Self-Led Audio Described Tour

Tour information

The tour is self-led and free to use (included in palace admission).

Our current audio described tour will take you through the Tudor World exhibition. Discover the achievements of the Tudors and the impact of their rule through a series of objects and paintings brought to life in the oldest rooms at Hampton Court Palace.

Please see further information below regarding the tour:

• The tour consists of 11 stops featuring a visual description of the paintings or objects, details about the history, and navigation to the next stop at the end of the track.
• The tour takes roughly 40 minutes to complete.
• The tour starts in Base Court and takes you through Clock Court and into the Tudor World exhibition and finishes outside in Clock Court. 
• The exhibition is upstairs and accessed by a spiral staircase.
• There are tactile displays and braille guides available in the exhibition.

Audio described tour links

Information on where to pick up the handheld push-button guides is provided below. Alternatively, you can access the Tudor World Audio Described tour page, where you can listen to the tour on your phone, either on-site or at home.

Where do I collect my guide?

Handheld push-button guides can be collected from the Audio Guides desk inside the Undercroft shop. The shop is in Base Court, in the far-left corner of the courtyard as you enter the main gate. 

The first track on the guide explains how to use the device and a member of staff will offer more assistance if required. 

Headphones

You are welcome to bring your own headphones.

• Headphones are required to plug into the handset. Bluetooth headphones are not compatible with audio guide handsets.
• Our audio guide handsets will accommodate most common types of headphones.

Assistance dogs

Trained assistance dogs are welcome inside the palace. This includes medical alert dogs. We are happy to provide water on request.