Royal Mews

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Address:: Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria,
London SW1A 1AA
England
Website:: www.royalcollection.org.uk
Opening times:: 10 AM to 5 PM (Apr–Oct), 10 AM to 4 PM (Nov–Dec); Last admission 45 minutes before closing time
Cost:: Adults £8.00; Children £5.00 (5–17); Infants free (under-5); Family ticket £21.25; Note: Opening times & prices are subject to change, and may not apply on public holidays. Always reconfirm with the venue before making plans.
Telephone:: Work +44 (0) 207 766 7302
Buses:: 2 8 10 11 16 24 36 38 44 52 73 82 148 170 171 187 214 436 507 C1 C10
Trains:: Hyde Park Corner PCL, Victoria CRC DSC VIC Note: The nearest train station to Royal Mews is Victoria. We can help you find the best route from any other train station:
Train journey to Royal Mews

^{Inside the Royal Mews} Gold State Coach, on display at the Royal Mews in London

^{State Coach, at the Royal Mews}

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The Royal Mews are the working stables of Buckingham Palace. Around thirty different horses are stabled at any one time, mainly of the Cleveland Bays breed. There are also a few Windsor Greys, who by tradition pull the Queen’s carriage.

Also on display are the Royal Family’s State coaches. Pride of place goes to the Gold State Coach – built for George III in 1762 and covered in 22-carat gold leaf. It is has been used at every coronation for 300 years.

A team of eight horses is needed to pull its colossal weight – more than 4 tonnes – and riders report that it is a most uncomfortable journey!

Other famous carriages include the Irish State Coach (so-called because it was made in Dublin for Queen Victoria), which can be seen at the Opening of Parliament, and the Glass State Coach, bought by George V for use at royal weddings.

History of the Royal Mews

The Royal Mews were originally located on a site near Charing Cross, but when the National Gallery took over the space John Nash built a new venue closer to the Palace.

>> Drummerboy’s blog – Royal Mews

Drummerboy – “The Royal Mews is where they keep all the horses and State coaches that the Royal Family ride around in. There’s about 30-or-so horses in all – the ones that actually pull the carriages on State occasions. If you want to see a few military horses then you can get a glimpse of those at the Household Cavalry Museum, because they’ve got a bit where you can peer into the stables – the same as the Royal Mews. When you first enter the Mews you get to see a few of the wooden stalls where the horses get groomed, and there were a few munching on their bags too, eating whatever it is that horses eat. Sugar lumps, I’m guessing… continued.”