There's no better way to see out the last of the summer than spending time in the company of some of the greatest cars ever designed in a palatial garden. That's a fact.
The Concours of Elegance comes to Hampton Court Palace from 6 to 8 September, a suitably opulent place for a choice selection of 60 of the world's rarest, most valuable and most beautiful cars to gather. Humanity was struggling to develop much more than one horsepower from its engines when Henry VIII was in residence there, but we can say with some certainty had he been monarch in the mid-1970s he'd have had a vast collection of mid-engined Italian sports cars.
Rolls-Royce, Jaguar, Aston Martin, Bentley and Ferrari owners' clubs will be there. The Concours of Elegance isn't just a collection of some of the most deeply lustworthy classic cars on the planet, though. You can make sure you're looked after with hospitality including a Taittinger reception, a three-course lunch with wine, an afternoon tea and a private lounge. There are pop-up boutiques from top end brands including German watchmakers A Lange & Söhne, art dealers Collier Dobson and tailors Henry Poole too.
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