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Heritage Open Days at Woking PalaceHeritage Open Days were set up to give people the chance to visit sites that are not generally open to the public. Woking Palace has participated in this scheme for a number of years now and once again this year welcomed visitors onto its eight acre moated site. Read more.
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Excavations Exposed at Woking PalaceFollowing the completion of the two months of geophysical investigations and the three weeks of excavations carried out as part of the Woking Palace Archaeological Project 2009, an Open Day was held at the conclusion of the excavations on Sunday 9th August. Over 530 visitors enjoyed the chance to see the excavations and to find out what had been learnt so far about the Palace site as a result of the project. Read more |
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Fun, Finds and Furniture at Woking PalaceDuring the weekend of 18th & 19th July 2009 over 300 people took the opportunity to visit the Woking Palace Open Days and get a glimpse of Tudor life at the site of one of Henry VIII’s palaces, 500 years after he was crowned. More |
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Woking Palace Archaeological Project 2009The Woking Palace archaeological projected started in May 2009. Read more |
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New floor for the King's HallThings have been afoot at Woking Palace. During May 2009, a number of Friends together with members of Surrey Archaeological Society, the “Over 50s Club” and members of the Copse working parties worked hard at clearing away the dead vegetation from inside the King’s Hall, preparing the surface and then laying geotextile and a layer of Breedon Gravel which was then compacted. The new surface is now complete and was tested by heavy rain, which failed to create any puddles. The clearance work has brought to light new evidence about the sequence of use of the building. Stub walls that once carried the large upright posts of the barn constructed after the Palace’s demise are now clearly visible. This work is part of our "A Tudor Palace Revealed" project, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. |
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First Open Weekend of 2009: A SuccessOur first open weekend of 2009 took place over the 9th and 10th of May. Although earlier than in the past, this event was most successful with over 200 recorded visitors to the site. Visitors were offered guided tours by our volunteer guides and were able to learn more about the Palace during Tudor times by visiting the displays in our Tudor-style pavilion and the barrel vault. The latter is only open during our open weekends and is decked out with displays to give a flavour of Tudor costumes, food and music. Additional treats for visitors included sampling honey from the bees kept at Woking Palace and walking through the bluebells in the copse. |
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A True Friend of Woking Palace |
In December 2008, Phillip Arnold, stepped down as Chairman of the Friends of Woking Palace. More
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