Activiteiten in de omgeving van Hampton Court Palace
Beschrijving
Ontdek twee van de meest opvallende paleizen van de Britse monarchie tijdens deze terugreis vanuit het centrum van Londen. Stap terug in de tijd en ontdek een fascinerende kant van de Britse monarchie tijdens deze spannende dagtrip vanuit het centrum van Londen. Je bezoekt Windsor Castle, het favoriete weekendverblijf van koningin Elizabeth II, en Hampton Court Palace, bekend als het belangrijkste huis van Hendrik VIII. De tour wordt geleid door een van onze vriendelijke, professionele en deskundige gidsen. Hoogtepunten van de dag : • Toegang tot twee van de meest iconische koninklijke Engelse bezienswaardigheden • Het Tudorpaleis en het huidige Koningsweekendhuis • Zie het ongelooflijk gedetailleerde poppenhuis van koningin Mary en de Sint-Joriskapel • Retourvervoer in een comfortabele touringcar • Geannuleerde boekingen tot 24 uur voor de reis ontvangen een volledige terugbetaling
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Reisroute
Windsor Castle, de favoriete weekendresidentie van onze huidige koning Charles III, is het oudste en grootste bezette kasteel ter wereld. Ook een favoriet kasteel van Henry VIII, de plaats is nu zijn tombe samen met koningin Victoria, de koningin-moeder en nog veel meer leden van het koningshuis. Dwaal door de prachtige State Apartments en neem een kijkje in de St George's Chapel, waar Harry en Meghan trouwden. Queen Mary's Dolls' House is een must-see, met warm en koud stromend water, elektriciteit en kleine voorwerpen gemaakt door 1500 van de beste ambachtslieden van de 20e eeuw.
Stap binnen in de St George's Chapel, gelegen op het uitgestrekte terrein, waar de beruchte koning Hendrik VIII en zijn favoriete vrouw, Jane Seymour, begraven liggen, evenals koningin Mary en koningin Elizabeth, de koningin-moeder. St. George's Chapel is een van de mooiste voorbeelden van gotische architectuur in Engeland. Het is het decor geweest voor vele koninklijke huwelijken en is de begraafplaats van tien vorsten. De kapel is gewijd aan de patroonheilige van de Orde van de Kousenband. De hoogste ridderorde van Groot-Brittannië. *St. George's Chapel is op zondag gesloten voor bezoekers, omdat er de hele dag door diensten worden gehouden. Aanbidders zijn van harte welkom om de diensten bij te wonen. Deze vinden plaats op de volgende tijdstippen: 08:30 – Heilige Communie 10:45 – Mattins en preek 11:45 – Gezongen Eucharistie 17:15 – Evensong
Dit 17e-eeuwse historische meesterwerkgebouw ligt in High Street, op slechts 100 meter van Castle Hill. Prins Charles trouwde in 2005 in Windsor Guildhall met Camilla Parket Bowles, hertogin van Cornwall.
U wordt verwelkomd in het magnifieke Hampton Court Palace door een van de deskundige Palace Hosts die u kennis laat maken met de residentie aan de rivier van Henry VIII en u op weg zet om de spectaculaire State Apartments, Tudor Kitchens en glorieuze tuinen te verkennen. Hampton Court Palace, een koninklijk paleis in de wijk Richmond upon Thames, werd in 1515 gebouwd door kardinaal Thomas Wolsey, de favoriete adviseur van koning Hendrik VIII. Eens de machtigste man aan het Engelse hof, op de tweede plaats na de koning, viel kardinaal Wolsey uit de gratie bij Henry nadat hij er niet in was geslaagd om te onderhandelen over een nietigverklaring van zijn huwelijk met Catharina van Aragon, zodat hij kon trouwen met zijn laatste obsessie, Anne Boleyn. Na de dood van Wolsey in 1530 nam Henry VIII de leiding over Hampton Court, veranderde het in een hotel, een theater en een enorme privéspeeltuin en gebruikte het om zijn enorme rijkdom te demonstreren.
Bij aankomst in Hampton Court Palace worden gasten nu hartelijk welkom geheten en voorgesteld door een gids in periodieke klederdracht.
Hoogtepunten
Wat is inbegrepen
Beoordelingen van reizigers
Belangrijke informatie
- Kinderen moeten bij een volwassene op schoot zitten
- Opties voor openbaar vervoer zijn in de buurt aanwezig
- Reizigers moeten ten minste een gemiddelde conditie hebben
- Je moet het meegeleverde e-ticket meenemen om toegang te krijgen tot deze tour.
- Onze voertuigen zijn modern, comfortabel en voldoen aan de hoogste normen voor netheid, inclusief elke dag een grondige schoonmaakbeurt.
- Tijdens piekperiodes kunnen extra voertuigen zonder Wi-Fi worden gebruikt.
- Windsor Castle is een werkend koninklijk paleis en geplande sluitingen / verstoringen kunnen worden gewijzigd.
- Wanneer de State Apartments gesloten zijn blijven de Precincts, Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House en de Drawings Gallery open.
- Windsor Castle sluitingen: 25 en 26 december – Kasteel volledig gesloten.
- St. George's Chapel is meestal gesloten voor bezoekers op zondag, omdat er de hele dag door diensten worden gehouden. Aanbidders zijn welkom om de diensten bij te wonen.
- Windsor Castle is gesloten op dinsdag en woensdag. In plaats daarvan vindt een wandeltocht door de stad plaats.
- Signature Tour Option : Profiteer van het beste uitzicht op de bus met onze premium zitplaatsen en een deskundige live Gids. Plus, geniet van een lunchpakket. Eenmaal op elke locatie heeft u toegang tot Hampton Court Palace en Windsor Castle, waardoor u een complete en meeslepende ervaring krijgt.
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It was a nice bus we rode on to Windsor.. but really I wish we had just taken the train. Then we could have stayed longer. ALSO -- the Henry VII's Hampton Court part of the day was cancelled. They did not/ have not yet refunded that portion of the cost. Had we gotten to go on to Henry's Court it might have been more worth taking this tour instead of the train.
Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear that your experience did not fully meet your expectations. We understand your comments regarding the time spent in Windsor and your preference for a more flexible schedule. We have checked our records and can confirm that the Hampton Court Palace portion of the itinerary took place as scheduled. If you believe there has been any misunderstanding regarding this, please email us at customerservices@goldentours.com with your booking reference so we can look into this further for you. Thank you for taking the time to share your comments, which we will review as part of our ongoing efforts to improve the guest experience.
Experience did not disappoint. Seeng history up close and personal is amazing. If you enjoy history, make sure to see these two castles.
The tour changed itinerary and we went to Windsor later in the day which prevented us from having ample time to see the entire castle as the queue was already 1 hour to enter when we arrived. In addition the bus dropped us off at a different location upon returning to London.
We are sorry to hear that the revised itinerary impacted the amount of time you were able to spend at Windsor Castle. During peak travel periods, crowd levels and attraction queue times can occasionally affect the overall visitor experience, and we understand your disappointment at not having sufficient time to explore the castle fully. With regard to the return drop-off point in London, we would kindly like to clarify that, due to legal working hours restrictions for our drivers, this tour concludes within a short 2–3 minute walk of Gloucester Road Underground Station rather than Victoria. Gloucester Road Station is conveniently located in Zone 1 and offers excellent transport connections across central London: • Victoria Station is only three stops eastbound via the Circle or District Line • Piccadilly Circus is just five stops via the Piccadilly Line These arrangements are implemented to ensure compliance with UK driver safety and transport regulations while still providing guests with a convenient central London return location. We truly appreciate your feedback and thank you for travelling with us.
To walk the courtyards, rooms and halls of Hampton Court Palace where Henry the VIII, Anne Boleyn, Cardinal Wolsey and others walked was absolutely overwhelming…Mark was our Tour Guide and Claude was our Coach Driver…Mark gave us a wealth of information and pointed out little things that the group may have missed…but he also gave us an plenty of time to meander on our own…but the pièce de résistance was Windsor Castle!!! we were actually charmed to the fact that the royal standard was flying when we arrived…King Charles III was in residence!!! Of course, we didn’t actually expect to see him, but the fact that he was on the property was exciting! I was able to capture The Guard change just as we were getting ready to depart…just Thrilling!!!
Thank you for your wonderful review! We’re delighted you enjoyed exploring Hampton Court Palace and Windsor Castle, and that Mark’s knowledge and guidance helped bring the history to life. It’s great to hear Claude ensured a smooth journey as well. How exciting that you experienced Windsor Castle with the Royal Standard flying and even caught the Guard Change—what a special moment! We really appreciate your feedback and hope to welcome you again soon.
This is a great way to see both sites on one day. Easy meet up place, nice transportation, a couple hours at each place. You are free on your own to go and see what you want, so not forced to follow along a predetermined tour. The Bus Driver (Elviro?) was polite and on time. The problem for me came in with the tour guide (Dolly). She gave back history and stories on the way to the sites, and then after we disembarked the bus and before we were set free to go explore. Unfortunately, she continued to pepper her commentary with personal opinions and bordering on racist remarks. For instance, there were some people in the way of the bus, walking down the middle through a parking lot, and she asked “is it the Chinese?“ On the way through London she was explaining how the area used to have Russian lettering all over the place because the Russians had bought everything up, but now everything is written half in Arabic. She stated that “the Arabs have bought everything up and come here and act like this is their home.“ she clearly does not like King Charles, and made numerous comments about some of his policies and things that he is changing. I don’t feel like these are appropriate comments and opinions to be regaling tour members with. I certainly didn’t want to hear it and was personally offended by some of the comments. I’m sure with a different tour guide I would’ve given this experience five stars.
First we booked our trip on 5/11 and it was rescheduled for 5/9. This messed up our 3 day London Pass for 5/8 through 5/10. We lost a day to use our pass and ended up having to pay for other entries that would have been included into the 3 day pass. Dolly our tour guide was slow and wasted a lot of time. She said we couldn’t bring in water to both places and you could have done that. Cost us extra to get water we already had. Some of the things she was telling us were also incorrect. She is a lovely person, but maybe should retire. Last thing was they didn’t drop us off at the same place as the pickup. We had to find our way back. Both pickup and drop off were located far from our hotel and they could have used a large van instead of a bus.
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re sorry to hear that several aspects of your experience did not meet expectations, particularly the schedule change and the inconvenience it caused with your London Pass. We understand how frustrating that must have been. We also appreciate your comments regarding the guiding, information provided, and the drop-off arrangements. While we’re glad you found the destinations themselves enjoyable, it’s clear that the overall experience fell short in important areas. Your feedback has been noted and will be reviewed carefully with our operations team to help improve communication, logistics, and guiding standards going forward. Thank you again for your honest review.
Great way to see both palaces in a day!
Thank you for your review! We’re delighted to hear you enjoyed the experience and found it a great way to see both palaces in one day. We hope to welcome you on another tour again soon!
Staff and tourist guide were Great.
Thank you for your kind feedback. We’re delighted to hear you had a very good tour and that both the staff and tour guide were great. We truly appreciate your comments and hope to welcome you again soon!
Eileen our tour guide was such an enjoyable, engaging, and knowledgeable person. Coupled with the history of the tour was an amazing experience for us.
Thank you for your lovely review! We’re delighted to hear that Eileen’s engaging, enjoyable, and knowledgeable guiding made such a positive impact on your day. It’s wonderful to know that the history shared throughout the tour created an amazing experience for you. We truly appreciate your feedback and hope to welcome you again soon!
Amazing day trip to see Hampton Court Palace and Windsor Castle. From the moment we arrived, Danxia took care of us and made sure we knew exactly wlhow the day would progress. Her narration of sites in London and detailed stories ahead of each site were excellent! She was a wonderful guide and I would highly recommend to anyone!
Thank you for your wonderful review! We’re delighted to hear that you had an amazing day visiting Hampton Court Palace and Windsor Castle. It’s fantastic to know that Danxia took such great care of you and clearly explained how the day would unfold. We’re especially pleased that her narration and detailed stories enhanced your experience along the way. Your high recommendation means a lot to us, and we hope to welcome you again soon!
