Families in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, can get two-for-one entry to three Historic Royal Palaces — Hampton Court Palace, the Tower of London and Kensington Palace — when they travel using the London transport network, under a joint offer from Transport for London (TfL) and Historic Royal Palaces (HRP).
The promotion is currently active and has been extended to run seven days a week. Sources differ on the advertised end date: a TfL briefing provided to reporters lists the offer through 27 March 2026, while TfL’s public ‘In the City’ blog currently shows the HRP deal running until 18 December 2026. Confirm the exact expiry on the TfL and HRP websites before travelling.
To claim the 2-for-1 discount, travellers should pre-book tickets through the official Historic Royal Palaces booking pages. On arrival at the palace, one member of the party must show proof of a qualifying journey. TfL customers who used Oyster or contactless payment should show their journey history on the TfL Go app (or their Oyster/contactless journey history). National Rail passengers using paper tickets should consult the National Rail ‘Days Out Guide’ for that scheme’s voucher and booking requirements, as the paper-ticket process differs from the TfL verification flow.
Travellers are advised to download their TfL journey history or have their proof of travel ready before they leave Rickmansworth, in case of poor mobile signal at the palace entrances. Separately, Hampton Court Palace is running a shorter, half-price online ticket sale that is valid for visits booked for 7 January–6 February 2026 (the sale ends on 6 February 2026).
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