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Open Days

Visit Banqueting House for our Open Days this November.

  • 27, 28 and 29 November 2025

  • 09:00-16:00. Last admission 15:00.
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  • Separate ticket (advance booking required)
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Members-Only Day at Banqueting House

Explore the Banqueting House, Whitehall on this exclusive members-only day after its temporary closure. Learn all about this iconic building and its rich history.

  • 26 November, 06 December 2025

  • 10:00 - 16:00 (last entry at 15:00)
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Art and sculpture

See images of James I and VI and Charles I among the important collection of art and sculpture at Banqueting House.

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Banqueting Hall

Experience James I and VI's breathtaking Banqueting Hall, created in 1622 as a venue for extravagant Jacobean entertainments.

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Charles I’s execution site

Walk in the footsteps of the condemned King and stand on the spot of Charles I's execution, just outside Banqueting House.

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Inigo Jones' architecture

Find out what remains of Whitehall – known as one of the first examples of Palladianism in British architecture.

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Rubens ceiling

Marvel at Sir Peter Paul Rubens' ceiling in its original setting of Inigo Jones' spectacular Banqueting House.

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The Undercroft

Explore the vaulted drinking den beneath the Banqueting House, which was used by James I and VI for decadent royal parties.

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