What's happening at Hampton Court Palace? March 2011

There are plenty of great activites and events this March!

Press release

There are plenty of great activities on offer during March at Historic Royal Palaces!

Don’t forget HRP membership is the most cost-effective way to visit our palaces, giving unlimited free entry to all five palaces for a whole year! Prices start at only £43.00 for individual membership! Visit www.hrp.org.uk for information about membership.

LAST CHANCE!
Hampton Court Palace
Ghost tours
4 March 2011. Tour starts at 19.00.
Embark on a chilling ghost tour of Hampton Court Palace this Spring and hear chilling stories from its historic past! Only on these exclusive after hours tours our palace Warders show visitors some of the places where mysterious tales have been woven! Over 170 years of ghostly stories have been recorded from visitors and staff alike which the warders will recount to you on this unique tour.

Tickets £25 each.To book tickets call 0844 482 7799. Advanced booking essential.

5-6 March
Hampton Court Palace
Tudor cookery
Which recipes rumbled a Tudor tummy? Come in from the cold, be warmed by the fire in our Tudor kitchens and experience for yourself first-hand the smells and sounds of 500 years ago as our intrepid team of Tudor cooks experiment with recipes, ingredients and cooking methods to prepare a feast fit for a king.

TOUR - LIMITED TIME ONLY
Hampton Court Palace
National Garden Scheme evening tours
30 March
Experience the magnificent formal gardens of Hampton Court on one of these tours which takes place after the palace is closed to the public.

Tickets £8each* **
To book tickets call 01483 211 535 or visit www.ngs.org.uk. Advanced booking essential
*Ticket price does not include entrance to Hampton Court Palace
**Ticket price includes a glass of wine

EVENING LECTURE
Hampton Court Palace
Writing the Tudors
With Michael Hirst
31 March
18.30-20.00
Michael Hirst, writer and Executive Producer of the compelling TV series The Tudors, gives a talk on the challenged of constructing historical drama and the balance between historical accuracy and dynamic storytelling.

A global smash, The Tudors thrills, shocks and delights viewers in 70 countries, but has also attracted criticism for taking artistic license. This evening promises an exploration of the issues faced by the dramatist when working with history. How do you bring a national icon to life, and how do you answer detractors’ claims of sexing up and dumbing down?

Tickets £12/£10 HRP members. To book tickets call 0844 482 7799 or online at www.hrp.org.uk
This event includes includes a drinks reception

Notes to editors

All events and materials are included in the general admission ticket price for each palace unless stated otherwise that a separate ticket is needed.

All events are subject to change, please check www.hrp.org.uk for up-to-date information on prices, opening times and details on event booking.

For further information about events and listings please contact Historic Royal Palaces Press Office on 020 3166 6166 or email press@hrp.org.uk or visit http://www.hrp.org.uk/

For images, please register on http://hrp.newsteam.co.uk/ which holds our gallery of images. You can browse and download hi-res images from this site. Usage is free for editorial.

Prices from 1 March 2011

_Palace	_Adult	_Conc	_Child	_Family
_{Historic Royal Palaces Memebrship (free admission to the palaces for a year)}	_{£43.00 (1 adult) £65.00 (2 adults)}	_n/a	_n/a	_{£56 (1 adult) £83 (2 adults)}
_{Tower of London*}	_£19.80	_£17.05	_£10.45	_£55.00
_{Hampton Court}_Palace*	_£15.95	_£13.20	_£8.00	_£43.45
_{Kensington Palace*}	_£13.75	_£12.10	_£6.90	_TBC
_{Banqueting House*}	_£5.50	_£4.40	_Free	_n/a
_{Kew Palace*}	_£5.83	_£4.95	_Free	_n/a

*All individual ticket prices include a voluntary donation

NB: ticket for Kew Palace does not include admission ticket to Kew Gardens which must also be purchased.

Historic Royal Palaces is the independent charity that looks after the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, the Banqueting House, Kensington Palace and Kew Palace. We help everyone explore the story of how monarchs and people have shaped society, in some of the greatest palaces ever built.

We receive no funding from the Government or the Crown, so we depend on the support of our visitors, members, donors, volunteers and sponsors.

These palaces are owned by The Queen on behalf of the nation, and we manage them for the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.

We believe in four principles. Guardianship: giving these palaces a future as long and valuable as their past. Discovery: encouraging people to make links with their own lives and today’s world. Showmanship: doing everything with panache. Independence: having our own point of view and finding new ways to do our work. http://www.hrp.org.uk/ registered charity number 1068852 -ends-

What's happening at Hampton Court Palace? March 2011

What's happening at Hampton Court Palace? March 2011

There are plenty of great activites and events this March!

Press release

Notes to editors

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