Hampton Court was built originally by Archbishop Thomas Wolsey on the banks of the Thames south west of London. Henry VIII took it from Wolsey and turned it into his own palace. The general layout of the gardens remains from Henry's time, but the planting is all later. Much of it was installed by William and Mary, with advice from Lancelot 'Capability' Brown amongst others. The title bar shows the East Gardens with avenues of yew dating back to this time.
The Tudor west front of the palace.
The privy garden, south of the King's Apartments, designed
by Wren, has recently been restored.
These sunken gardens were originally ponds, but now have a
nice, intimate atmosphere.
This Black Hamburg grape vine is the oldest in the world,
having been planted by Capability Brown himself in 1768.
Inset is a picture of the trunk
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