Amazing gardens, scenery, very picturesque, amazing gardening. The palace was very grand and elaborate and you really got a sense for how King Henry the Vlll lived and his wives, staff, counsel etc..
Go to the ground floor in the palace to see the under the arches to get a free headphone which gives you an audio tour of Hampton Court Palace.
Great day out, worthwile visit, kids would love it...
The maze was also fun, but not as big as hoped and was completed by me and my 13 year old brother in 5 to 10 minutes max lol
Toilets are darted in a number of places.
Parking is easy to locate on the grounds, you park and pay after your visit, there is licence plate scanners, at the end you pay on the machine so don't bother queing until the end as in one of the on site car parks there is only one ticket paying machine, which is annoying..
Overall great adult, kid day out....would recommend :) see photos attached- copyright of Ms A. (Copying, distribution, or selling of these images are not allowed without the express permission of Miss...
Read morePaid £13 for the family ticket for a family of 4 (2 Adults and 2 children).
The kids decided we split into 2 teams of 1 adult and 1 child and see which team gets to the centre of the maze which was the end of the maze. It was fun with both teams running through the maze and hearing the other team trying to work their way to the end of the maze. We were done in about 5 minutes.
At the end of the maze is a huge frame which you can stand behind and take pictures. There is also an information stand which tells you the history of the maze. (You can see these in my uploaded photos).
Note that the sign at the entrance of the maze states that electric wheelchair cannot enter the maze.
I thought it was a great bonding time for the family and great for creating memories with the family even though quite pricey. We got to take videos as we went through the maze and lots of pictures when we got to the end...
Read moreA bit hit and miss which is disappointing. Sometimes it is well maintained and staffed, other times its overgrown and there's no staff to stop people entering through the exit. If you've paid for a ticket and loads of people are sneaking in then it's somewhat frustrating and over crowded. The 'centre' is a bit dissapointing considering what a good maze it is to get there (when it's been manicured). Whinging aside, the hedges are nice and tall and thick and easy to get turned around. Definitely worth a visit if you have a Royal Palaces membership, otherwise I probably wouldn't suggest buying tickets in advance, wait til you get there and buy tickets on the gate if you want to go in - potentially costs a little more, but if it's over crowded or not in good condition then it's...
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