Arrive by train
Trains run from London Waterloo to Hampton Court station, about a five-minute walk from the palace across the bridge. The main entrance is on Hampton Court Way.
Plan around winter hours
Outside school holidays the palace is open from Wednesday to Sunday, and in winter it closes by mid-afternoon, so arrive at the time on your ticket. During the Winter Palace, last admission is earlier, at 14:30.
Make time for a pause
The Tiltyard Café, near the gardens and the maze, and the Privy Kitchen Café inside the palace serve food and drinks, and there are shops in the palace.


