👑 David Packer: Hampton Court Tour Guide

The Sheppertonian (for Shepperton village) · Oct 22, 2026 · 30m · transcript

David Packer has started a new outside walking tour around Hampton Court Palace - a relaxed, small-group evening stroll that takes you off the palace lawns and into the streets, bridges and pubs that actually grew up to service the royal place. We chat to David about why these outside stories matter: the bridge as part of the palace’s theatrical entrance, the Mitre pub from 1665, the Royal Mews and the bustling north side that most visitors never notice.

Along the way he peppers the tour with spine-tingling ghost yarns (including his own 2-3am “I don’t want to be here” moment in Fountain…