Historic Royal Palaces

Hampton Court Palace ice rink- Skate through history Set against the backdrop of Henry VIII’s historic home, Hampton Court Palace Ice Rink is the perfect way to glide into the season. Lace up your skates, bring your loved ones and get ready for an enchanting experience on the ice. From 22 November 2024 to 5 January 2025, Hampton Court Palace will transform into the perfect winter getaway, allowing visitors to lace up their skates and take to the ice for six weeks of festive fun. Skaters can twirl, spin and glide (or stumble!) across the stunning open-air rink in front of the palace, providing a beautiful photo-worthy backdrop to capture memories with friends and family. Make your day unforgettable with a trip inside Hampton Court Palace, which will be transformed into a food lover’s winter wonderland at this year’s Festive Fayre on 06-08 and 13-15 December. https://lnkd.in/eTecuWUd

This has been our biggest and best Halloween yet at Hampton Court! Our public engagement teams have done amazing work transforming our Palace into a Halloween fantasy/nightmare - these installations just get more and more inventive. Visitors are loving the ghosts as well! We’ve welcomed almost 30,000 visitors so far… and there’s still one more day to go! Our front facing teams have been asbolute heroes and they love watching our visitors have such a great time. So if you have a free Sunday tomorrow… pop down for your last and best scare of the year! 👻

From a 'pinch me' moment seeing a 500-year-old tapestry in the Historic Royal Palaces Conservation Studio to hitting publish on this post to introduce the project... Really pleased to show the amazing work of our Conservation team on the HRP blog, in the first post of a brand-new series. Read the post and see more spectacular photos here: https://lnkd.in/ebJFZx3i

It has been incredible to witness The Orangery's first wedding season since it reopened this year, and it has been truly spectacular! ⁠#londonvenue #londoneventsplanner #events #eventspiration #luxurywedding #londonwedding #weddinginspiration #privateevents #eventvenue #historicvenue #royalpalace

We want to share with you our Sustainability Strategy and Action Plan for 2024-2027! Being a charity for everyone means acting not just for those who currently experience our sites but also for those in future generations. This means responding to our impact on both climate change and nature loss and ensuring our buildings, collections and staff are resilient to the changes already upon us. Historic Royal Palaces will achieve nature-positive, carbon net zero by 2050, and our 2024-2027 Action Plan (link below) sets out the foundations to achieve this, including: Reducing our energy consumption and removing fossil fuels from our sites. Understanding the health and biodiversity on our sites and acting to protect and enhance it. Reducing our water consumption and finding new ways to harvest and store rainwater. Reducing our waste and exploring viable options within a circular economy. Improving our data collection so we can measure our progress more accurately. Working in partnership with other organisations to drive change more broadly. To learn more about our Action Plan, click on the link below. https://lnkd.in/efjABnWg

Poppy Fields at the Tower: An immersive sound and light show. This November, over the Remembrance period, join us at the Tower of London for this poignant and moving sound and light experience, Poppy Fields at the Tower. Historic Royal Palaces have partnered with Luxmuralis to present an incredible installation that will take visitors on a journey through specially created sound and light projections. Experience the tower-illuminated! The projections will feature artwork reflecting on the First World War and Second World War that will transform the architecture of the iconic Tower buildings. You'll also experience special after-hours access to see the Crown Jewels without the usual crowds.   This unique show will create space for visitors to remember those who lost their lives in the conflicts, as well as those who served. It will also look forward to exploring the collective desire for peace. Exclusively at the Tower of London, the show has been adapted to include images from Historic Royal Palaces’ own collections, creating a unique artwork that reflects the historic site. Running for only nine nights in November, don't miss your chance to commemorate the lives lost in the wars in this stirring and evocative sound and light show. https://lnkd.in/enEcXpjg

An Event Sales and Marketing Manager position has become available within Historic Royal Palaces. This is an exciting role within our Functions and Events department. Involving collaboration across all our venues to support and maximize opportunities. Click the link below to learn more about the role and application process. Closing date: 30th October 2024 https://lnkd.in/eGV5AQZG #eventmanagement #sales #marketing #management #historicvenues

The Function and Events Department is looking for a new Events & Operations Manager at Kensington Palace & Kew Palace. From weddings to corporate parties and charity galas, we need a dedicated Events and Operations Manager to lead the Events team and maximise Kensington Palace's commercial potential. To find further information about this role, click on the link below! Closing date: 8th October 2024 Interviews to be held: 21st – 25th October 2024 https://lnkd.in/eN-CvqSU #hiring #events #eventindustry #careersinlondon #jobopportunities #eventsmanager

On an early Tuesday in June, a day the Palace is closed to the public during school term time, the palace welcomed a large-scale event with over 650 guests. Our incredible actors from HistoryRiot greeted guests at Seymour Gate before they continued with them through the palace for their private tour, visiting exclusively the most famous rooms of Henry VIII, from the Great Hall to the Tudor Kitchens and the eerie Haunted Gallery. After the tour, guests descended the King's Staircase to the beautiful Orangery, which offers entry to the Privy Garden. There, guests enjoyed a drinks reception on the garden terrace, followed by a delicious two-course lunch seated in the beautiful garden of William III's Baroque Privy Garden, which was created in 1702. The same week, the palace hosted the Hampton Court Music Festival; what a busy day for the events team. It's amazing to see what Hampton Court Palace has to offer when it comes to life!

Witness a spectacle of epic proportions as Henry VIII’s Joust returns to Hampton Court Palace this July. For two weekends only, experience jousting at the spectacular home of Henry VIII. Be dazzled by daredevil tricks performed on horseback, then pick your favourite knight and cheer, jeer and follow all the fun of an epic face-off until one knight reigns supreme. Look closely and you may even see the King himself taking part! Alongside the excitement of the joust, see breathtaking falconry displays and learn about these majestic animals.  WHEN: 13-14 and 20-21 July 2024 TICKET INFORMATION: The Joust and falconry displays are included in palace admission. Members go free, pre-booking recommended.  Henry VIII's Joust: 11:00, 13:30 and 16:00 daily. Each performance will last around 45 minutes. Falconry displays: 12:30 and 15:00 daily. Each performance will last around 30 minutes. *Please note, all event times are subject to change. Vist our website to book your tickets! https://lnkd.in/dVwJfvAG