HAMPTON COURT PALACE

HAMPTON COURT PALACE

Hampton Court, East Molesey, Surrey. Telephone: (0208) 781 9500. BR: Hampton Court. Mon 10.15-18.00; Tue-Sun 09.30-18.00.

The grandest Tudor residence in England, the Royal Palace, was begun in 1514 by Wolsey and developed by Henry VIII who created the magnificent roof of the Chapel Royal. In the late 17th century Wren designed the State apartments for William III. The King's apartments, badly damaged by fire in 1986, are now restored to their former glory. Wander through the ornamental gardens and the famous William III's maze
Also see the Great Vine and Henry VIII's Real Tennis Court.