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Diane Dourish from Alnwick in the north of England attends a special picnic in the grounds of Buckingham Palace, ahead of the Diamond Jubilee, Buckingham Palace in 2012. Features in the south-west garden, including the Rose Garden, summer house and wildflower meadow, will be accessible via a daily guided tour that can be booked separately. The only other time anyone has been able to picnic on the Queen’s carefully manicured lawn was during a Diamond Jubilee event in 2012. To mark the occasion, chef Heston Blumenthal conjured up a five-course menu for 12,000 guests who had secured free tickets to a concert at the palace, which was all carefully wrapped and presented in a wicker hamper.
Buckingham Palace gardens to reopen this summer, with visitors able to picnic on the lawn for the first time
The gardens, which were closed in 2020, will reopen for guided tours in spring and a new summer ticket allowing visitors to roam freely
Buckingham Palace gardens will reopen this summer
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The Buckingham Palace gardens will reopen this summer and visitors will be able to picnic on the sweeping lawn for the first time.
The 39-acre gardens, closed last year due to the pandemic, will open from July to September, allowing visitors to freely roam the grounds of Her Majesty’s official London residence.
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