Hampton Court Palace Food Festival

Join us in a spectacular historical setting, the glorious grounds of Henry VIII's former palace - featuring 60 acres of magnificent gardens dotted with food stalls, workshop tents and more.

 

Explore Henry VIII’s Palace + Street Food + Pop-Up Bars + Boutique Drinks + Artisan Producers + Drinks Masterclasses + Circus Skills + Fete Games + Face Painting + Music + Shopping + Family Fun.

 

Discover, taste and shop your way around the fantastic artisan producers and companies. With everything from oysters to kampot pepper, and brownies to churros, there is something to satisfy everyone's tastebuds! 

 

As you soak up the sunshine, enjoy live music with the festival bandstand. The wonderful line-up for 2023 included John Clapper, The Estrellas, Polka Dots Trio and The Underdogs Band who (come rain or shine!) got toes tapping with hits all weekend.

 

You’ll have the perfect soundtrack for your day full of foodie fun - grab your dancing shoes and dance, jive and have the time of your life in the East Gardens!

 

Unwind in the summer sunshine, then take the little ones to have their faces painted and transformed into their favourite character or adorable animal and so much more! Then why not hop on a Shire Horse and Cart Ride and experience a slice of royal life or fuel your families' competitive spirit with a brilliant selection of vintage games. We've also got an all day Drop-In Circus Skills Workshop from Circus Sensible! Come along to learn how to spin plates, throw diablo, swing poi, pick up some juggling sills, have a go on some stilts and so much more! 

 

Entry tickets for the Festival included entry into Hampton Court Palace and gardens, so visitors could make a day of it and enjoy everything this wonderful palace has to offer.

 

The original Tudor palace was designed by Cardinal Wolsey in the early 16th century, but it soon attracted the attention of Henry VIII, who brought all his six wives here. Surrounded by gorgeous gardens and famous features such as the Maze and the Great Vine, the palace has been the setting for many nationally significant events. 

When William III and Mary II (1689-1702) took the throne in 1689, they commissioned Sir Christopher Wren to build an elegant new baroque palace which incorporates the perfectly kept 1702 baroque Privy Garden. Later, Georgian kings and princes occupied the splendid interiors. When the royals left in 1737, impoverished ‘grace and favour’ aristocrats moved in. 

 

Queen Victoria opened the palace to the public in 1838. It has remained a magnet for millions of visitors, drawn to the grandeur, the ghosts and the fabulous art collection including masterpieces by Rembrandt, Caravaggio, and van Dyck in the Cumberland Art Gallery.

There’s plenty to see and do in the gardens too. Go in search of the wildflowers, bluebells, tulips and daffodils in the spring,  and see the herbaceous borders and the Rose Garden come alive with the sights and smells of summer. You can take a shire horse and charabanc ride around the gardens and learn all about these famous animals that reside in Home Park, or take the kids to the Magic Garden where you can enjoy a well-earned coffee while they let off some steam storming the battlements in search of the mythical fire-breathing dragon. The Kitchen Garden is a must-see too which used to feed the Georgian royals and now supplies the famous Henry VIII’s kitchens.

 

 

 

What does this coach trip include?

• Return coach travel from your chosen pick-up point

• Entrance to Hampton Court Palace Food Festival

 

Trip Itinerary

• Depart last pick-up point at 08:45am

• Arrive at Hampton Court Palace approximately 11:45am

• Depart at 17:00 for our return journey home

 

 

 

Pricing

from £53.00

 

 

Group Bookings

Group Bookings of 10+ receive: 50% off 1 place

Group Bookings of 20+ receive: 1 FREE place