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Hampton Court Palace
Henry VIII's Tudor palace on the Thames, with its great kitchens, baroque wings, formal gardens and a famous maze.
- Open
- Every day; check the website
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Hampton Court Way, East Molesey KT8 9AUDirections
- Getting There
- Trains from Waterloo to Hampton Court, about 35 minutes, or a summer riverboat.
Why Go
Cardinal Wolsey built it and Henry VIII took it, adding the Great Hall and vast kitchens where costumed cooks still roast meat. Later Christopher Wren added baroque state rooms for William and Mary.
Its gardens run to the river, and the hedge maze is the oldest in Britain.
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