Member-Only tour of the Banqueting House

When

7 August, 2 October and 6 November 2022

10.00 and 12.00

Ticketing Information

£10, booking essential

Tours will start promptly in the Undercroft.

Please note that unfortunately tickets for this event have now sold out.

 

 

Separate ticket (advance booking required)

What happened to Henry VIII’s great Whitehall Palace? What did the early Stuart kings do here, at the last remaining part of the palace - the Banqueting House?

While it was intended for play and masques, this building is more famous as the place of execution of King Charles I. Explore its colourful and turbulent history with Siobhan Clarke and climb to the viewing gallery (not open to the public) for a closer look at the magnificent Rubens ceiling – the only one of his works still in its original location.

Please note that tickets for this event have now sold out.

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A guide shows a group of visitors the Throne Room in the State Rooms at Hillsborough Castle and Gardens. Two red and gold thrones sit at one end of the room and the walls are lined with green silk damask and the walls are lined with historical artwork.
Things to see

The Castle

Discover elegant State Rooms still used by the royal family inside Hillsborough Castle.

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Hillsborough Castle

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A family visiting Hampton Court Palace in the Great Watching Chamber
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Great Watching Chamber

Discover Henry VIII’s State Apartments and the battle for power at the Tudor court in the Great Watching Chamber.

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Hampton Court Palace

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Portraits and other works of art on display at the Cumberland Art Gallery at Hampton Court Palace.
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Cumberland Art Gallery

Discover masterpieces by Rembrandt, Caravaggio, van Dyck, and more at the Cumberland Art Gallery at Hampton Court Palace.

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Hampton Court Palace

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Browse more history and stories

Whitehall fire of 1698

The terrible fire that destroyed one of Europe’s finest palaces

The Rubens ceiling

The crowning glory of the Banqueting House

The execution of Charles I

Tried and sentenced to death for high treason

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