Hampton Court Palace

A royal palace on the Thames, exclusively yours.

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East Molesey, Surrey

A royal palace on the Thames.

Hampton Court Palace is the Tudor and Baroque royal palace of Cardinal Wolsey and Henry VIII on the River Thames, run by Historic Royal Palaces and hired for weddings. Couples marry in the Garden Room orangery, in the riverside Little Banqueting House, or by evening exclusive hire in the medieval Great Hall itself, then celebrate through the palace and its formal gardens.

A Ceremony in the Great Hall.

By evening exclusive hire, couples marry in the medieval Great Hall, the last hammerbeam hall built for an English king, beneath Tudor tapestries and heraldic glass, then dine at long tables under the timber roof for up to 220. The Garden Room and the riverside Little Banqueting House offer daytime civil ceremonies of their own, and the formal gardens hold the drinks and the photographs, a wedding of genuine royal scale.

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Images of Hampton Court Palace, its gardens and interiors courtesy of Historic Royal Palaces / Wikimedia Commons

Approved Caterers, a Royal Feast.

Hampton Court Palace is a dry hire with a list of approved caterers, so the food is as flexible as the setting, from a formal seated wedding breakfast beneath the hammerbeam roof to a lavish multicultural banquet, with halal and kosher menus. Henry VIII's Historic Kitchens, where the palace still recreates period recipes, give the evening a setting like no other.

A Royal Palace

The Tudor and Baroque palace of Cardinal Wolsey and Henry VIII, on the Thames, hired for weddings.

The Great Hall

Marry beneath Henry VIII's hammerbeam roof, the last great hall built for an English king.

Three Ways to Marry

The Garden Room orangery, the riverside Little Banqueting House, or the palace by evening exclusive hire.

On the Thames

60 acres of formal gardens by the river, minutes from Hampton Court station and a short way from London.

Five Centuries of Royal History.

Hampton Court Palace was begun by Cardinal Wolsey around 1515, taken over and enlarged by Henry VIII, and given its Baroque wings by Sir Christopher Wren for William III and Mary II. Its Great Hall, Chapel Royal, astronomical clock and Historic Kitchens are Tudor, its state apartments and gardens Baroque, and the whole of it sits on the Thames within reach of central London. Few weddings anywhere can claim a setting so genuinely, grandly royal.

Accommodation

The Palace and Its Gardens, Yours for the Night.

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Location

East Molesey, Surrey

Hampton Court Palace stands on the River Thames at East Molesey, on the Surrey bank a short way south-west of central London. It is minutes on foot from Hampton Court railway station, just across the bridge, about 45 minutes from Heathrow, and set in 60 acres of formal royal gardens, so guests reach one of England's great palaces easily, with The Mitre and other hotels at the gates.

Pricing and What to Expect

A royal palace on the Thames for a wedding.

Hampton Court Palace is the Tudor and Baroque royal palace of Cardinal Wolsey and Henry VIII on the River Thames, run by Historic Royal Palaces and hired for weddings and events. Couples marry in the Garden Room, a 1920s orangery in its own walled garden, in the riverside Little Banqueting House, or, by evening exclusive hire, in the medieval Great Hall itself, then dine and dance in the palace and its 60 acres of formal gardens. Palace weddings start from £18,000 plus VAT as a dry hire, the Garden Room from £5,000 and the Little Banqueting House from £3,500 to £5,000 depending on the package (Historic Royal Palaces' own site quotes both figures), with catering by approved suppliers. The LWD team makes the introduction.

All pricing is indicative. Final investment varies by date, guest count, menu, and bespoke requirements. Contact the venue directly for a tailored proposal.

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