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Reserve your place in history... Host your event with Historic Royal Palaces Over hundreds of Today, the Tower Receptions and Dinners Whatever experience you Built to entertain and impress, there are looking to offer your years, the six royal of London, Hampton are no venues to improve upon the clients, Historic Royal palaces have provided Court Palace, the splendor and grandeur of holding your event in a royal palace. Palaces can provide the the backdrop to Banqueting House, perfect solution. Below glittering banquets, Kensington Palace, Meetings & conferences is just a selection of the An impressive conference that huge variety of spaces ground-breaking Kew Palace and demonstrates flair and imagination, we have available. or a dynamic, team-building session conferences, fabulous Hillsborough Castle that inspires people in a new and Daytime exciting environment, can be hugely For a prestigious meeting or lunch, celebrations and can provide unique motivating. Many meetings held in our look no further than the spacious splendid royal venues for your Historic Royal Palaces have changed New Armouries suites at the Tower the course of history, and continue of London or even the modern and weddings. prestigious events. to do so today. versatile Garden Room at Hampton Court Palace. Corporate Gifts Evening If you are looking for an unusual Our palaces are amazing venues for and unique gift for your guests we that sophisticated soirée, whether it have an array of beautifully created be the White Tower at the Tower of gifts available to view at London, the Great Hall at Hampton www.historicroyalpalaces.com Court Palace or the classic elegance Exclusive visits of the Main Hall at Banqueting House. and private tours Outdoors Something to suit all budgets, these For a more open feeling to your special opportunities offer a wow reception or dinner, why not try the factor to an event or itinerary. Orangery or the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace? Hampton Court Palace and Hillsborough Castle also offer space for marquee hire for that special occasion. Large Scale For a truly impressive event, the spectacular Moat at the Tower of London or the stunning gardens at Hampton Court Palace and Kensington Palace can all cater for groups of up to 2,000 people. Intimate Lastly, for a cosier atmosphere, Kew Palace has the perfect spaces for you. Not to forget the hidden gems such as Martin Tower and St Thomas’s Tower at the Tower of London and Little Banqueting House at Hampton Court Palace. Our exclusive visits and private tours All of the following tours are available by contacting the events staff at the specific palaces or by visiting our website at hrp.org.uk/hireavenue Tower of London in protecting these treasures and the long and fascinating tradition of coronations in Evening Tours England. Both early morning and evening This popular tour casts a new light on the viewings are available. Tower of London and gives groups the chance to enjoy the tranquil atmosphere Secrets of the Tower after the hustle and bustle of the daytime. This highly exclusive opportunity offers Tours commence at 8.30pm with a small groups access to hidden places Hampton Court Palace Kensington Palace Yeoman Warder guiding your group not usually open to the public. Parties through the ancient fortress for an hour, of a maximum of 8 people will be met Grace and Favour tours Exclusive breakfast tour finishing with the Ceremony of the Keys, by a Yeoman Warder at the Sally Port Discover who lived at the palace once Start your morning at 8.00am with a the world’s longest running military – where Henry VIII greeted Anne Boleyn the royal court had departed. Get beautiful array of pastries, fresh fruit, a ceremony. The evening finishes at 10.05pm as his new bride to be in 1532. Visitors will behind the scenes of Hampton Court glass of champagne and a choice of teas also be shown the extraordinary Upper and explore a side of the palace that and coffee in the delightful Orangery. Private viewing of the Crown Jewels Byward Tower painting, believed to is often forgotten. The abandoned Afterwards, join your palace expert to This is a unique opportunity to view the have been painted in the late 1390s. The Grace and Favour apartments are not uncover Victoria Revealed, an exhibition fabulous finery and regalia of the Crown Council Chamber in Queen’s House, St accessible to the public but brought dedicated to the public and private Jewels outside normal visitor hours. Thomas More’s cell and the Crypt below back to life on this hour and a half passions of this famous queen. The Explore their importance to the British the Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula guided tour. tour concludes at 10.00am, at which monarchy, the role of the Tower are also included. time visitors are then free to continue Anyone for Tennis? exploring the palace at their own pace. The Royal Tennis court is one of less than fifty real tennis courts in the world and one of the few courts where the public Kew Palace can watch this intriguing sport. Enjoy an Private summer evening tours hour learning about the game that the Cast a new light on Kew Palace! This young Henry VIII was passionate about. special opportunity to tour King George The tour includes a talk on the history III’s intimate family home is available on of the game, the court, an introduction request from April – September. Lead to the rules and an exhibition from by one of our costumed palace experts, professional players. There is also an your group will discover the good times opportunity for guests to have a go and sad times encountered by the royal themselves! family between 1800 and 1818. Roof top tours Take a different look at Hampton Court Palace from amongst the famous chimneys. The tour is best taken in the summer months as it is reliant on good weather but is available year round. The Tower of London, founded by William the Yeoman Warders Conqueror in 1066-7, is one of the world’s most (nicknamed ‘Beefeaters’) famous fortresses. We have a range of rooms A legendary have guarded the Tower suited to every requirement. The infamous White since the 15th century. Tower, symbol of the Norman Conquest, makes an For hundreds of years reputation they have performed the impressive location for entertaining and the many ancient ‘Ceremony of the stories to be told about the Tower will amaze and Its larger-than-life characters, Keys’, the official locking intrigue your guests. enduring traditions and amazing up of the Tower each tales have made the Tower night – a tradition your guests can witness something of a stronghold for by arrangement. Tower of powerful symbols of London. The ravens occupy the South Lawn as London symbols of the Tower and enduring royal power. Legend says the kingdom and Tower will fall should the ravens ever leave the fortress. A Tower story Security for the Crown Jewels has not always been as tight as today. In the 17th century, the shadowy ‘Colonel’ Thomas Blood’s attempt to steal them nearly succeeded. The alarm was sounded by the son of the elderly Jewel House Keeper who’d been knocked unconscious by Blood’s thugs. Tower turf Jewel House White Tower Martin Tower 150 Reception 250 Reception 12 Dinner 90 Dinner Royal Regiment St Thomas’s Wakefield Tower of Fusiliers Tower 80 Reception 80 Reception 40 Reception 40 Dinner 70 Dinner 20 Dinner New Armouries: New Armouries: Banqueting suite Meeting suite 300 Reception 100 meeting suite 240 Dinner 16 Boardroom 150 Lunch 6 Syndicate room Powerful, iconic, dramatic, versatile venues to suit Visit: www.hrp.org.uk/hireavenue any occasion. Email: [email protected] For centuries, Hampton Court Palace has A palace story boldly and magnificently played host to A captivating King Henry VIII gala celebrations, festive banquets and established Hampton historic meetings. Court as his own England’s most famous kings and queens, from spirit ‘pleasure palace’ in the Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn to William III and 1530s. Facilities were The compelling character of created for all sorts Mary II, dazzled audiences of ambassadors, Hampton Court is woven invisibly of activities including courtiers, cardinals, artists and dignitaries with hunting, jousting and the grandeur and majesty of Hampton Court. throughout its myriad stories and playing tennis. There tangibly into its historic fabric. was even a bowling alley. A palace story William Shakespeare and his company of actors ‘The King’s Men’ performed here Hampton more than once for James I. The King used the Great Hall to host some of the most expensive and elaborate Court theatricals ever staged at an Palace English royal court. The Space It is simply one of the most spectacular spaces in Britain. England’s last and greatest medieval hall, this magnificent venue is where royal residents dined with courtiers, entertained dignitaries and danced, laughed and celebrated until the early hours underneath its awesome hammer beam ceiling. Space specifications Great Hall The Great Tudor 400 Reception Undercroft Watching Kitchens 270 Dinner 250 Reception Chamber 150 Reception 180 Dinner 150 Reception 100 Dinner 220 Dancing 100 Dinner Cartoon Queen’s Mantegna King’s Guard Orangery Gallery Drawing Gallery Chamber and Privy 300 Reception Room 200 Reception 200 Reception Garden 200 Dinner 150 Reception 150 Dinner 250 Reception 80 Dinner 150 Dinner The Kings Garden Little Marquees: Marquees: Eating Room Room Banqueting Palace Palace 60 Reception 300 Reception House courtyards grounds 40 Dinner 220 Lunch, 80 Reception 1,200 3,000 24 Reception Dinner, Dancing 50 Lunch, Reception Reception and dinner 250 Theatre Dinner 600 Dinner 1,500 Dinner style 360 Dinner 1,000 Dinner and dancing and dancing Majestic, flamboyant, tranquil, versatile venues Visit: www.hrp.org.uk/hireavenue to suit any occasion.