Henry VIII's Thames-side palace, with Wren's baroque wing and the maze.
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Not the Herefordshire castle of the same name, but the Tudor palace on the Thames at East Molesey — begun by Cardinal Wolsey in the 1510s, then seized by Henry VIII, who made it his favourite residence. William III later had Christopher Wren add a baroque wing to rival Versailles, so Tudor courtyards sit against Wren’s symmetrical stonework. The yew maze, planted in the 1690s, is still a highlight. Run by the charity Historic Royal Palaces, it’s open daily on a paid ticket covering palace, gardens and maze; the Thames Path runs along the river below.
