Hampton Court Palace

I was little and got lost with the rest of my family in the maze! Would like to go back again some day now that I’m old enough to appreciate all the history behind the palace :)

it took 3 1/2 hrs. I plan to go again, but next time I’ll go for the Hampton Court Flower Show. The Palace Gardens are extensive and Beautiful. The”Great Vine” planted in 1768 by Capability Brown is something to behold. It is enclosed in it’s own glass house & each year in the late fall, all the bark is completely removed from the trunk and vines-a preventative measure against disease & bug infestation. The dirt beds surrounding the glass house are left uncultivated so that the roots of the Great Vine which are growing underneath are undisturbed. WOW!talk about High Maintainance!
The rose garden was in full bloom & smelled heavenly. A charming piece of statuary graces this area featuring a Mother embracing her infant child. In the Home Park I saw about 25 fallow deer grazing beside the Longwater where the Jubilee Fountain was erected. There are 5 large jets of water that spray -one for each decade of Queen Victoria’s reign. The Privy Garden’s Hornbeam Bower was a shady respite from the sun on the day I visited. Passing by the Maze, I heard a group of school kids shouting hints & laughing to the others still lost inside.
The walled pond gardens were serenely quiet & filled with an abundance of spring blooms. I would like to have seen the Kitchen where all the preparations for the Tudor Banquets were carried out.

My husband and I lived and worked in the King’s Arms Pub which is in the wall surrounding Hampton Court Palace. Looking out the back window of the pub we could see into the Maze and watch all the lost tourists trying to find their way out.

Spent the entire day here. Very relaxing. Very lovely. One of my favorite days of the entire trip to London. An amazing place to go. I highly recommend it!

This was one of my favorite places I visited in England (although I liked a lot of places). It was interesting and the maze was fun.

Hampton Court and the grounds are beautiful. The maze is fun on a nice day, too.

I live quite close to HCP and its really taken for granted. Its a beautiful place with really lovely gardens

Woo! I live right down the road from the Palace. Therefore have been there about a million times on school trips and stuff, not that great anymore. but pretty cool. and you can’t forget the maze..

Wonderful guided tours, too. It’s a shame they are so restrictive as to what you may photograph.

And taking my wife. She’s been wanting to go for years and I haven’t taken her. I look forward to walking hand in hand through the gardens. And a nice cup of coffee with the only person I would want to be with.