RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2023

Pledge Pavilion

The Pledge Pavilion is a sheltered space where visitors can sit, reflect and engage in meaningful conversation. From here, you can enjoy the view of the garden and the water.

Stream and water

Stream inlets flow towards a central body of water with an isolated jetty. The jetty is a metaphor for the fear and loneliness cancer can bring – but facing the Pledge Pavilion symbolises hope and though the journey is difficult, you are not alone. 

Rocks

Discover messages and symbols carved into the rocks as you walk through the garden. Handprints symbolise that cancer affects all of us, but through legacy giving and research, together we are beating cancer for future generations.

Benches

Inspired by the vascular nature of plants, wooden benches throughout can feel like they’re organically growing from the garden. Designed to cradle their users, the seats give a sense of security and offer a comfortable place to sit in the garden.

Planting

The bright and uplifting colour scheme of the planting throughout celebrates the joy of living and represents the renewed hope brought about by legacy giving.

 I have left a gift in my Will because my late wife died of cancer and I have survived two cancer experiences.

“Surviving cancer twice and losing my wife to bowel cancer has motivated me to leave a gift in my Will to support Cancer Research UK. Being invited on lab tours and seeing the research is very inspirational. I hope for the day when no-one has to fear cancer.  

I found the process of leaving a gift in my will to Cancer Research UK straightforward. I used the Gifts in Wills Guide which explained everything I needed to know.”