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Hampton Court Palace

	Hampton Court Palace
East Molesey Surrey KT8 9AU Tel: +44 (0) 870 752 7777 Fax: +44 (0) 20 8781 5362 E-mail: Web: www.hrp.org.uk

With over 500 years of royal history, Hampton Court Palace has something to offer visitors, from the magnificent State Apartments to the domestic reality of the Tudor Kitchens. Costumed guides and audio tours bring the palace to life and provide an insight into how life in the palace would have been in the time of Henry VIII and William III. The Palace also has a programme of special events throughout the year.

Hampton Court Palace contains an important part of the largest private collection of art in the world, the Royal Collection, the property of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. This collection, which covers 500 years, is complete and Hampton Court contains much of the most important material from the 16th, 17th and early 18th centuries.

Hampton Court Palace has been divided into six routes or tours.

The Maze at Hampton Court, the royal palace on the Thames to the west of London, is probably the most famous hedge maze in the world. It was planted as part of the gardens laid out for William of Orange between 1689 and 1695 by George London and Henry Wise. It was described with great wit in Jerome K. Jerome's novel 'Three Men in a Boat.' Hampton Court Maze continues to attract hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.

hampton court maze

	Road: The palace is located on the A308 close to the A3, M3 and several exits of the M25 London Orbital. Parking is available. Train: Trains run twice an hour direct from London Waterloo to Hampton Court Station. The journey time is only 32 minutes and the palace is a 2-minute walk from the station. River launch: River launches run from Westminster, Richmond-upon-Thames and Kingston-upon-Thames. Underground: Take the District Line to Vauxhall or Wimbledon to pick up the overland train to Hampton Court Station. Alternatively, take the District Line to Richmond, then the R68 bus from Richmond station direct to the palace. Bus routes: 111, 216, 411, 415, 416, 431, 451, 461, 513, 727 and R68.
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Hampton Court Palace near London UK is one of the tourist attractions in the United Kingdom

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