Plan a visit

Explore our galleries and peek into the working stables of the King’s Life Guard.
The Museum makes for a great day out and fun for the whole family.

The Museum is situated in Horse Guards, the heart of ceremonial London, with access off Horse Guards Parade. It is within very easy walking distance of Trafalgar Square, Parliament Square and Downing Street, St James’s Park and Buckingham Palace and the Embankment piers. Public transport links are also excellent.

Getting there

We’d also like to encourage visitors, where possible, to walk or use public transport to visit us. We recommend using the Transport For London (TFL) Journey Planner to plan your trip to the Museum.

By tube

The tube stations closest to the Museum are:

Charing Cross: 7 minute walk
Westminster: 5 minute walk
Embankment: 7 minute walk

Opening times

From November we will be on winter hours and open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am-5pm;
Last entry is 60min before closing.

Pre-booked tickets recommended; please choose your arrival timeslot here.
Please check our website welcome message (which will pop up automatically), Coronavirus page, and also our social media channels for opening time updates before visiting us.

Visitors who can’t pre-book (London Pass/Go City, Art Fund etc.) will be assigned the first available entry timeslot wherever possible. Please always check our opening details before travelling.

April to October

10am – 6pm

November to March

10am – 5pm

Last admission

60 minutes before closing.

We are closed annually on the following days:

Marathon Day, Easter Friday, and Christmas Eve – Boxing Day

Admission

TICKET TYPE	PRICE
Adults	£10.00
Children (aged 5-16) and Concessions	£8.00
Family ticket (2 adults & 3 children)	£27.50
MILITARY GUEST PRICES
Serving Household Cavalry personnel and accompanying families	Free of charge
Household Cavalry Veterans	Free of charge
Serving Military personnel and other Regimental veterans: 50% discount on the front door	£5.00

Additional information

Disabled Access

We are committed to ensuring the Household Cavalry Museum is accessible to all visitors. If you have any queries or need any assistance, please ask.

Touring the area

Combine a visit to the Museum with any of the following attractions close by.

The Banqueting House is directly opposite Horse Guards.

The Guards Museum, Churchill War Rooms, National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Trafalgar Square, Downing Street, Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, The Queen’s Gallery and The Royal Mews are a short walk away.

Audio-visual guides

Personal audio-visual guides are included in the admission price. Our brand new guide is now available in English.

Daily Ceremony

The Changing of the King’s Life Guard takes place on Horse Guards Parade on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 11am. There is currently no Guard Change on a weekend.

The Daily Inspection takes place at 4pm (Front Yard Whitehall).

Gift Shop

An impressive range of gifts and souvenirs is available from the Museum shop

Animals

No animals, except guide dogs are allowed in the Museum.

Third party vouchers

We’re thrilled whenever entry to the Museum has been gifted via a voucher, or sourced through a third party. When this is the case you will need all parts of a valid voucher to gain entry: this means a voucher within its expiry date and with both voucher number and activation code (where appropriate) to hand. Thank you.

School parties

Please telephone for further details