The Banqueting House is the only complete surviving building of Whitehall Palace.
The site of King Charles I execution in 1649, The Banqueting House was originally built for state occasions, plays and masques.
During your visit you will be able to see Ruben’s ceiling, a magnificent piece of art and the only surviving in-situ ceiling painting by Sir Peter Paul Rubens.
You will also be able to visit the vaulted undercroft of the Banqueting House, originally designed as a drinking den for James I a
