Information on opening hours and palace or route closures
Palace, Gardens and Tiltyard Café opening hours
Week commencing - 13 January
Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 10:00-16:00
Thursday 10:00-16:00
Friday 10:00-16:00
Saturday 10:00-16:00
Sunday 10:00-16:00
Last admission: 15:00.
Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday Closed
Thursday Closed
Friday Closed
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 10:00 - 16:00/Deli bar: 10:00 - 16:00/ Hot food: 11:30 - 15:00
Thursday 10:00 - 16:00/Deli bar: 10:00 - 16:00/ Hot food: 11:30 - 15:00
Friday 10:00 - 16:00/Deli bar: 10:00 - 16:00/ Hot food: 11:30 - 15:00
Saturday 10:00 - 16:00/Deli bar: 10:00 - 16:00/ Hot food: 11:30 - 15:00
Sunday 10:00 - 16:00/Deli bar: 10:00 - 16:00/ Hot food: 11:30 - 15:00
Gardens open days
The gardens will be open for free entry on the following dates throughout the year. Entrance to the Palace, the Maze and the Magic Garden will still require a ticket.
Dogs are not permitted unless they are trained assistance dogs.
2025
- 18 and 19 January
- 22 March and 23 March
- 10 May and 11 May
- 01 July to 06 July
- 13 September to 14 September
- 18 October to 19 October
- 22 November to 23 November
- 26 December (wilderness garden only)
The Chapel Royal
This is a working community chapel, which means it may be subject to short-notice closures. The Chapel closes on Sundays for religious services and on other holy days.
The Chapel Royal is open from 10:00 - 16:00 every Wednesday - Saturday.
Chapel closures
- Saturday 25 January (closed all day)
- Saturday 01 February (closed until 12:00)
- Saturday 15 February 2025 (closed until 13:30)
- Saturday 01 March 2025 (closed from 13:30)
- Thursday 20 March 2025 (closed from 14:30)
- Saturday 29 March 2025 (closed all day).
- Friday 18 April (closed 10:00 to 13:00 and 16:00 to 17:30)
The Chapel will be closed from 21 April - 25 April 2025.
Route closures
Cumberland Art Gallery
The Cumberland Art Gallery will be closed from 15 January to 07 February.
Privy Kitchen Café
The Privy Kitchen Café is currently closed for conservation maintenance.
Privy Gardens
The Privy Gardens will close at 17:00 on 03 May 2025.
Kings State Apartments
The east end of William III's Apartments will be closed for conservation from Wednesday 05 February to Friday 14 February 2025.
The Cartoon Gallery
The Cartoon Gallery is closed for conservation on 24 - 28 February 2025 and 02 April - 04 April 2025.
The Mantegna Gallery
The Mantegna Gallery is closed until 2026. Two paintings from The Triumphs of Caesar can be seen in The Georgian Story / Queen's Apartments during this time.