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  1. Admire Henry’s Great Hall and Tudor kitchens. Discover the spectacular baroque palace built for William III and Mary II and explore 60 acres of magnificent gardens and the popular Magic Garden adventure playground.

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      Opening times 21 July – 07 September 2024 Daily: 10:00-17:30...

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      Marvel at spectacular views across Hampton Court Palace's...

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      The Chapel Royal. This is a working community chapel, which...

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    • Henry VIII's Kitchens

      Henry VIII's Kitchens at Hampton Court Palace were the...

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      A royal theatre. On special occasions the Great Hall was...

  2. Hampton Court Palace is a Grade I listed [2] royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, 12 miles (19 kilometres) southwest and upstream of central London on the River Thames. Opened to the public, the palace is managed by Historic Royal Palaces, a charity set up to preserve several unoccupied royal properties.

  3. By the 1530s, Henry VIII's Hampton Court was a palace, a hotel, a theatre and a vast leisure complex. The King used it to demonstrate magnificence and power in every possible way, through lavish banquets, extravagant court life and fabulously expensive art.

  4. Visit the official Historic Royal Palaces website for Hampton Court Palace to discover more about this majestic abode and its unique history. Skip to content Introduction

  5. Jul 8, 2024 · Hampton Court, Tudor palace in the Greater London borough of Richmond upon Thames. It overlooks the north bank of the River Thames. In the 1520s the palace was given by Thomas Cardinal Wolsey to Henry VIII (reigned 1509–47), who enlarged it as his favourite residence. Trees and shrubs were planted.

  6. Hampton Court Palace is a Grade I listed royal palace, built over 500 years ago in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames / Surrey, 12 miles south-west of central London on the River Thames.

  7. Dec 27, 2023 · Located just a short rail ride to the southwest of Central London, this famous English landmark has been at the center of British history since the 16th century. Hampton Court Palace was built in 1514 as a private residence for Cardinal Wolsey, an advisor to King Henry VIII and a Catholic bishop.