Tudor and Baroque royal palace on the Thames at East Molesey, Surrey
Hampton Court Palace is the Tudor and Baroque palace of Cardinal Wolsey and Henry VIII on the Thames in Surrey, hired for weddings in the Garden Room, the Little Banqueting House or, by evening exclusive hire, the Great Hall.
Hampton Court Palace stands on the River Thames at East Molesey in Surrey. Cardinal Wolsey began it around 1515, Henry VIII enlarged it, and Sir Christopher Wren gave it Baroque wings for William III and Mary II. The charity Historic Royal Palaces runs it and hires it for weddings, with 60 acres of formal gardens around the buildings and Hampton Court railway station a few minutes away on foot.
There are three ways to marry. The Garden Room is a 1920s orangery in a private walled garden that seats up to 180, and the Little Banqueting House is a riverside Baroque pavilion for up to 50. By evening exclusive hire, the medieval Great Hall is licensed for ceremonies of up to 200 and seats 220 for the wedding breakfast. The hire is dry, with a list of approved caterers, and there are no bedrooms, so guests stay at The Mitre by the gates or in nearby hotels. Palace hire starts from £18,000 plus VAT. Heathrow is about 45 minutes away by road.
Hampton Court Palace
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Cardinal Wolsey began the palace around 1515, Henry VIII enlarged it, and Sir Christopher Wren added the Baroque wings for William III and Mary II. Historic Royal Palaces, a charity, now looks after it and hires it for weddings and events.
The Garden Room is a 1920s orangery in its own walled garden, and the Little Banqueting House is a Baroque pavilion over the river with ceilings painted by Antonio Verrio. For a wedding on the largest scale, evening exclusive hire opens the medieval Great Hall beneath its hammerbeam roof.
The palace provides the rooms and gardens and a list of approved caterers, leaving couples free to shape the day. Drinks can move through the state apartments, the Historic Kitchens or the Privy Garden and Great Fountain Garden for photographs in the evening light.
The Tudor and Baroque palace of Cardinal Wolsey and Henry VIII, on the Thames, hired for weddings.
The PalaceMarry beneath Henry VIII's hammerbeam roof, the last great hall built for an English king.
The Hall
The Garden Room orangery, the riverside Little Banqueting House, or the palace by evening exclusive hire.
The Spaces60 acres of formal gardens by the river, minutes from Hampton Court station and a short way from London.
The Setting
The last medieval great hall built for the English monarchy, its hammerbeam roof soaring over Tudor tapestries and heraldic stained glass, for an exclusive-hire ceremony and wedding breakfast of true royal scale.
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A light-filled 1920s orangery in its own private walled garden, licensed for civil ceremonies with French doors onto a paved terrace, for a ceremony, drinks, a wedding breakfast and dancing all in one.
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A hidden Baroque pavilion over the Thames, its ceilings painted by Antonio Verrio, with an adjoining private garden, for an intimate ceremony and reception of up to fifty by the river.
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The Baroque state apartments and the Cartoon Gallery, painted and gilded, for drinks and canapes within an evening exclusive hire of the palace.
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Evening exclusive hire of the palace. The Garden Room and the Little Banqueting House can be hired privately by day.
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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.
Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey KT8 9AU, England
Hampton Court (South Western Railway) is the nearest station, about 400 metres from the venue in a straight line.
Garden Room from £5,000
Little Banqueting House from £3,500 to £5,000 depending on the package
Catering by approved suppliers, priced separately
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On the River Thames at East Molesey in Surrey, a short way south-west of central London. Hampton Court railway station is a few minutes away on foot and Heathrow about 45 minutes by road.
There are three routes. Couples can marry in the Garden Room orangery, in the riverside Little Banqueting House, or in the medieval Great Hall by evening exclusive hire of the palace.
The Great Hall is licensed for ceremonies of up to 200 and seats 220 for the wedding breakfast. The Garden Room seats up to 180 and the Little Banqueting House holds 50.
By evening, yes. The palace is open to the public during the day, so the Garden Room and the Little Banqueting House are the private daytime options, each with its own garden.
Catering is a dry hire with a list of approved caterers, and outside caterers are not permitted. The approved suppliers can provide halal and kosher menus as well as a formal seated breakfast.
No. There are no bedrooms, so guests stay at The Mitre by the palace gates or at hotels in East Molesey and Kingston-upon-Thames.
Yes. The palace has 60 acres of formal gardens, including the Privy Garden, the Great Fountain Garden and the maze, and the Garden Room has its own walled garden and terrace.
Palace hire starts from £18,000 plus VAT. The Garden Room starts from £5,000 and the Little Banqueting House from £3,500 to £5,000, depending on the package.
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