Katey Lou's World: Fit for a King

As many of you probably know last Friday (10th June) I finally got to see Hampton Court Palace. I was very excited about going and was up early and on my way by 9am. It was my first time driving that close to London and although i was nervous i got to Hampton Court easily and in just 3 hours! (result).
After a quick drop off of our bags in the Mitre Hotel (which was directly opposite the palace) I finally got to head into the stunning grounds of a building i had been trying to get to since i was young.
Before we headed into the Palace we decided it was a good time for food and with that we found a little spot under a massive tree to enjoy our picnic in the gardens, the smell of the flowers with such a beautiful building behind us as well as the sun made our lunch very relaxed.

Lunch was amazing with this view

Entrance to the Palace was just £16.95 (including a 10% contribution) and i must admit compared to the historic places around my area it is expensive but for London and what you get to see for the money it is totally worth it.

We entered the Palace through the Henry viii kitchens as the usual start point for tour was blocked off due to the concert being held in the court yard. The whole building has such an elegant feel and this was portrayed even in the kitchens which apparently fed up to 1200 people a day!
As i moved around such an amazing place i must say i was probably acting a little 'tourist like' as my bestie would say. There was a lot of 'oh wows' and 'look at this' and 'it's so amazing' much to her amusement but i didnt and still dont really care. The Palace has played such a massive role in british history and it felt good to be able to finally wander around it.
The appartments are filled with some stunning art work as well as beautiful furniture (some originals) and with the high ceilings and tall windows it was only understandable why the palace was so desired by historical figures.

Decorated ceiling

One of the orginal beds

By the time we had wandered around the rooms we didnt leave ourselves much time to see the Henry Viii appartments. Fortunatly we did get to go around the rooms it was just we didnt have as much time as we would have liked to have had. Again these particular rooms didnt fail to impress and the corridor which is said to have Catherine Howard haunt it was quite eerie.

Entrance to the Henry Viii Apartments

Just a fire surround

After the Palace we had a quick change and headed for pizza before heading back to the Palace for the concert and although it poured down 20 minutes before Westlife came on stage we were lucky that for the majority of the concert it stayed dry. I've been to a few places this year to see the band and i must say that Hampton Court Palace was defo my favourite. It was very intimate and the 4 lads were on top form and with it all being held in court yard made the experience very different.