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Hampton Court Gardens (6 March 2020)
I visited using Historic Royal Palaces membership which gives unlimited entry to a number of properties. The non-member’s gate price is £24.50, with a small reduction if you book online.
If you just want to visit the wilderness area of the gardens (where most of the daffodils are) that is free to everyone, but you need a ticket or membership to visit the palace and the formal gardens once the palace opens at 10am (you can often visit the formal gardens for free if you enter via the gate in the wilderness that is only open 9am-10am.
Today was a bit early to see the daffodils and the other spring flowers in their full glory, but there were areas where there were reasonably big areas of daffodils. There was also a bit of building and restoration work going on.
7/10
This is a recreation of James Abbott McNeill Whistler’s Peacock Room from the 1800s. This was a dining room located close to the V&A.
The installation is free to visit and is located close to the main entrance. It doesn’t look much like a dining room as it has no furniture in it.
5/10
Everyone (including members) is advised to prebook a free timeslot ticket online before visiting the orchids to guarantee entry. These do not include entry to he gardens which is £18 for non-members (free for members).
You can still visit if you don’t have a ticket. They have 2 during areas pre-booked tickets get priority entry each half-hour. If there is still capacity, those without tickets are let in, on a seemingly one in one out system.
I had a prebooked ticket for 10.30. This is the earliest time slot available, but they let us in just after 10.20.
There a was a large variety of orchid variety and colours. A number of animal models hidden around the festival, and a large volcano model made up of orchids. They also had archways and columns covered in different orchids.
It was a beautiful festival with a lot to see, but due to the number of paths inside with no apparent order, it was easy to either see the same things twice or accidentally miss something.
It also started to get quite crowded very quickly, so visiting as soon as it opens is definitely recommended.
7/10
This annual travel show is open to the public and itbos reasonably easy to get free tickets using codes from companies or via a free leaflet.
It has a variety of stalls from travel companies, charities and shops.
If you are interested in getting freebies then this is an excellent exhibition to go to.
I managed to over a lot including over 25 reusable bags, 17 pens, 2 pads of post-it notes, 2 fridge magnets, 4 bags of jelly beans, 2 mints, 3 calendars, 2 scarves/wraps, 2 magazines, a sun hat, a wooden whistle, a lens cloth, scented wax and 2 stress balls.
8/10
