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Barracks, Bombs and Buckingham Palace - The Guards Museum

Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk, London, Greater London, SW1E 6HQ

  • Multiple dates available
  • In person
  • Pre-booking not required

Join us for a weekend filled with family fun in the heart of central London. You will journey through 400 years of history behind the iconic King’s Guard – with re-enactors, music, themed talks, object handling, and more!

The Guards Museum is bringing history out from its cases and into your hands in a weekend you don’t want to miss!

Highlights of your weekend will include a trip to the historic re-enactors camp, testing your aim with the Army Cadets, and the chance to immerse yourself in heritage – whether its handling objects from our collection, or stepping into the King’s Guard iconic uniforms yourself. Our experts will be giving free museum talks, from soldier’s stories to Royal tales. For the little ones, a whole host of activities from wordsearches to code-breaking to a trip through the battlefields of Waterloo.

As for this year’s theme, we are lucky to be surrounded by some of London’s most exceptional architecture. The museum sits on the site of Wellington Barracks, a Grade II listed building made in the 1800s, designed to give the Guards’ close proximity to Buckingham Palace in an emergency. It is here that the famous Changing of the Guard ceremony begins, as the soldiers’ set off for their duties. Just next door is the stunning Guards’ Chapel with its own story to tell, having been destroyed by V-1 flying bomb in the Second World War and rebuilt in the legacy of this tragedy.

We invite you to come along and uncover the secrets behind these structures, and of course dig deeper into the Guard’s internationally renowned role protecting some of the world’s most famous buildings – our Royal Palaces.

Timings & Tours

Saturday 13 September:
10:30am - 4:00pm
Sunday 14 September:
10:30am - 4:00pm

Location & directions

Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk, London, Greater London, SW1E 6HQ

Directions:
Underground The nearest underground station is St James’s Park, which is less than half a mile away. When you come out of the station, cross the road at the level crossing, continue straight over down Queen Anne’s Gate, through the gates to Birdcage Walk, turn left, and the museum is about 200 yards up on the left. Rail The nearest British Rail Stations are London Victoria, which is a 15-minute walk away, and London Charing Cross, which is a 20-minute walk.
Contact on day:
Olivia Collins
Telephone number:
+442074143430

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:
Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

The museum can be accessed via a flight of stairs or a fully accessible lift.

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