (0)33 3320 6000
Email: info@hrp.org.uk
Banqueting House tours
Only Blue Badge guides are permitted to guide within Banqueting House. Please book directly with them through a Blue Badge Tourist Guide association.
Audio guide
Audio guides are available for groups visiting the Banqueting House.
Private tours
Private tours are available for groups at an additional cost. Contact groupsandtraveltrade@hrp.org.uk for more information.
Useful information
Getting here
Banqueting House, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ER
Travel trade
Information for our travel trade partners.
Information for our travel trade partners
We are committed to improving access and facilities for visitors with disabilities.
Shop discounts
Groups can also benefit from bulk discounts on our guidebooks and souvenirs. To order, please email shop@hrp.org.uk.
Facilities
Practical information for your visit.
Explore what's on
- Things to see
Rubens ceiling
Marvel at Sir Peter Paul Rubens' ceiling in its original setting of Inigo Jones' spectacular Banqueting House.
- Banqueting House
- Included in palace admission (Members go free)
- Events
- Things to see
Open Days
Visit Banqueting House for our Open Days this November.
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27, 28 and 29 November 2025
- 09:00-16:00. Last admission 15:00.
- Banqueting House
- Separate ticket (advance booking required)
- Things to see
Banqueting Hall
Experience James I and VI's breathtaking Banqueting Hall, created in 1622 as a venue for extravagant Jacobean entertainments.
- Banqueting House
- Included in palace admission (Members go free)
Browse more history and stories
James I and Anne of Denmark
Generous, scholarly James and his cultured wife
The masque
A fabulously extravagant early 17th century court entertainment
The execution of Charles I
Killing of a 'treasonous' King
Shop online
Charles I Dated Decoration
This exclusive decoration has been created to commemorate the reign of Charles I who ascended the throne 400 years ago.
£50.00
Shop Banqueting House
Discover our wonderful collection of gifts and souvenirs inspired by Banqueting House.
From £4.50