Tudor Tournament
This event has now finished. Until Aug 30 2009
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Time Out says
Knights in armour thunder around the field, vying to impress Henry VIII, in a recreation of a Tudor jousting tournament -the first to take place in Hampton Court since the sixteetnth century. The weekend sees the palace transported back to Tudor times with costumed interpreters proffering cooking demonstrations in the recreated kitchens, period dancing lessons with the ladies of the court, storytelling, tricks performed by the king's fool and armour trying-on sessions.
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Hampton Court Palace
Henry VIII had many homes, but this one positively oozes historical drama. Shakespeare performed here and Cromwell made it his home after the...
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Mar 24-Oct 27 2012 10am-6pm daily; Oct 28-mid Mar 2013 10am-4.30pm daily; last adm one hour before closing
Until Feb 28 2013: £15.40, £13 concs, £7.70 children (5-16), under-fives free, £39.50 family (2 adults, up to 6 children)
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