Tickets can be purchased on the day or in advance from the Palace ticket office-located just inside the main gates on the left-hand side of the drive-or in advance from any staffed South West Trains station. Be sure to check out local bus routes for the following lines, which all run past Hampton Court Palace: 111, 216, 411, 451, 461, R68, and 513.įrom Heathrow Airport take the 111 bus, from Gatwick Airport take a train from the airport station to Clapham Junction and change to the Hampton Court train, and from London City Airport, take the Docklands Light Railway to Canning Town and then the Jubilee Line to Waterloo, then catch the Hampton Court train from there. That also means you've got your entry ticket in your hand so won't need to go to the Ticket Office when you arrive. If you do travel by South West trains they have an offer for a combined travel and Palace ticket. The train service passes through Wimbledon station, where the London Underground District Line begins, and Hampton Court is in Travel Zone 6. South West Trains run services direct from London Waterloo to Hampton Court, and the journey takes only 35 minutes, resulting in a 200 meter walk across the bridge from the station to the palace. Public Transit From London and Its Airports Nearest tube stations: Richmond (R68 bus) or Hounslow East (111 bus).Address: Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey KT8 9A.Hampton Court Palace is next to the River Thames to the south west of London, and while there are WPSA riverboats to the palace from Westminster in the summer months-a journey that takes four hours-there are also a variety of other means of public and private transport that can get you there. Use Journey Planner or the Citymapper app to plan your route by public transport. The Hampton Court Palace estate includes 60 acres of formal gardens, requiring 200,000 flowering bulbs each year and another 40,000 plants grown in the nursery.
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In 1838, Queen Victoria opened the gardens and state apartments to the public free of charge. It is no longer free (see ticket information) but is well worth a visit. In 1689, Sir Christopher Wren demolished large parts of the Tudor palace and began building a new palace for King William III and Queen Mary II, but by 1760, George III became king and abandoned Hampton Court as a royal residence.
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This collection is on full display and contains material from the 16th, 17th, and early 18th centuries. Hampton Court Palace also contains an important part of the largest private collection of art in the world, the Royal Collection, which is the property of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Hampton Court Palace was a royal residence from the 1520s when King Henry VIII took over its development from Cardinal Wolsey, and its many royal occupants over the years have granted the palace its stunning furnishings, tapestries, and paintings.