What's on at the palaces
Prepare to be swept away by the seasonal atmosphere of Hampton Court Palace this Christmas as the ice rink returns for another year.
22 November 2019 to 5 January 2020 (excluding Christmas Day)
Hampton Court Palace
09:00 until late (10:00 until late on weekdays)
Separate ticket (advance booking required)
Meet two of the Tower of London's prisoners during the turbulent times of King Henry VIII. Listen to their stories and decide if you should help them escape.
28 October - 23 December
Tower of London
Daily at 11:30, 13:00, 15:30
Included in palace admission (members go free)
Walk in the footsteps of those condemned to execution at the Tower of London on Tower Green and the Scaffold Site.
Open daily
Tower of London
Included in palace admission (members go free)
Discover why exotic animals were kept at the Tower of London and see how they lived in the Royal Menagerie.
Open daily
Tower of London
Included in palace admission (members go free)
BOOKING
See the Line of Kings and the Chapel of St John the Evangelist after hours with a White Tower guide, at the Tower of London.
16 December 2019 and 17 February 2020
Tower of London
18.30
Separate ticket (advance booking required)
Marvel at the historic armour of Henry VIII, Charles I and James II in the Line of Kings at the White Tower.
Open daily
Tower of London
Included in palace admission (members go free)
