What's on
Enjoy a wide range of daytime and evening events at the palace, including exhibitions, special activities, tours, talks and live performances. Many are included in the price of your ticket.
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New:
24 May 2013 - 24 May 2013
19:30
For those aged 18 and over only
See the Baroque palace in a more intimate light and hear the scandalous stories of life in the Baroque court.
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New:
25 May 2013 - 27 May 2013
Find out how royal illness changed history, with a number of exciting and interactive activities, including the chance to become a surgeon's apprentice, have a smallpox ‘makeover’, and meet historical medical characters.
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New:
25 May 2013 - 27 May 2013
Kew Palace: The Royal Kitchens
Join the cooks in the Royal Kitchens at Kew
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New:
25 May 2013 - 27 May 2013
Spring Bank Holiday weekend
Pack your hamper and bring your picnic blanket for a fun family event in the East Front Gardens.
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New:
25 May 2013 - 26 May 2013
15.30, 18.30 and 21.00* (*except Sundays)
Tower of London: New Armouries
Tickets bookable through Red Rose chain, not Historic Royal Palaces.
See an extraordinary new play inside the awesome setting of the Tower of London.
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New:
25 May 2013 - 27 May 2013
11.00 -16.30
Celebrate the opening of our new Mint Street exhibiton by observing the workings of the Royal Mint when it was at the Tower a long time ago!
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25 May 2013 - 27 May 2013
Hampton Court Palace: Hampton Court Palace Green
The Foodies Festival is back on Hampton Court Palace Green
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New:
26 May 2013 - 01 Jun 2013
11.00 - 16.00
Tower of London: the arches opposite the Raven's Shop
Recreate the frenzy of the Mint and design your own currency; become a coiner and mint your own Tudor halfgroat, then create a medieval money purse to keep it safe!
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New:
26 May 2013 - 26 May 2013
19:30
For those aged 18 and over only
See the Baroque palace in a more intimate light and hear the scandalous stories of life in the Baroque court.
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New:
28 May 2013 - 02 Jun 2013
Join us over the May half term for family friendly activities themed around royal doctors and medicine.
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New:
28 May 2013 - 28 May 2013
Historian, Linda Porter, examines Mary's life and death, her reign and her relationships in this revealing evening talk.
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New:
28 May 2013 - 07 Jul 2013
11.00-16.30
Step back in time and find out more about the lives of the men who lived and worked at the Mint.
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New:
30 May 2013 - 30 May 2013
Jamie McCarthy's workshop explores the history of gilding and gives you the chance to work with gold leaf.
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New:
31 May 2013 - 31 May 2013
19:30
For those aged 18 and over only
See the Baroque palace in a more intimate light and hear the scandalous stories of life in the Baroque court.
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New:
31 May 2013 - 31 May 2013
15.30, 18.30 and 21.00* (*except Sundays)
Tower of London: New Armouries
Tickets bookable through Red Rose chain, not Historic Royal Palaces.
See an extraordinary new play inside the awesome setting of the Tower of London.