WILDWORKS, Kensington Palace Review

It's a great experience. Beautiful place. You can see how the Royal families used to live. They have a exposition of some dresses that belonged to princess Diana. They have a coffee place where you can eat. Nice experience.

Interesting. I think it's expencive but since i have a London pass it's free so a no brainer to go in. It is Nice to see how Victoria grew up and the info bites are very good.

The Sunken Garden was just one of many places to visit while visiting Kensington Palace

All the staff were very kind and helpful in giving information about the state rooms. Lots of history, beautiful rooms, and people in period costume, some of whom were playing live music.

best attractions and historic place,must visit as a tourist

Love the public's accessibility of Kensington Palace and Gardens.
The Princess Diana Sunken Garden is a beautiful reminder of the compassion of a beautiful woman. I am so glad that I enjoyed Afternoon Tea at the Orangery prior to the current renovation and expansion although the Pavilion is a lovely alternative.

Probably one of my favorite palace's and grounds. The sunken Gardens are beautiful.

This palace has many things to see. This is the Queen Victoria house. Showing her biography from birth, education, married,and the story of her love, prince Albert and her mourning when the prince pass away.

With lockdown rules, had the place to ourselves! A real insight into queen Victoria early life as well as getting to imagine and see the king and queen apartments!

You don t have to be a royal or Princess Diana fan to enjoy Kensington Palace. The palace building, surrounding grounds and views are fantastic. Even better if it is a sunny day on a weekend, with families, kids and everyday people enjoying the day, open air and views. I was impressed how accessible and well utilized the palace was, despite being part of the royal family s housing. There are some apps you can download and get talking history lessons for key landmarks too. Take the time to enjoy the garden and have a good look in the gift shop. We took the time to walk around palace and surrounding grounds and thoroughly enjoyed it. If you are lucky, there is an ice cream van nearby to enhance the visit.

Aaahhhh the childhood home of one of the greatest Queens that ever lived, Victoria. Place is well kept, informative and rich with fact and history. It stands out as one of the top homes of the royal family and so it should.

It was not the best tour in the city. The rooms you see are just okay. The jewel room was cool, but very little on display. Only covers queen victoria.

The guides were extremely knowledgeable, it is worth waiting for the talks by the guides.

Visiting Kensington Palace was better than we had expected. The live participation was especially appreciated and gave a wonderful view of what life was like in the palace centuries ago.

I give it only 4 stars because of the enormous prices. It's great to visit, but being a Royal Palace, and belonging to one of the richest women in the world, prices are extortionate. Why? Robbing the poor and middle classes to enrich the entitled 1 percent.

Lovely palace, very nice collection historical artefacts

Nice historical building with memory of Princess Diana. Prince William and family is residing in this Palace at present. I have visited this place several times.

Absolutely loved it ! Taught me lots of interesting things I never knew about queen Victoria. We definitely visit again.

Brilliant time, managed to time it when a tour was about to take place, the guide and actors were geeat, very informative, fun and interesting would definitely recommend

I gave myself a very nice birthday present today, a nice walk through Hyde Park and visiting the Palace! Amazing place! Thank you!

Quite good but overpriced. The best bits are the staff that work there who do the talks

There is a history of queen Victoria and king Albert , Lady Diana's dresses and a garden in the side of the palace.
The ticket is 24 pounds for adult.
Worth to see inside.

We booked up a visit to the palace some time ago to specifically see the Young Victoria exhibition. The whole experience was excellent and confirmed what an amazing person Queen Victoria was.

great family dayout many lovely exhibits some great gardens

Beautiful place, to spend a day. Walking trail, cycle paths..lot of bench across the park to relax

Lovely grounds and fun palace to go through! The audio guide was nice and informative as well as the guide books in each room. After visiting the palace you can take a nice walk through the gardens and even continue on to hyde park. There are lots of ducks,swans, and geese in the ponds so if you want to bring along so bread you will be very popular.

Very little to add except that the experience is quite good with great displays and explanations and very informative docents.

Enjoyed it very much. Beautiful palace and gardens.

Thought that the Diana dresses were on show. Apparently finished a few weeks ago and the new Victoria exhibition doesn't start till next week!

It's ok but not great. Poorly furnished rooms. Story not told that well and certainly not fully. Could do with an audio guide or similar. Not that much of the palace open to the public which is understandable but could do so much more with what they do have. Looks like it needs real investment to make it up to the standard of of the other royal palaces.

Went to the Orangery at the Pavilion. Wonderful afternoon tea was had with a glass of sparkling Rose.

Kensington palace is one of the must visits when touring London. The grounds are beautiful and well kept. There's a great park for walking or just lounging on one of the benches. A great place to bring the family.

Admission is included in the London pass. A huge place. Need to walk through the park to get to the entrance. Great place to visit. We can see the inside where British royals had lived and the dresses that Princess Diana had worn.

U can only look at the outside exterior. Unfortunately can't get on the area as it is restricted

Okay it is a unique opportunity to be able to visit the house and room in which Queen Victoria was born and played as a child.
Do not however go under the impression that you are visiting a furnished palace.
The rooms that are open to visitors are largely open spaces with a small number of original items in cabinets and for the most part information diagrams and outlines saying what would have been there.
Fans of Princess Diana however have a unique opportunity to view a significant collection of her dresses.

Rare opportunity to enter an occupied Royal palace but just didn't float my particular boat.

Every little girl's dream is to be a princess, well most little girls. The concept of royals is foreign and interesting to me as a Northern American. I felt like I was time traveling back in time.

We really enjoyed our visit. Exhibition of Queen Victoria's childhood home plus the King and Queen's rooms. The public rooms occupy just one third of the entire Palace.

Had a lovely visit to Kensington palace as a part of the historic royal palaces membership. Lots of cool history and interesting info about the various Queens and Kings who have lived at Kensington palace. The gardens nearby are lovely as well, and Hyde Park on a sunny day is always stunning!! :D

Great spot for walking between Kensington and Queensway, where the latter has plenty of restaurants. Takes about 15 minutes and it's worth the trip especially with kids.

A fantastic place to live, but you need to be royal.

Awesome...historical coulorful place maintained well.

The best place to find out more about queen Victoria and her life as a mother, wife and monarch...
If you want to enjoy the gardens than come and visit in spring.
You can visit through the day because it is not so crowded.
After the palace enjoy in a beautiful Hyde Park.

Really interesting place to visit. The way the Victoria exhibit was laid out was very well planned, and it was amazing to see the collection. All the staff I spoke to were friendly and full of information. The kings apartments were a completely different experience and very enjoyable.
Even though part of the palace was closed due to maintenance work I still felt it was good value for money and I look forward to returning once the work has been completed.
Lunch in the tea room was lovely too.

Wow! Beautiful place to visit. I just loved the sileu over there. A place where real Princess Diana lived. Awesome place! Beautiful lake and swans around.

A beautiful palace can be viewed from Hyde Park next to a swan lake

Absolutely worth the wait and I would do it again in a heartbeat. You need to arrive by 9:15 if you're going to be in the front row near the fence. If you don't you will be pushed out of the way and you won't be able to see anything. They have turned it into quite a two hour show for tourists which is wonderful.

Kensington Palace is one of the Historic Royal Palaces and this was the main reason I wanted to visit it. The Palace is not that big and it can be visited in 2-3 hours for sure. The gardens and the area around the Palace can be visited for free (and the gardens are really beautiful), the inside of the palace though requests a ticket which is pretty expensive (in my opinion). If you are staying for a few days in London and you pass by, I would suggest having a walk in the gardens and the park, but if you are not in particular interested in the history of the Royal Family and Princess Diana, I would suggest not paying the ticket for going inside, but save the money and see a better palace in London.

Beautiful gardens much smaller than expected and the need for a bag search just to get into the gift shop was a bit much.

Looks pretty average from the outside. Haven't been inside.
The garden is beautiful though

Absolutely incredible. Great history, magnificent architecture, fantastic gardens. Highly recommend!

The place was a moving history we live the queen 's childhood , her teen age and her marriage. The staff was so kind so informative and smiley all the .thanks a lot.

Beautiful grounds and the temporary exhibit was very well done. Highly recommend the Diana fashion exhibit going on currently.

Beautiful grounds and gardens. Visit on a sunny day to fully appreciate it.

It was great to visit a historic park, but there wasn't a lot of exhibits inside except Princess Diana's beautiful gowns. Other rooms in palace not very interesting. The gardens and pond outside were beautiful and fun to sit and watch the ducks, geese and swans. When we were there it was a beautiful day.

Very interesting place , but visit the place on good sunny day to get the best out of it.

Well worth a visit. Fascinating tour of the beautiful palace

We have been touring all of the palaces upon our arrival from America. This was a favorite. The staff was incredibly knowledgable, friendly and accommodating. They were excited to share and we enjoyed how they told us about the occupants of the house like they knew them. It was awesome. You must go, the property is just amazing. Highly suggest allotting a few hours as there is a lot to see!

Kensington Palace offers a glimpse into the lives of its past royal residents. Discover stories from Queen Victoria's life in the Victoria Revealed exhibition; master courtly games in the King's State Apartments; glimpse a modern princess in an exhibition of Diana's dresses; and uncover the secrets of a fragile dynasty in the Queen's State Apartments.

One of the places where you get an insight into the life and times of Queen Victoria..

The gardens and the palace were a wonderful experience

If you love the history of Queen Victoria you will love this place. The garden and adjoining park is beautiful.

Fabulous for a walk, jog, cycle or just sit under a tree!!

It's a nice day out but there could be a lot more historical information on Queen Victoria

Some nice jewels on display, and of course Princess Diana's gowns. Costumes from the movie The Favourite currently on display. Interesting spot to visit, particularly if you happen upon one of the talks by the well rehearsed guides. You get a good insight into life back in the day.

If you have more time in London, spend a afternoon here.

Great experience. Enjoyed learning more about Queen Victoria. Loved the wall paper in the children's lunch area.

A great place to visit. Beautiful gardens. And a really nice coffee shop. You can visit the gardens and eat in the coffee shop without buying a ticket to the palace. But a tour in the palace is also recommended. Its located in the best spot of Hide Park in my opinion. Have fun!

Fantastic place to visit, we went during February and the weather wasn t the warmest however it didn t take away from a great experience. The cafe is amazing and has a great selection of hot and cold food. The gardens I would imagine looking stunning during the summer months. Highly recommend visiting if you come to London and want to visit something different.

Learn about Queen Victoria s childhood and her rise to be the monarch. They don t have guided tours but do have scheduled sessions in key rooms which are worth attending.

Beautiful place with a lake that surprises! Magnificent!

Had an opportunity to visit the palace. The rooms were spectacular and the garden was beautiful. I recommend friends and family to visit.

Good to look around, nice tea shop, but pre had pre paid tickets and still had to que with people that didn't have tickets

If you're into the Royal's, go for it. The palace isn't as grand as others around the world. The garden (which is free) was a bit more interesting to look at. There is some historical information about past residents and the uses of various rooms for those interested.

Unattractive building, particularly considering its previous resident. Nice cafe and simple tour. The Orangerie is effectively closed.

Wonderful display of the rooms used in the past. For us it started with an exhibit of Diane's dresses. Then to the old king and queens quarters. Good descriptions of what each room was used for, but most of the old furniture and art work is gone. And that is it for the interior. Nothing about the staff or how it all worked. Nothing about how it changed over the years. The staff is great if you have questions. The snack bar is great, unless you need something gluten free.

Lovely little palace in the middle of the green. Definitely recommend a walk through the Hyde park afterwards.

Very interesting palace, with a self-guided walking tour of the (small portion) publicly accessible former quarters.

Staff is generally very helpful, but other than a few "quick bits", mini lectures at specific times in certain areas, there isn't any sort of a guided tour, and the information posted on each room, while interesting, isn't very lengthy or detailed. I recommend buying the guidebook, to fill this gap.

After your tour, stop into the Cafe for some tea or a quick bite. On weekends, it will be quite crowded, but still interesting.

Very nice palace to visit with family. Good fashion collection of lady Diana's to see. Nice gift shop and resting.
Very nice gardens to explore and enjoy.

As far as palaces and go, this was disappointing. I mean, it is big and grand and all that, but pales compared to others in the area.

Great Evening, people walking & running around, families with their babies & space for them with strollers....Clean & tidy & secured. The best Place to calm & to breath oxygen!

Found the extracts from Victoria's journal on the walls and furniture very helpful. I got the feel of the rooms without reading lots of small labels. Staff were all friendly and helpful.

Gorgeous palace and park. Loved all the history that was within the palace tour and the Princess Diana exhibit. I did the Princess Diana memorial trail walk as well. I spent a lot of time walking through the park, which was enormous, clean, and beautiful.

Beautiful gardens, plants and flowers. Lovely residence with historical significance.

Who wouldn t like Kensington palace? Beautiful place