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Windsor Castle & Hampton Court
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Half day visits to both these royal palaces can be undertaken in one day, although it is quite a tight schedule. Windsor Castle, which was created at the same time as The Tower of London is not only our Queen's official home but where heads of state are entertained in the State Apartments. You will hear how the castle has developed over the last 900 years, changing from little more than a Motte and Bailey stockade in William the Conqueror's day to its final major evolution in the 1820's under the patronage of George IV. Lunch is likely to be taken at a pub on the river Thames which serves one of the best fish and chip meals in Britain.

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Hampton Court

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Two stops on our Windsor & Hampton Court day

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An Icon ~ The Richmond Hill View over the Thames
An Icon ~ The Richmond Hill View over the Thames
The favoured sunny day lunch stop on a Windsor Hampton Court Tour day
The favoured sunny day lunch stop on a Windsor Hampton Court Tour day
Part of the  Hampton Court Kitchen
Part of the Hampton Court Kitchen
PW gesticulating  at The High Table, Hampton Court
PW gesticulating at The High Table, Hampton Court
Hampton Court, by the River Thames like Windsor, is however quite a contrast to Windsor - being primarily a Palace based upon pleasure rather than fortification.

Windsor fauna
We also pass through Richmond Park possibly seeing Red & Fallow Deer, just as in Henry VIII’s day
Castle Hill showing the Round Tower at Windsor Castle
Castle Hill showing the Round Tower at Windsor Castle

Windsor flora
The Haunted Gallery at Hampton Court
The Haunted Gallery at Hampton Court
QMII gardens at Hampton Court as taken from the Orangery
QMII gardens at Hampton Court as taken from the Orangery
You will hear about its first creation as a Palace by Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor, Cardinal Wolsey, through to its redevelopment by Henry VIII and William IV and his wife Queen Mary. This is also, of course, the palace with the famous Maze, the royal gardens of William IV and his Queen Mary, and indoor Real Tennis as played by Henry VIII.

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Welcome   Terms of Business   Booking   Fees   About us   Tourist Links   Contact us Our Tours
Oxford and Blenheim Palace   Oxford with Warner Bros studios   Kensington   Westminster Abbey
  France   Ireland   Stonehenge & Bath   Downton Abbey (Highclere Castle)  
Windsor & Hampton Court   Chartwell/Hever/Leeds   The Cotswolds   London Tours   Stratford upon Avon & Warwick Castle  
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