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9 HARROD’S DEPARTMENT STORE photo by Ron James
Shop in the famous five-acre department store just as Oscar Wilde, Lillie Langtry, Ellen Terry, Charlie Chaplin, Noël Coward, and
many members of the British Royal Family did. Founded in 1824 the ultra-upscale store has 330 departments,and 32 restaurants,
serving everything from high tea to tapas to pub food to haute cuisine. Harrod’s isn’t the only game in town when it comes to
shopping. London is world-famous for its boutiques and high-end stores. Among major specialty stores is Fortnum & Mason.
Quintessential English, Fortnum & Mason has been selling food, and goods to London’s finest since 1707. Other significant de-
partment stores include Harvey Nichols, Selfridges or Liberty.

10 HAMPTON COURT PALACE
Definitely one of the most interesting destinations
in England, Hampton Court is a royal palace in the
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It was
originally built for Cardinal Thomas Wolsey and was
passed to the King Henry VIII, who enlarged it. The
palace tours and exhibits are facinating and you can
engage in small talk with many of the royals (actors)
who made the place home. Visitors can experience
the dark side by taking a ghost tour and find out
what spooked some of Hampton Court Palace’s past
residents as you are guided around the palace court-
yards at night. www.hrp.org.uk

14 Wine Dine & Travel Winter 2014