Play Digital Missions 14 – 15 July 2018 Audio guides Download our ‘Time Explorers’ app and go on an interactive adventure around the palace.Become a secret spy at the Tudor court, find a gift for William III, plan a Available until 17:00 A variety of special tours palace party or re-design Hampton Court for George I! from the Information are available including Using the app travel back in time to explore the palace, Centre in Base Court in options for families and complete the digital challenges and meet characters from the following languages. partially sighted visitors. history to win your Mission badges! Visit the Information Centre to find out more or Audio guides are included download from the App Store or Google Play Store in your ticket price. for free. (Subject to availability) Not available for under 5’s. Tudor Joust Programme n Experience the theatrical spectacle Things to remember Closing times and sporting prowess of the joust 17:00 Join as a member today! as the palace and gardens come Fountain Court Café Use your ticket to upgrade alive with Tudor . towards a membership. Please do not eat or drink 17:15 Find out more at the Ticket inside the building. The Maze Use this guide together with the Office or call 020 3166 6327. The Magic Garden Palace Map to find the event Smoking and vaping are Prices start from just £52. Georgian Story locations and plan your day. *Terms and conditions apply prohibited inside the palace and courtyards. 17:30 Privy Kitchen Café Photography Please resist touching the Royal Tennis Court Non-commercial photography and filming are allowed magnificent but fragile The Formal Gardens everywhere except the Chapel Royal, Royal Pew and special objects that you will see exhibitions. The Baroque Story displayed within the palace. Historic Royal Palaces is a safeguarding aware organisation The Chocolate Kitchens and takes its responsibility to protect children and vulnerable To protect these historic Cumberland Art Gallery people seriously. We may sometimes ask therefore that objects we have to use visitors refrain from filming or photographing other visitors. 17:45 window blinds to keep Last entry to the palace light levels low and we place routes and shops The King Commands… fragile items behind barriers. …that you share your experiences at court Fountain Court toilets

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Tudor Joust Programme The Court Must Have a Queen Don’t miss out on our By Ade Solanke Immerse yourself in the court of Henry VIII as the King 11:30 and 14:45 (35mins approx) other activities and tours hosts a spectacular tournament. You might come The Great Hall Henry VIII's Crown across members of his court in the palace, or you can join Henry VIII is looking for a fourth wife after the death of his them to watch the knights compete for glory at the joust. beloved Jane Seymour and Thomas Cromwell is overseeing A replica of Henry’s Crown is on display in the The King has also laid on other for your the marriage treaty between Henry and Anne of Cleves. Royal Pew 10:00 – 17:30 (12:30 – 15:00 on Sundays) delight and enjoyment. The palace is a flurry of activity, but Henry’s mood threatens No photography please to upset weeks of planning… Mantegna’s Triumphs of Caesar 11:00 Royal Procession 15 mins Horse and riders exchange greetings with the King. Explore one of the most important sets of paintings The Joust in the Royal Collection. Base Court Jousting is very simple and has one basic aim. Hit your Gallery open daily 10:30-13:00 and 14:00-17:00 opponent accurately in the allowed areas. One of three 11:30 Sword Fighting Display things will then happen: The King’s Wardrobe 15 mins Courtiers practice the art of defence. a) The lance might skid off – this is called an ‘attaint’. b) A rider might be unhorsed. Make sure you’re dressed suitably for court East Front Gardens – Joust Arena with a traditional velvet cloak from the Wardrobe c) The lance will break cleanly, demonstrating maximum (subject to availability). accuracy and power. 11:45 Arming of the Knights Information Centre, Base Court 30 mins Watch the brave knights prepare for the joust. Heralds, along with the Knight Marshal, control and facilitate what goes on in the tiltyard, the area where the joust takes Great Vine Talk East Front Gardens – Round Pavillion place. They are responsible for the correct displays of heraldry and letting the participants and royal party know what is going Meet our Vinekeeper and find out about the world’s 12:30 The Joust on. Each jouster has the services of a specific Herald. Because largest vine. 45 mins Immerse yourself in the thrill and spectacle of the jousters cannot hear or see very well inside their armour, King’s Eating Room, William III’s Apartments the joust. the Herald is their eyes and ears. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 13:30 (20 mins) Until 31 August East Front Gardens – Joust Arena How a joust is scored Points are awarded for the following: Garden History Tours 14:00 Tudor Music 1. A blow to any part of the body from the top of the saddle Discover how the palace gardens evolved over the 30 mins Meet some of Henry VIII’s court musicians, their steel (the top of the front of the saddle) to the charnel (the centuries. lower edge of the helmet). This includes the arms and shield. wonderful instruments and hear them play. Daily until 30 September East Front Gardens • An attaint here carries 1 point At 14:00 (60 mins) • A broken lance here carries 2 points Meet at the East Gate 14:30 Sword Fighting Display 2. A blow to the helmet (the crest is not considered part Meet a Palace Gardener 15 mins Courtiers practice the art of defence. of the helmet so a strike there carries no points). • An attaint here carries 3 points East Front Gardens – Joust Arena Wednesdays until 27 September • A broken lance here carries 5 points At 13:30 (30 mins) Meet at the East Gate 14:45 Arming of the Knights 3. Lances that break coronel (the shaped cap that is placed on the very tip of the lance) to coronel. 30 mins Watch the brave knights prepare for the joust. Horse-drawn Charabanc rides • 5 points awarded to each jouster East Front Gardens – Round Pavillion Tour the East Front Gardens in Victorian style! June and October: weekends and bank holidays 15:30 The Joust Feasting at the Joust July, August and September: daily 11:00-17:00 45 mins Immerse yourself in the thrill and spectacle of 1 wheelchair space available on 11:00 ride the joust. Since the time of Cardinal Wolsey, Hampton Court Adult £5, Child £3 East Front Gardens – Joust Arena has been a place for feasting. Enjoy food and refreshments in the East Front Gardens as you Produce sales Throughout the day you can also watch King Henry VIII’s watch the joust. Tuesday 12 June until the end of October 13:30-14.30 Vegetables and fruit that would have graced the King’s Cooks cooking meat over a roasting pit; and meet the Visit the Tiltyard Cafe or Privy Kitchen Cafe for further table will be available to buy from the garden stall. Tudor surgeon waiting to treat any injured knights. refreshments. Tuesdays only in the Kitchen Garden.