The text reads (in modern spelling): 'On Sunday August 20th 1704. Two West India Blacks were christened in the Royal Chapel of St James's. A boy and a girl by the names of John and Mary by Mr Samuel ...

Explore Henry VIII's notoriously haunted palace for Halloween 2024, the spookiest time of the year at Hampton Court Palace. This October half term, lose yourself in atmospheric projections and creepy ...

Banqueting House is now available to hire all day and for multi-day use. We can accommodate large scale builds and a variety of events. Venue hire starts from £16,000+VAT for daytime hire and ...

Find 12 Days of Christmas magic in our 100-acre gardens Find 12 Days of Christmas magic in our 100-acre gardens Make this festive season memorable for all the family, with a day out to Christmas at ...

Queen Victoria's name is used to identify an era. Over her long reign the British Empire covered a quarter of the globe. The birth of photography, and an explosion in print culture and the press, ...

Up to Two Hours: Explore the main attractions at the Tower and join a Yeoman Warder tour. Up to Three Hours: Discover the site in more detail and find out more about prisoners, torture and the ...

The Crown Jewels have been stored and displayed at the Tower of London since 1661, continuing a long tradition of storing precious objects here. This magnificent world-famous collection of 23,578 ...

This November over the Remembrance period, join us at the Tower of London for this poignant and moving sound and light experience, Poppy Fields at the Tower. Historic Royal Palaces have partnered with ...

A new exhibition at Kensington Palace highlighting the overlooked people who ran royal palaces over 300 years ago. Untold Lives: A Palace at Work highlights the servants and courtiers who worked ...

Tower of London ticket prices. Pre-book a ticket and time slot online before you visit or purchase tickets on the day from the ticket office on Tower Hill. Audio guide tours in a choice of languages ...

The Evening Standard called Crown to Couture, "Surely the starriest fashion exhibition London has ever seen". This brand-new fashion exhibition for 2023 took over Kensington Palace's State Apartments ...

Home of Henry VIII and the Tudor dynasty: a 500-year old royal pleasure palace Home of Henry VIII and the Tudor dynasty: a 500-year old royal pleasure palace The original Tudor Hampton Court Palace ...