Post on 22-Jan-2021
Foll
ow
the
Mo
leca
tch
erat
Ham
pton
Cou
rt Pa
lace
Dis
cove
r th
e T
ud
or
beas
ts a
nd
co
urt
iers
hid
ing
in
ou
r g
ard
ens
My n
ame i
s Tob
ias G
ibbo
ns an
d I
work
as m
olec
atch
er to
Eliz
abet
h I.
Som
e of t
he p
eopl
e and
anim
als h
ave
esca
ped
from
the p
aint
ings
insid
e th
e pala
ce an
d th
ey’re
hid
ing
in o
ur
gard
ens.
I’m g
ood
at ca
tchi
ng m
oles
bu
t I’ve
nev
er ca
ught
... a
lion
!C
an yo
u fo
llow
the t
rail
and
help
me t
o fin
d all
of t
he
esca
ped
Tudo
r cha
ract
ers?
Herbaceous B
orderPrivy G
arden & P
ond Gardens
East Front Gardens
Tiltyard
Wilderness
Rose G
arden
Lower O
rangery Garden
Heraldry is the way knights and fam
ilies identify them
selves using patterns and beasts – you’ll see them
in paintings and carvings. Somewhere
along this path, can you find the animal that is
the symbol of E
ngland? What is it?
Your
safet
y is i
mpo
rtant
The
safe
ty o
f our
staf
f and
visit
ors i
s our
prim
ary
conc
ern.
Pl
ease
resp
ect s
ocia
l dist
ancin
g at
all t
imes
and
mak
e use
of t
he
hand
was
hing
and
hand
sani
tiser
facil
ities
. We h
ope y
ou h
ave a
sa
fe an
d en
joya
ble v
isit.
Plea
se ta
ke ex
tra ca
re w
ith ch
ildre
n wh
en vi
sitin
g ar
eas o
f the
ga
rden
s tha
t con
tain
wat
er fe
atur
es, s
uch
as p
onds
and
cana
ls.
Acces
sibili
tyW
e welc
ome v
isito
rs o
f all
abili
ties a
nd m
ost p
aths
in th
e gar
dens
ar
e lev
el. E
njoy
the m
any
sens
ory
plea
sure
s but
plea
se ta
ke ca
re,
parti
cular
ly n
ear w
ater
and
cact
i.
It takes a huge team of gardeners to keep
our gardens looking beautiful. There’s
my friend N
athan Bowls the pot cleaner, H
enry Blankston the post painter … there
are lots of us. How m
any of our gardeners can you see in the Privy G
arden and the Pond G
ardens?
You will find some of Q
ueen Elizabeth’s courtiers and their
pets in the East Front G
ardens. How m
any can you find?
Henry V
III loved sport and built a special stadium
called a Tiltyard right
here where you’re standing. Find the wicker sculptures …
what Tudor sport would you watch in a T
iltyard?
Hiding in the W
ilderness is one of the most fearsom
e heraldic beasts. T
his one has escaped from a fam
ous painting called the Field of C
loth of Gold where
he was flying high above Henry V
III’s golden tent. W
hat is he? Don’t get too close...
The last person you’ll m
eet is …
me, Tobias G
ibbons! T
hanks for finding the escapees for m
e (rather you than m
e with that dragon!). I’ve got to get them
back into their paintings now. A
ctually, could you help with that? D
raw your favourite beast or character in this fram
e, and I’ll be sure to get it back inside. T
hanks for your help!
Tudors love wrestling and
Henry V
III famously w
restled K
ing Francois of France at a great tournam
ent in Calais
called the Field of Cloth of
Gold. G
uess who won?
1
2
4
6
5
7
3
Trai
l ans
wers
1. L
ion
2. 4
gard
ener
s 3. F
ranc
ois I
won
(but
we d
on’t
talk
abou
t tha
t!) 4
. 4 co
urtie
rs an
d 2
grey
houn
ds 5
. Dra
gon
6. Jo
ustin
g
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ente
d ch
allen
ges i
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e hav
e los
t th
e vas
t majo
rity
of o
ur in
com
e, an
d we
face
serio
us ch
allen
ges a
head
. If,
lik
e us,
you
love
the p
alace
s and
beli
eve i
n wh
at w
e do,
we w
elcom
e any
su
ppor
t you
are a
ble t
o gi
ve u
s to
susta
in th
e cha
rity
thro
ugh
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diffi
cult
perio
d.
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stmen
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r fut
ure –
so vi
sitor
s can
cont
inue
to en
joy
them
for
cent
urie
s to
com
e.
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nk yo
u.
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