Bishop's Waltham Palace and Museum

There are three different tours available:
Tour 1: The Building Bishops. General tour of the Palace ruins that English Heritage have recently conserved, including the new platform in the West Tower (1 to 1.5 hours).
Tour 2: Courtiers and Crown Posts. An in-depth tour of the Bishop's Waltham Museum building, part of the original lodgings of the Palace, with its original crown-post roof from c. 1440, later converted into a farmhouse (1 hour).
Tour 3: Turret tour. The north turret on the Palace perimeter wall is not normally open to the public, but it is worth a look to see many unusual features. It is only one room but is 5 minutes walk away (45 mins).

Timings & Tours

Friday 12 September:

1800 Tour 3: Tour of the North Turret

Saturday 13 September:

1100 Tour 1: The Building Bishops. A tour of the Palace ruins

Sunday 14 September:

1100 Tour 2: Courtiers and Crown Posts. An in-depth tour of the Bishop's Waltham Museum building

Location & directions

Bishop's Waltham Museum, Bishop's Waltham Palace, Station Road, Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, SO32 1SB

Directions:

The Palace has a small English Heritage car park, but more car parking is available around Bishop's Waltham.

Contact on day:

Penny Copeland

Telephone number:

+447747808326

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking required

Booking conditions:

Please book through Winchester Heritage Open Days. Details below.

Booking contact name:

Hampshire History Trust

Booking website:

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/hampshire-history-trust

Booking opens:

08 Aug 2025 12:00 AM

Booking closes:

10 Sep 2025 12:00 AM

Accessibility details

All tours meet at the Museum. Unfortunately the upper floor of the museum involves stairs, and has no disabled access (although the ground floor is wheelchair friendly). The Palace turret has a narrow door and three steps up into the access field. Tour 1 has some steps that can be avoided with an uneven slope, but the new platform has a flight of stairs with no disabled access. All tours have uneven ground. The site has no toilets but there are public toilets in the town car park and local hostelries. Dogs on leads welcome in the Palace and museum (Tours 1, 2).

Additional information

Our historic and traditional High Street connects the Palace with the 12th century church, so we hope you will take a stroll along it while you are in the town, perhaps have lunch or a drink. The Palace is also great for picnics.

Max no of people per tour:

15

Est. tour duration:

1 hour(s)

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