Home Educators

General visits

We offer a reduced rate for home educators visiting our sites on weekdays during UK term time. 

Home Educator Day events

We host dedicated days for home educators at some of our popular palaces throughout the year. To support you to have the best experience on these days we reduce school visits so that there is more space available to explore. You will have access to the site all day with a range of programmed and self-led activities available to support your visit.

Art and architecture at Kensington Palace, Friday 17 October 10:30 - 16:00

Join us for a special event at Kensington Palace, created exclusively for home educating families. Discover how a former country house was remodelled into a grand Stuart royal residence, fit for a King and Queen. Explore the stories and inspirations behind this ultimate house 'make over' and uncover the life and vision of William Kent, whose designs transformed the residence into a lavish Georgian party palace. The event combines history and art, and hands on learning.

What to expect?

Families can enjoy a self-led learning trail, handle historical objects, encounter historical characters and take part in a facilitated craft workshop inspired by the palace.  

The activities are designed so you can mix and match to create a day of learning that works best for you. Here is a provisional activities timetable: 

• Character Encounters: Queen Anne: 11:00, 12:00, 13:30, 14:30 William Kent: 11:30, 12:30, 14:00, 15:00 
• Object handing: 11:00 – 12:30; 13:30 – 15:30 
• Art workshop: 11:15; 12:30; 14:15; 15:15 
• Stories from the palace talk: 13:15 –13:45 
• Art and Architecture self-led trail: 11:00 – 16:00 

Pricing

• Under 5's: Free
• Child (5 - 16 years): £1
• Adult: £1

Children must be supervised at all times.

Our minimum ratios are:

•  Aged 7 and under - 1:5
•  Aged 7- 16 years - 1:10

Helpful resources

Helpful resources for Home Educator visits to the Tower of London.

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Helpful resources for Home Educator visits to Hampton Court Palace.

Helpful resources

Helpful resources for Home Educator Visits to Kensington Palace.