Hampton Court Palace Festival Presents 80s Classical

Hampton Court Palace and its beautiful grounds provide the perfect setting for a midsummer evening concert. As well as the fantastic music line-up, it's famous for creating a truly unforgettable experience. Artists perform in the Palace's main courtyard providing a fantastic backdrop to every show in an intimate atmosphere for an audience of 3,000. The East Front Gardens open at 5:30pm where there are open-air bars and gourmet street food stalls. Festival-goers are free to bring their own picnics or pre-order one of our festival picnics and relax in the gardens before the show. All tickets are allocated seats and include entrance to the Palace Gardens. Customers are advised to finish their picnics by 8pm as they will need to start making their way through the Palace and into the auditorium. No food or drink can be taken into the Palace. Picnic bags can be left in a picnic drop-off point for collection after the show.

🚉 From Waterloo: direct train to Hampton Court (zone 6, ~35 min). The palace is a 5-minute walk across the bridge from the station. Stunning — probably one of the best day trips from London. Trains run every 30 minutes.

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