Hampton Court Palace

During the summer we were down visiting friends in Windsor and they suggested on a lovely sunny day that we visit Hampton Court Palace, I vaguely remembered visiting the Palace as part of a school trip and getting lost in the maze so was keen to revisit and see what I could recall. Built by Cardinal Wolsey originally and developed by Henry VIII it is a super example of the Tudor age architecture and a fascinating place to visit. It is not the cheapest place to visit, we stayed for about five hours and the parking worked out at £7 whch is not cheap. Add to that the cost of entry which was £14 and it starts to add up, children under 16 pay £7 but for us four ...  Read the complete review

Last weekend I had a friend visiting from Holland and so decided to show her a bit of culture from this wonderful country of ours. I had wanted to go to Hampton Court for a while and now seemed like a perfect time. Hampton Court is a Royal Palace known for its most famous resident Henry 8th. It was originally built for Cardinal Wolsey, a favourite of King Henry VIII, circa 1514; and later, as Wolsey fell from favour, the palace was passed to the King, who enlarged it. It is a Tudor style palace. The following century the palace was occupied by William and Mary. I have to admit that I was most interested in the Tudor period with Henry 8th. There is so much ...  Read the complete review

On Saturday 1st August, I went to Hampton Court Palace. I have never been before and it is somewhere I have been very interested in visiting. This is mainly because I love history, monarchs, especially Henry VIII and architecture. What better place to visit than Henry's house (or one of them) in the lovely area of Surrey. I must admit my ammunition after all this time to finally go was after watching channel 4's Henry - Mind of a Tyrant and a Time Team special on Henry/Hampton Court Palace. The Location ----------------- Hampton Court Palace is located in Surrey, on the banks of the River Thames. It is within the M25 and not far from ...  Read the complete review

A few weeks ago my husband and I decided to visit Hampton Court Palace as we are very interested in Henry VIII and know that they have exhibitions focussing on him. To start off with let me explain that I love all things Royal and one of my favourite things to do is visiting castles and Palaces. (I suppose that Royalty is a bit of a novelty for me as I grew up in South Africa and always admired the British Royal family from afar). I can generally say that Hampton Court Palace did not impress me very much. There are lovely parts that I will be mentioning, but generally it has a 'worn' and empty look about it and rather a lot of cobwebs hanging ...  Read the complete review

I've wanted to visit Hampton Court for absolutely ages, it's been on my "list of things to do" for about five years now. Finally, after much delay, I achieved my goal on the May bank holiday. History Hampton Court is probably best known as Henry VIII's royal palace, but in fact it was built by Cardinal Wolsey, Henry's right hand man. Since Henry seized it from Wolsey (sorry, was given it by Wolsey...) it has been extensively modified by various monarchs from Elizabeth I through William and Mary and Queen Anne. Various grace and favour apartments were established in the buildings in the early 1800s, which led to further changes ...  Read the complete review