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pton

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lace

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ame i

s Tob

ias G

ibbo

ns an

d I

work

as m

olec

atch

er to

Eliz

abet

h I.

Som

e of t

he p

eopl

e and

anim

als h

ave

esca

ped

from

the p

aint

ings

insid

e th

e pala

ce an

d th

ey’re

hid

ing

in o

ur

gard

ens.

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ood

at ca

tchi

ng m

oles

bu

t I’ve

nev

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ught

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lion

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orderPrivy G

arden & P

ond Gardens

East Front Gardens

Tiltyard

Wilderness

Rose G

arden

Lower O

rangery Garden

Heraldry is the way knights and fam

ilies identify them

selves using patterns and beasts – you’ll see them

in paintings and carvings. Somewhere

along this path, can you find the animal that is

the symbol of E

ngland? What is it?

Your

safet

y is i

mpo

rtant

The

safe

ty o

f our

staf

f and

visit

ors i

s our

prim

ary

conc

ern.

Pl

ease

 resp

ect s

ocia

l dist

ancin

g at

all t

imes

and

mak

e use

of t

he

hand

was

hing

and

hand

sani

tiser

facil

ities

. We h

ope y

ou h

ave a

sa

fe an

d en

joya

ble v

isit.

Plea

se ta

ke ex

tra ca

re w

ith ch

ildre

n wh

en vi

sitin

g ar

eas o

f the

ga

rden

s tha

t con

tain

wat

er fe

atur

es, s

uch

as p

onds

and

cana

ls.

Acces

sibili

tyW

e welc

ome v

isito

rs o

f all

abili

ties a

nd m

ost p

aths

in th

e gar

dens

ar

e lev

el. E

njoy

the m

any

sens

ory

plea

sure

s but

plea

se ta

ke ca

re,

parti

cular

ly n

ear w

ater

and

cact

i.

It takes a huge team of gardeners to keep

our gardens looking beautiful. There’s

my friend N

athan Bowls the pot cleaner, H

enry Blankston the post painter … there

are lots of us. How m

any of our gardeners can you see in the Privy G

arden and the Pond G

ardens?

You will find some of Q

ueen Elizabeth’s courtiers and their

pets in the East Front G

ardens. How m

any can you find?

Henry V

III loved sport and built a special stadium

called a Tiltyard right

here where you’re standing. Find the wicker sculptures …

what Tudor sport would you watch in a T

iltyard?

Hiding in the W

ilderness is one of the most fearsom

e heraldic beasts. T

his one has escaped from a fam

ous painting called the Field of C

loth of Gold where

he was flying high above Henry V

III’s golden tent. W

hat is he? Don’t get too close...

The last person you’ll m

eet is …

me, Tobias G

ibbons! T

hanks for finding the escapees for m

e (rather you than m

e with that dragon!). I’ve got to get them

back into their paintings now. A

ctually, could you help with that? D

raw your favourite beast or character in this fram

e, and I’ll be sure to get it back inside. T

hanks for your help!

Tudors love wrestling and

Henry V

III famously w

restled K

ing Francois of France at a great tournam

ent in Calais

called the Field of Cloth of

Gold. G

uess who won?

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2

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5

7

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l ans

wers

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ion

2. 4

gard

ener

s 3. F

ranc

ois I

won

(but

we d

on’t

talk

abou

t tha

t!) 4

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urtie

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