7th December 2022 – 2nd January 2023
For Christmas 2022, the Protector of the Beasts invites you to the rarest of spectacles at Hampton Court Palace.
Watch the glittering beasts of the palace awaken from their slumber and come to life in all their playful revelry. Join them in a luminous celebration as our worlds align for a few short weeks.
Meet an array of curious creatures, from magical unicorns to playful panthers, fearless lions to loyal greyhounds, as you make your way through the palace courtyards and gardens on this enchanting festive light trail. You might even spot a phoenix soaring overhead.
Inspired by the Kings Beasts, a collection of heraldic statues commissioned by Henry VIII himself, Palace of Light is a chance to experience this historic palace as never before.