Posts Tagged "hampton court palace"

22 Dec
2011

Win! Day 22: A Year’s Membership for London’s Historic Royal Palaces

Posted by Visit London in Attractions No Comments

Enjoy unlimited access to some of London’s finest buildings with an annual Historic Royal Palaces family membership.

As a member, you and your family can visit London’s five Historic Royal Palaces for free, all year round, including The Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace and Kensington Palace.

As well as discounts in HRP catering outlets, you’ll also have the chance to meet the curators, gardeners and celebrity members behind London’s Historic Royal Palaces.

Prize winners will also be invited to the exclusive members-only Ceremony of the Keys in January 2012.

Enter now for your chance to win this fantastic family prize.

11 Feb
2011

New Route Announced for 2012 Olympic Road Cycling Race

Posted by Hannah in London 2012 Olympic Games, Sport No Comments

London 2012 has announced a new route for the Olympic road cycling races.

The world’s leading cyclists will race through six London boroughs, passing attractions including:

The road cycling race is one of the first major events of London 2012.

Seb Coe, Chair of the London 2012 Organising Committee, said, “Following our success in Beijing, the road cycling events really will bring the magic of the Games to life for many thousands of spectators.”

The races are provisionally scheduled to take place on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 July. The men’s race on Saturday will be 250km (156 miles) long and the women’s race on Sunday will be 140km (87 miles).

See a map of the new route here: http://www.london2012.com/documents/venue-documents/cycling-road-race-route.pdf

Read our previous blog entry on the Olympic Cycle Route

29 Nov
2010

Ice Skating at Hampton Court Palace

Posted by Jenny in Attractions No Comments

The ice rink at Hampton Court Palace opened this weekend and I was lucky enough to attend the launch on Friday evening.

It was a bitterly cold night but as I left the train station and saw the palace colourfully illuminated for the occasion, I was very glad I’d made the journey.

It really was a spectacular setting. There was a brass band playing carols, hot chocolate, mulled wine and mince pies to snack on in the café and of course, the chance to ice skate in front of Hampton Court Palace.

Check out some (rather brief and grainy) footage of the rink below:

Hampton Court Palace Ice Rink. Open until 9 Jan 2011. Book Hampton Court Palace Ice Rink tickets here

4 Dec
2009

Visit London Poll: Which is London’s Best Ice Rink?

Posted by Zoe Craig in Attractions 2 Comments

The ice rink at the Natural History Museum. Photo by Max Cisotti

If you hadn’t guessed, we love this time of year! This morning, there’s a real chill in the air, but the lovely winter sunshine is making us wish we were outside enjoying the city at Christmas.

One of our favourite things to do when the weather turns crisp-cold is to head out and play on one of London’s fantastic ice rinks. We’re not the greatest skaters in the world, but practice makes perfect!

Which is London's Best Ice Rink?

Broadgate Ice Rink (1%, 1 Votes)
Canary Wharf Ice Rink (7%, 8 Votes)
Hampton Court Palace Ice Rink (4%, 4 Votes)
Natural History Museum Ice Rink (12%, 14 Votes)
Somerset House Ice Rink (18%, 20 Votes)
Tower of London Ice Rink (48%, 55 Votes)
Winter Wonderland (10%, 12 Votes)

Total Voters: 114

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If you’re inspired to get your skates on sometime soon, don’t forget to book your place on your chosen ice rink online with Visit London.

14 Sep
2009

Visit London Asks: What’s Your Favourite Period in London’s History?

Posted by Zoe Craig in London 8 Comments

Mayor Boris Johnson launched Disney's A Christmas Carol in New York yesterday

Last week, we asked for your Only in London recommendations. Thanks for adding your thoughts to the comments!

With news announced yesterday that London will be heading back to Victorian times this Christmas with the exciting world premiere of Disney’s A Christmas Carol and Christmas Carol themed Christmas lights in the West End, we’ve been discussing London’s history here at VL towers.

So, imaginative thinking caps on. We want to know, if you were given a time machine, which period of London’s history would you most like to travel back to?!

Would you be interested in galloping across to Hampton Court Palace with Henry VIII and his Tudor court?

Or maybe you’d like to pop into an 18th century coffee house, and witness the new revolutionary age of pamphlets and trade and Enlightenment.

Perhaps you’re another fan of Dickens’ Victorian London, and would like to go back to the golden age of railway with stations like St Pancras; new buildings like the Houses of Parliament, and the Royal Albert Hall; the Great Exhibition of 1851, and the wonderful Crystal Palace.

Or would you rather swing with Twiggy and The Stones in Carnaby Street in the 1960s? Let us know!