Hampton Court Palace can be reached by train from London, which generally takes between 30 minutes and an hour. Please visit the Train Line website to select your route and purchase tickets. Alternatively, you can rent a car and see both Hampton Court Palace and Windsor Castle, which I did. For more information on my journey, click here.
Redevelopment of Hampton Court Palace began in 1515 for Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, a favorite of King Henry VIII. In 1529, as Wolsey fell from favor, the King seized the palace for himself and later enlarged it. Along with St James’s Palace, it is one of only two surviving palaces out of the many owned by King Henry VIII. In the following century, King William III’s massive rebuilding and expansion project, which destroyed much of the Tudor palace, was intended to rival Versailles. Work ceased in 1694, leaving the palace in two distinct contrasting architectural styles, domestic Tudor and Baroque.
Directions from London: Start at the Waterloo Station. You can reach Waterloo station on the Bakerloo Line, Jubilee Line, Northern Line, or Waterloo & City Line. Please note that there are other routes to Hampton Court Palace, so please check your ticket to ensure that your’s starts at Waterloo.
From the Waterloo Station, take the South Western Railway to Hampton Court.
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