Hampton Court Palace
Hampton Court, KT8 9AU Tel: 0870 751 5175
hrp.org.uk
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England is blessed with many fascinating historic buildings, but nowhere quite mixes regal grandeur with historical intrigue as Hampton Court Palace.
A short train journey from Central London, the palace (and its gardens, including the world famous maze) really requires the best part of a day to do justice to. The magnificent building was created by Cardinal Wolsey, who spent seven years rebuilding a 14th-century manor house to create a lavish palace, before being forced to hand it over to Henry VIII as he began to fall from favour. Hampton Court Palace was further developed during Henry’s reign and during that of William and Mary (where a new wing was added, partly under the supervision of Sir Christopher Wren). However it ceased to be an official royal residence during the reign of George III, and was opened to the public, following a programme of restoration work, by Queen Victoria.
The richly decorated State Rooms and Apartments are well worth visiting, but be sure to save an hour or so for the notorious maze which so befuddled the protagonists of Jerome K. Jerome’s Three Men In A Boat. Oh, and keep an eye out for ghosts – with so much unpleasantness in the palace’s past, the stories of hauntings are numerous.
A short train journey from Central London, the palace (and its gardens, including the world famous maze) really requires the best part of a day to do justice to. The magnificent building was created by Cardinal Wolsey, who spent seven years rebuilding a 14th-century manor house to create a lavish palace, before being forced to hand it over to Henry VIII as he began to fall from favour. Hampton Court Palace was further developed during Henry’s reign and during that of William and Mary (where a new wing was added, partly under the supervision of Sir Christopher Wren). However it ceased to be an official royal residence during the reign of George III, and was opened to the public, following a programme of restoration work, by Queen Victoria.
The richly decorated State Rooms and Apartments are well worth visiting, but be sure to save an hour or so for the notorious maze which so befuddled the protagonists of Jerome K. Jerome’s Three Men In A Boat. Oh, and keep an eye out for ghosts – with so much unpleasantness in the palace’s past, the stories of hauntings are numerous.
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