Make enchanted white paper roses for your Valentine
Enchanted Palace, Kensington Palace
12 & 13 February
Why buy a bunch of white roses when you can impress your loved one with a beautiful single stem handmade by yourself or, for the nimble fingered amongst you, a whole bouquet! We'll show you how to create the pretty white paper roses that adorn the rooms in our State Apartments as part of our Enchanted Palace experience – then whether you want to say "I love you" with one or subtly pop the question with two is up to you!
Let your love story live on at the palace by donating your rose and inscribing it with eloquent and tender words for display amongst those that feature in the Enchanted Palace!
Afterwards discover the stories of love at Kensington Palace by exploring the Enchanted Palace and asking the “explainers” how Queen Victoria really met her prince.
The paper rose making activity will take place daily between 10.00 – 16.00. All materials will be provided
Get your heart racing on a ghost tour!
Hamptin Court Palace
11 & 13 February
Why not embark on an eerie ghost tour over the Valentine’s weekend and hear chilling stories from Hampton Court Palace’s historic past. Only once the visitors have left will the palace Warders lead you to some of the places where mysterious tales reveal themselves. Home to King Henry VIII, Hampton Court Palace has witnessed many dramatic events over the years, including the death of the king’s third and favourite wife, Jane Seymour whose ghost is said to wander through Clock Court.
Henry’s fifth wife, Katharine Howard was accused of adultery at the palace and sentenced to death at the Tower of London. Her ghost reportedly lingers in the corridors of the Haunted Gallery.
The tour is a perfect excuse to draw your valentine close and is sure to have your hearts racing!
The tours start at 7pm and last approx 90min. Tickets are £25 each and advanced booked is essential. To book tickets call 0844 482 7799or book online www.hrp.org.uk
If music be the food of love, play on… - Evening concert
Banqueting House
14 February
Uplift you soul and warm your heart this Valentine’s Day with moving performances by The Music Collection under the magnificent Rubens ceiling at Banqueting House. Relax in opulent surroundings to the sound of Haydn’s Keyboard Trio No 29 in E flat, Mozart’s Keyboard Trio No 3 in B flat, Beethoven’s Piano Trio No 1 in E flat Op 1 and Piano Trio in F Op 22 by Johann Hummel.
Soloists for the evening include Susan Alexander Max on piano, Simon Standage on violin and Poppy Walshaw on cello. After the concert a buffet supper will be served in the Undercroft, the former drinking den of James I!
7pm concert starts. Tickets £25 each. Advanced booking essential. Supper is included in ticket price. To book tickets call 020 3166 6153 or puchase in person from Banqueting House
Looking for a last minute gift for your Valentine?
Don’t forget that HRP annual membership is the most cost-effective way to discover the historic love stories across the palaces time and time again! For just £65 you and your loved one can be romanced by the palaces and their stories all year long.
Visit our online shop http://www.historicroyalpalaces.com/ and browse our Valentine’s themed products and gift suggestions for him and her!
