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British Sign Language tours


Book a place on a BSL tour of the palace, or turn up on one of the pre-arranged dates

Experience 500 years of royal history. 
BSL interpreter with costumed guides in Base Court, Hampton Court Palace

Available dates

Must be pre-booked*
Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 February
Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 March

No booking required - just turn up and join in the fun**
Saturday 7 and Sunday 15 April
Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 May
Saturday 2 and Sunday 10 June
Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 July
Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 August
Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 September

Must be pre-booked*
Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 October
Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 November

No booking required - just turn up and join in the fun**
Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 December 2012

*How to book
Email hamptoncourt@hrp.org.uk or call Typetalk 18001 0844 482 7777 with details of your preferred date or to pre-arrange another.  Please give at least two weeks notice of a different date so that we can book the interpreter.

**On arrival, please go to the Information Centre and make yourself known to the staff. They will find the interpreter for you and someone will come to collect you.


We will also be offering BSL interpretation of our new exhibition 'The Wild, the Beautiful and the Damned' on Monday 6 August at 6 o'clock. No need to book - just turn up to learn more about Beauty in the late Stuart Court.

If you would like to visit on a date that suits you and is not listed above, please get in touch with details of your preferred date and we will book an interpreter for you.


About the tours

A BSL interpreter is available from 10.30am on the days listed. 

There is no additional cost - this is included in normal palace admission tickets.

Itineraries can be tailored to individual or group needs. 

BSL interpreters will follow the palace's daily costume guided tour/presentation programme. Ask at the Information Centre about where to join the tour if you arrive later in the day. The interpreter wears a purple tabard so can easily be identified by the staff.

The interpreter will remain on site until late afternoon or for as long as visitors require.

Group leaders planning to bring a large party may wish to arrange a date specific to their group.

Hampton Court Palace reserves the right to move the planned BSL interpreter presence to cover special events.



Related items


A handy access guide

(PDF 829KB)  Palace and visiting information for visitors with disabilities.


Visitor information in British Sign Language

For information on access, admission tickets, getting to the Hampton Court Palace, opening times and events at the palace, please view our video:

Video: Visitor information on Hampton Court Palace in British Sign Language


Downloadable Resources

Some files are provided in PDF format - you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these files.

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    BSL interpreter dates 2011
    (Adobe PDF, 2.75MB)

    Your day at Court - January 2012
    (Adobe PDF, 345KB)

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