Thames River Cruise To Hampton Court Palace

Services run from london waterloo every 30 minutes calling at vauxhall clapham junction earlsfield wimbledon raynes park new maldon berrylands surbiton thames ditton and hampton court.

Thames river cruise to hampton court palace.

Each year we carry 1000 s of passengers to explore the stunning stretch of the river thames between kingston and richmond. This route was well travelled by royal barge and 500 years on you can follow in henry viii s wake to his favourite palace hampton court. Passing the royal botanical gardens at kew and historical richmond and through the locks as the river winds and twists to the magnificent royal palace of hampton court which has stood on the banks of the river for more than 500 years. Londons finest value excursion.

In 1903 sir walter besant stated that without the thames there would be no city during. We are currently operating to a temporary timetable due to covid 19. We started at richmond and walked along the river thames through twickenham ham kingston upon thames and ended up at hampton court palace. The tudor palace houses a large collection of orginal arms armour tapestries and fine paintings.

River thames cruise to hampton court palace june 22 2010 duration. Hampton court with the royal palace built in 1515 by cardinal wolesey presented to king henry viii in 1529. Hampton court station is in zone 6. Plan your journey by river.

Oyster cards are accepted on this route. The thames river boats take you from the heart of town departing from westminster pier next to big ben from where you can wend your way out of the hustle and bustle to london s pretty outskirts to the west. There s commentary throughout so you won t miss a thing all the way to your final destination hampton court palace. Hampton court train station is located a five minute walk from the palace.

Richmond to hampton court walk i enjoyed a walk earlier this week with my friend rich. From the heart of london you follow the royal barge route of king henry viii and other british monarchs. Unfortunately due to the current climate and guidelines we will not be operating hampton court pier for our everyday trips. Capture the spirit of old london and its natural beauty with a hampton court river cruise.

On arrival at westminster pier 15 minutes before your pre booked cruise is due to set off you ll step aboard your boat for the day before starting your 3 to 4 hour cruise along the river thames. If you fancy escaping inner london for an afternoon try this richmond to hampton court walk which takes around 3 hours or 4 if you add in a couple. To help take pressure off london s other forms of public transport we are gradually increasing our services as our valued customers return to work and start to make more journeys.