The wedding will be taking place in West London at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the London Rowing Club. The Wedding Blessing will be taking place at Tait Chapel, Fulham Palace.

Guests are encouraged to stay in the neighbourhoods of Fulham, Putney, Hammersmith, or Chiswick as these areas are close to the wedding venues and will also allow you to travel to Central London in around 30 minutes.

Recommendations for hotels can be found further down this page.

We recommend flying into Heathrow Airport. Heathrow Airport provides direct service to Fulham via the Piccadilly line in around 35 minutes.

Please note that many of London's airports are located well outside the city centre, with some airports being 1.5-2 hours outside of Central London.

Please check your tickets carefully before booking to avoid long and expensive airport transfers. Airports to avoid include Luton Airport and London Stanstead.

Heathrow is the best option for transfers, with London Gatwick being the second most convenient option.

1. Passport Validity

The United Kingdom requires that foreign citizens have a passport that is valid for the duration of their stay. However, if you are planning onward travel to continental Europe, please note that the European Union requires that passports be valid for the entirety of your stay plus a further three months.

2. Travel authorisations for the UK

Changes to travel authorisation for foreign nationals wishing to enter the United Kingdom are coming in early 2025.

Visitors and people transiting through the UK who do not currently need a visa to visit the UK for business or tourism will need to obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) before travelling to the UK.

An Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) gives permission to travel to the UK but is not permission to enter the UK – it is not a visa or permission to live or work in the UK. It is an online (digital) travel authorisation that is similar to the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) scheme for visitors to the US.

From the 8 January 2025, “eligible non-Europeans” including citizens of the United States, will need an ETA to travel into the UK and will be able to apply for authorisation from the 27 November 2024.

Similarly, “eligible European” visitors will require an ETA from the 2 April 2025, and can apply from the 5 March 2025. After these dates, all visitors will need authorisation to travel to the UK.

Anyone, including children, wishing to travel to the UK will have to pay £10 for an ETA application. As per the current government advice, applications can take up to 3 working days to be approved.

Applicants will need:

-The passport they intend on travelling with

-Access to their emails

-A method of payment (a credit card, debit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay)

And will need to upload or take photos of the:

-Applicant’s passport

-Face of the person applying

More information on this change can be found here.

3. Travel authorisation for the European Union

We know that many of our guests may choose to extend their travel to include destinations in continental Europe.

Changes to travel authorisation for foreign nationals wishing to enter the European Union are set to come effect in 2025.

Starting in 2025, people from over 60 visa-exempt countries, including the United States, are required to have a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) authorisation to enter 30 European countries for a short stay.

European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) travel authorisation is an entry requirement for visa-exempt nationals travelling to any of these 30 European countries. It is linked to a traveller’s passport. It is valid for up to three years or until the passport expires, whichever comes first. If you get a new passport, you need to get a new ETIAS travel authorisation.

With a valid ETIAS travel authorisation, you can enter the territory of these European countries as often as you want for short-term stays - normally for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. However, it does not guarantee entry.

More information can be found here.

*This scheme is not yet operational, but may come into effect before the wedding day. Please check frequently to ensure all travel authorisation requirements are met before travelling.

4. Before you travel!

Please check the visa, authorisation and passport validity requirements of each country you plan to travel to. Please check requirements well in advance as well closer to the time of your departure to ensure the requirements have not changed and you continue to be compliant for the duration of your travel.