Hampton Court Palace
Hampton Court Palace is a historic royal palace. It stands inside Richmond upon Thames’ built-up area. On the official register, it is a scheduled monument.
Historic house in Richmond upon Thames
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#23 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (53 Wikipedias). About ↓
Inside Richmond upon Thames
Hampton Court Palace is inside Richmond upon Thames’ built-up area, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by Historic Royal Palaces
One of the places Historic Royal Palaces looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Richmond upon Thames has 702 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
When to go
From May to September, Richmond upon Thames sees highs of 18–23°C.
Hampton Court Palace
The site is looked after by Historic Royal Palaces. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 53 languages. Top of the 177 other places within 15 km is Kew Gardens, 8.9 km off.
- Type
- Historic house
- Run by
- Historic Royal Palaces
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 53 languages
- Town
- in Richmond upon Thames
- Official site
- hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace
Getting to Hampton Court Palace
Hampton Court Palace sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Richmond upon Thames’ built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns near Hampton Court Palace
By population, Hounslow leads the 8 with 286,591. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
- 1Richmond upon Thames
- 2West Molesey
- 3Esher
- 4Kingston upon Thames
- 5Sunbury-on-Thames
- 6Walton-on-Thames
- 7Hounslow
- 8Hersham
Richmond upon Thames
West Molesey
Esher
Kingston upon Thames
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Hampton Court Palace is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond upon Thames | It’s in town | 192,888 | 128 |
| West Molesey | 300 m south of it | 47,144 | 36 |
| Esher | 1.5 km southwest of it | 9,484 | 40 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 1.8 km east of it | 166,333 | 67 |
| Sunbury-on-Thames | 3.2 km west of it | 21,476 | 13 |
| Walton-on-Thames | 3.3 km southwest of it | 27,016 | 32 |
| Hounslow | 4.3 km north of it | 286,591 | 106 |
| Hersham | 4.4 km southwest of it | 12,622 | 46 |
What else is near Hampton Court Palace
Our list has 177 more within 15 km, among them 5 historic houses, a garden and a theme park.
GardenKew Gardens8.9 km away2
Historic houseStrawberry Hill House3.9 km away3
Historic houseRichmond Palace6.6 km away4
Historic house · National TrustOsterley House9.6 km away · 350K visitors a year5
Historic house · National TrustHam House4.8 km away6
Historic houseKew Palace9.4 km away7Theme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park12 km away · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)8
MuseumTransport Museum Depot12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Hampton Court Palace: common questions
Where is Hampton Court Palace?
Hampton Court Palace is in Richmond upon Thames, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Hampton Court Palace?
Historic royal palace in Richmond, Greater London.
Who runs Hampton Court Palace?
Historic Royal Palaces.
When is the best time to visit Hampton Court Palace?
May to September are the warmest months in Richmond upon Thames, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Hampton Court Palace a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Hampton Court Palace?
Within 15 km: Kew Gardens (8.9 km), Strawberry Hill House (3.9 km), Richmond Palace (6.6 km) and Osterley House (9.6 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Hampton Court Palace: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kew Gardens: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Strawberry Hill House: Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richmond Palace: Patche99z, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Osterley House: Osterley Park House, London-25June2009.jpg: Jim Linwood derivative work: Snowmanradio, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ham House: Stevekeiretsu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kew Palace: xlibber, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Transport Museum Depot: Wei-Te Wong from Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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