Live Tudor cookery


Our intrepid team of history chefs prepare a feast fit for a king!

Every first weekend of the month. Come and watch the chefs cook!


The Tudor kitchens at Hampton Court Palace are famous throughout the world for being those of King Henry VIII. In fact they continued to be used as Royal Court kitchens for a further two hundred years, feeding the tables of Tudor, Stuart and Georgian monarchs and their many courtiers... and for the last five years, they have been home to a fascinating research project run by Historia food archaeologists who regularly bring the kitchens to life experimenting with traditional recipes, ingredients and cooking methods to prepare feasts fit for a king!

The live cookery will take place on the following dates:

5, 6, 7 April 2008
11, 12, 13 April
2, 3, 4 May
24, 25, 26 May
7, 8 June
5, 6 July
2, 3 August
23, 24, 25 August
6, 7 September
4, 5 October
1, 2 November
6, 7 December
27 December - 1 Jan 2009
7, 8 February 2009
7, 8 March 2009

Come and be inspired!


Further information

Admission to this live event is included in your palace admission ticket.

Hungry for a taste of Tudor history?

If your taste buds have been tickled in the Tudor Kitchens, come and try a Tudor dish for real at the Tiltyard Cafe. The first weekend of every month we will be recreating some traditional Tudor dishes in addition to our regular menu of freshly prepared food, so step back in time and refresh your senses!

Served from 11.00 - 15.00

Main dishes from £6.50

Desserts from £2.50

 

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