Barbara Heninger Two-Week England Tour
Featuring London and The Lake District


August 29, 2015 through September 13, 2015
© 2015, Herbert E. Lindberg

Day 5, Hampton Court Palace, Page 3 of 4

This page is part of the following day by day tour. The full tour is also given in four full-screen, high definition YouTube videos which you can jump to from Tour Videos. The pictures here allow you to focus back on specific items that interest you from the videos. The page numbers in the table below are links to jump to the page. Also,  when you are marching through all the pages you can use links at the bottom of each page to jump to the logically following page to view the entire trip in chronological order.

1. London -- Westminster, St. James's Park Page 1    Page 2
2. London -- Trafalgar Square, National Gallery
Page 1    Page 2
3. London -- Science Museum, Churchill War Rooms
Page 1 
4. London -- Thames River Cruise, Tower of London
Page 1    Page 2   Page 3
5. London, Half-hour Train Ride to -- Hampton Court Palace
Page 1    Page 2    Page 3   Page 4
6.   Lake District -- Arrive at Two-Views Cottage
Page 1 
7.   Lake District -- Steam Gondola Lake Cruise
Page 1    Page 2
8.   Lake District -- Troutbeck and Windermere
Page 1   
9.   Lake District -- Beatrix Potter Hill Top, Tea at Broadoaks
Page 1    Page 2
10. Lake District -- Wordsworth Home, Troutbeck Townend
Page 1    Page 2   Page 3
11. Lake District -- Wordsworth Church in Grasmere, Castlerigg
Page 1    Page 2
12. Lake District -- Herb & Mary Walk from Two-Views Cottage
Page 1   
13. Lake District -- Chatsworth--home of the Duke of Devonsire
Page 1    Page 2   Page 3

Clock Court.   (Click for Large)

Close-up of the clock.  You need an instruction manual to read this astronautical clock, designed in the pre-Copernican age.   (Click for Large)

The great hall of Henry VIII, used for staff meals, theater productions, elaborate dinner parties etc.   (Click for Large)

Here's why all those Japanese tourists had their cameras pointing upward.   (Click for Large)

There are many tapestries in the great hall.   (Click for Large)

Another tapestry as Andy takes them in.   (Click for Large)

500-year-old stairs leading up from the kitchens to the great hall.   (Click for Large)

Relief close by.

Henry VIII in his tyrant stage.   (Click for Large)

Introduction to the next picture.

Four writers of the Gospels crushing the Pope with rocks.   (Click for Large)

Fountain Court in William III's Baroque portion of the castle.

Charles II by John Michael Wright, c1661.   (Click for Large)

Table decorations made of folded starched linen.   (Click for Large)

Period clothes in starched linen.   (Click for Large)


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1. London -- Westminster, St. James's Park Page 1    Page 2
2. London -- Trafalgar Square, National Gallery
Page 1    Page 2
3. London -- Science Museum, Churchill War Rooms
Page 1 
4. London -- Thames River Cruise, Tower of London
Page 1    Page 2   Page 3
5. London, Half-hour Train Ride to -- Hampton Court Palace
Page 1    Page 2    Page 3   Page 4
6.   Lake District -- Arrive at Two-Views Cottage
Page 1 
7.   Lake District -- Steam Gondola Lake Cruise
Page 1    Page 2
8.   Lake District -- Troutbeck and Windermere
Page 1   
9.   Lake District -- Beatrix Potter Hill Top, Tea at Broadoaks
Page 1    Page 2
10. Lake District -- Wordsworth Home, Troutbeck Townend
Page 1    Page 2   Page 3
11. Lake District -- Wordsworth Church in Grasmere, Castlerigg
Page 1    Page 2
12. Lake District -- Herb & Mary Walk from Two-Views Cottage
Page 1   
13. Lake District -- Chatsworth--home of the Duke of Devonsire
Page 1    Page 2   Page 3