Eltham Palace
Get a taste of the extravagant lifestyle of the owners of this unusual palace.
Book NowEltham Palace
Thursday 8th October 2026
Adults 41.50pp
Concessions £39.50pp
English Heritage Members £27pp
Pickups
A /B/ C/ D/ E
Explore enviable interiors like the amazing art deco dining room, site of many illustrious dinner parties & for a complete contrast, step into the 1470s Great Hall
– part of the medieval royal palace of Eltham, where Henry VIII spent his childhood.
There are also beautiful gardens, with their mix of medieval remains and Arts and Crafts influences.
Once a favoured medieval palace and then a Tudor royal residence, in the 1930s Eltham Palace was transformed by eccentric millionaires Stephen and Virginia Courtauld.
Get a taste of the Courtaulds’ extravagant lifestyle as you explore their unusual home, try on a range of period costumes,
follow the family trail and admire the magnificent medieval great hall.
There’s a quirky mix of medieval and modern in the gardens too.
Admire stunning herbaceous borders, walk through formal rose gardens and relax in the Rock Garden,
with its pools and cascades running down to the moat.
Requests for particular seats on the coach can be made when booking and we will do our best to accommodate these requests, but allocations are made on a first come first served basis, dependent upon customer mobility. We reserve the right to change your seat and allocate you a different one for operational reasons. On single bookings, we reserve the right to alter your seating to maximize the seating available. We accept no liability in the event of any such change.
Day Trip
Arrival 11.30am
Departure 4.30pm
Accesability
The basement, the Great Hall dias and the Minstrel’s Gallery are accessed by stairs only.
There are sweeping staircases to the first floor. Access to the basement is by stairs only.
The lift is next to the multimedia collection point in the first part of the building on the left after crossing the moat bridge. A normal sized wheelchair will fit although sometimes we may have to temporarily remove the foot rests. A motorised scooter does not fit.
There are many benches and resting points located around the grounds.
Some undulation in the grounds and paths. From the Visitors Centre, there is then a 150m lightly gravelled path to the house. The bridge leading on to the turning circle is cobbled
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Berkhamsted, South | Berkhamsted High Street Bus stop near WH Smiths |
| Cheddington South | Cheddington, The Green, Opp Red post box |
| HH Bridge Street | Hemel Hempstead, Bridge Street. |
| HH Gadebridge Park | Hemel Hempstead Gadebridge Park Leighton Buzzard Road Bus Stop |
| LB Morrisons | Leighton Buzzard Morrisons, The Sun Bus Stop |
| LB Tesco North | Leighton Buzzard, Bus stop opposite Tesco (near the Connells building, Lombard house) |
| LB West Street North | Leighton Buzzard West Street Outside the British Legion |
| NC Durrants Lane South | Northchurch Durrants Lane South Bus stop opp Side to Durrants Lane |
| Northchuch Darrs Ln South | Northchurch Darrs Lane South Bus stop opposite side to Darrs Lane |
| Pitstone South | Pitstone Marsworth Rd Bus stop (Near Memorial Hall park) |
| Tring South | Tring, Brook Street Bus stop Next to Petrol Station |
| Tring, Newmill South | Tring, Newmill Bus stop Opposite side of Elizabeth Drive |
