Savoy Palace Palace

Address: Site now occupied by the Savoy Hotel, Strand, London WC2R 0EU

Website: https://www.thesavoylondon.com

Admission: Free (site of the former palace); Savoy Hotel and Visitor facilities have standard commercial rates

The Savoy Palace was a major medieval grand residence on the Strand in central London, originally established in the 13th century and known for its scale and association with high nobility.

Today the original palace does not survive above ground; the name lives on in nearby modern landmarks such as the Savoy Hotel and Savoy Theatre, and the site is noted in local historic guides and plaques. The area is easily reached from central London and forms part of the Strand’s cluster of theatres and hotels.

The palace was built in the 13th century and later became associated with leading nobles of medieval England. It was sacked and burned during the Peasants’ Revolt in 1381 and subsequently replaced in later centuries by other institutions and buildings that gave rise to the present-day Savoy quarter.

Situtated on the north bank of the River Thames along the Strand in central London, the historic site lies adjacent to major central London theatres and hotels and is within walking distance of several Tube stations.

• Location marker: Located on the Strand next to the modern Savoy Hotel and Savoy Theatre, the medieval palace site is marked in central London and is part of the area’s historic placename ‘Savoy’.
• Survival: No substantial medieval fabric survives on site; references and plaques are the primary on-site reminders of the original building.

Located on the Strand, central London. Nearest Tube stations: Covent Garden (Piccadilly line), Charing Cross (Bakerloo/Northern), Temple (Circle/District). The modern Savoy Hotel occupies the site; the Strand is walkable from Trafalgar Square and the River Thames.

• Stand on the Strand and imagine the 14th‑century inferno-John of Gaunt's palace burned in 1381 during the Peasants' Revolt.
• Visit the Savoy Hotel courtyard and the small plaque on the Strand for a sense of continuity-this is the site that once housed medieval magnates.
• For archival context, consult chronicles from 1381 that describe the palace's destruction; it's a concise, vivid record of the rebellion's fury.