Included in your palace admission ticket
Audio guide tours
Your palace admission ticket includes access to an audio guide tour of Hampton Court Palace, at no extra cost.
Collect your audio guide from the Information Centre off Base Court.
Daily presentations
Costumed actors are on-site daily with plays and presentations about the history of Hampton Court Palace. These performances last anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour - some may even require audience participation!
Seasonal tours and talks
Seasonal tours and talks are sometimes available free of charge to our visitors. They cover a range of specialist subjects - from the gardens to the paintings. Conservation tours or object talks are also available. Check your 'What's on today' brochure on arrival for details.
- No need to show your admission ticket.
- Some seasonal tours/talks have a capacity limit - you may need to reserve a place at the Information Centre off Base Court. Please ask staff on arrival for more information.
British Sign Language (BSL) tours
Our Deaf guides and BSL interpreter-guides can arrange to be on-site during your visit to give you a tour of the palace.
They offer the following tours:
10.30-12.30: The Tudor Palace of Henry VIII and his wives
13.30-15.30: The Baroque Palace of William III and Mary II
16.00-17.00: The palace gardens (summer only)
Some dates do need to be pre-booked — please visit our British Sign Language tours page for more information.
Describer escorted visits
Join one of our expert room describer volunteers to find out which bits of the building can be touched and to get a sense of the scale of the rooms.
It is available on any day that suits you, between 10.30 and 16.00. Find out more on our describer escorted visits page.
We-Go wheelchair tours
Book a powered 'We-Go' wheelchair and let our volunteers take you on a dedicated tour of the palace.
