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Explore Raby Castle’s deer park on the back of a trailer
The hour long deer park safari is available all year round and is bespoke depending on the season and ranger availability.
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Group visits and tours at the royal residences
We round-up the Royal Collection Trust’s 2025 programme of group visits and private tours across the official residences of His Majesty The King.
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Experience Anne Boleyn the Musical at Hever Castle
The Kent-based historic venue will host performances from 2nd - 30th August 2025 in a specially constructed 1,800 seat outdoor auditorium within its grounds.
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Explore never-before-seen royal fashion at Kensington Palace
Kensington Palace visitors will be able to visit the Dress Codes exhibition, which will feature items of clothing worn by members of the royal family, from March 2025.
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6 castles to visit with your group for a haunted encounter
If you like a fright, haunted stories or ghostly goings-on, we have picked out some spooky castles across the UK which deliver a hair-raising experience throughout the year.
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Explore hidden spaces at Blenheim Palace
UNESCO World Heritage Site, Blenheim Palace, has announced special tours which visit spaces not always on view to the public, during off-peak dates.
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Hampton Court Palace opens fascinating Tudor display
The Tudor World has opened within Hampton Court’s Wolsey Room, where a young Henry VIII plotted the country’s future with his closest advisor, Thomas Wolsey.
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Blenheim Palace’s special tours go beyond public spaces
A new set of tours and experiences at the Oxfordshire palace invite visitors behind the scenes to delve deeper into its 300-year history.
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Dover Castle opens new experience to explore its history
Dover Castle Under Siege tells the story of the most testing times in its long history as the castle defended the crown from the threat of English rebel and French forces.
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Hever Castle opens authentic Tudor space in Boleyn family rooms
The Boleyn Apartment on the first floor of Hever Castle has opened its doors, offering groups an immersive experience which transports them back in time to the Tudor period.
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See Queen Mother’s private apartment at Walmer Castle
Walmer Castle & Gardens in Kent has opened the private apartment of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Port for the first time.
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Group tours to celebrate Sudeley Castle & Gardens’ milestone
Uncover key moments in Lady Ashcombe’s 50-year tenure as Sudeley Castle’s longest serving steward in a new display or tour at the Gloucestershire estate.
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In pictures: Icons of British Fashion opens at Blenheim Palace
The UNESCO World Heritage Site has opened the doors to its largest ever exhibition in history, where significant items from the very best of British fashion have taken over the palace.
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King’s Galleries to showcase royal photos and historic artefacts
The Royal Collection Trust has revealed that the galleries formerly known as The Queen’s Galleries will reopen as The King’s Galleries with exciting new exhibitions.
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Go back to the 19th century with new Blenheim Palace display
Groups visiting Oxfordshire’s UNESCO World Heritage Site will be transported back to the 19th century in the new Victorian-Edwardian Library display, showcasing how the palace looked from the 1880s to the early 1900s.
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What to expect from Raby Castle’s major transformation
We hear from Raby Castle’s head of leisure and tourism Claire Jones about The Rising project and what groups should look out for when it opens this spring.
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TV and film tour of key locations at Hampton Court Palace
A new audio guide at Hampton Court Palace leads visitors to some of the spaces that have been seen on screen in the likes of Bridgerton and Sherlock Holmes.
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Her Majesty The Queen helps create miniature library for Windsor Castle’s dolls’ house
Groups can book a private viewing of the largest and most famous Doll’s House in the world and experience a new centenary display of miniature items.
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Norwich Castle’s new-look Keep will transport groups back in time
The Grade I-listed Keep in Norwich city centre will take visitors back 900 years to the heyday of Norman England following a multi-million pound project.
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World-renowned designers announced for major exhibition at Blenheim Palace
The UNESCO World Heritage Site will launch its largest exhibition in its 300-year history in March, and has a special saver rate for group bookings which is fixed for the next two years.