August 31, 2009 10:00 AM. 24 attended.

Hampton Court Palace

Waterloo Station (map)

Selected By: Robert

Come and explore the brilliant Hampton Court Palace on bank holiday Monday - 31st August. We will be meeting at Waterloo station, under the clock at 10am.

About the palace
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 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.

The Maze at Hampton Court, 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. The Maze is situated in the spectacular gardens of the palace.

Also on the Monday is a tudor jousting tournament and medieval sword fighting.

Group rate entry to the palace is £12.60, although we will be able to get a group discount if we have at least 15 people.

The palace is in East Molesey in Surrey, which is a 35 minute train journey from London, the aim is to get the 10:36am train from Waterloo. East Molesey is in Zone 6, so if you have a Zone 6 travelcard, you can get their with that, if not a return from Waterloo is £5.

If you can't see us, give me a call.

Hope to see you there!

Regards

Robert
07905 901 834

  • A former member

    Hi there. I will be working at the palace on 31st so will join the group there!

    Posted August 27, 2009 at 2:33 PM
  • A former member

    This is the Order of Service planned on the day if you are interested in taking the ceremony demonstration.


    ORDER OF SERVICE

    11.30 News from the King (Base Court)
    12.00 Welcome to the Court (Base Court)
    12.30 The Revels (Base Court)
    1.00 The Game of Courtly Love (Clock Court)
    1.30 Knight School (Base Court)
    2.00 The Revels (Base Court)
    3.00- 3.45 The Joust (The East Front Gardens)
    4.00 The Prizegiving

    Posted August 27, 2009 at 2:37 PM
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24 attended
4.00 4.0011 (11 ratings)
  • Event Host
    Robert
    Organizer
    +1 guest
    Is was very crowded and we would have probably needed at least 2 days to see everything. The weather was brilliant and the jousting fantastic!
  • Pat
    Meetups attended - 4
    It's a really interesting place to visit and is a good fun day out.
  • Ali
    Meetups attended - 13
    Many thanks to Robert and all,you are very lovely and friendly; I love this country.Salam
  • John K
    Full Member 2012
    Great day out!
  • Cristina
    Full Member 2011
    very lucky with the weather, and the jousting as the cherry on top of the cake
  • anita
    Meetups attended - 14
    Very crowded as Bank Holiday with special events. Didn't find the bedrooms!
  • roben
    Meetups attended - 2
    Good, friendly crowd.
  • Dee Ann
    Meetups attended - 6
    Great choice for a bank holiday, lots to see and do and luckily the weather was wonderful.
  • John
    Full Member 2012
  • michelle
    Full Member 2011
  • Joanna Taylor
    Full Member 2012
  • Rodolphe
    Meetups attended - 23
  • samantha
    Meetups attended - 8
  • mattie
    Full Member 2012
  • Carlos
    Meetups attended - 12
  • Susan
    Meetups attended - 5
  • Steve L
    Meetups attended - 4
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