Open-air cinema at Hampton Court. - Saturday 6 September 2008

See the Tudor palace come alive with the double-screening of films, The Princess Bride and A Knights Tale on a huge 40m open-air screen.

Bring along the family and enjoy the spit-roast and other refreshments or bring a picnic and settle in for an evening of fun.

Date: 6 September

Venue: Hampton Court Palace

Time: Gates open at 18.30, film screening at 19.15.

Cost: £5 adults, children under 10 free when accompanied by a paying adult. 

Tickets available at http://www.hrp.org.uk/  or purchase in person from Hampton Court Palace or on the night.

There are dozens of amazing sights at Hampton Court Palace including the Gardens...

The gardens, estate and landscape of Hampton Court Palace represent a unique historical and horticultural resource of international value. The park covers 750 acres (304 hectares), the formal gardens 60 acres (26 hectares) and the palace buildings 6 acres (2.5 hectares), all set within a loop of the river Thames.Great Vine - planted in 1768 by the celebrated gardener ‘Capability' Brown, the magnificent Great Vine still produces a yearly crop of black, sweet grapes.
The Privy Garden - be inspired by the re-creation of William of Orange's Privy Garden, based on a design of 1702, the stunning symmetrical pattern incorporates the original varieties of plants and marble sculpturesTiltyard walls - a wide range of wall shrubs grow upon these walls as the differences aspects of sun and shade are used to good effect, with some unusual tender plants growing on the south facing ones20th Century Garden - contemporary style plantings with trees and shrubs in an informal setting that creates a place of peace and tranquillity away from the busier areas of the gardensHome Park - 700 acres of deer park with ponds and other waterways, attracting a wide range of birds and the long avenues give views across the park to and away from the palace The Maze - begun in 1690 as a form of courtly entertainment for William of Orange, today the Maze covers one third of an acre and consists of half a mile of winding paths surrounded by towering 7ft-high yew tree walls. On average it takes 20 minutes to reach the centre.

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