Hever Castle (Kent)

...in year out. This is Hever Castle in Kent. To me it’s the prettiest castle in the world. The oldest section of the castle – the gatehouse and walled bailey – dates from 1270. In 1462 Sir Geoffrey Bullen bought the castle and added the Tudor dwelling inside the existing walls retaining the courtyard in the centre. Eventually the castle was handed down to Sir Thomas Boleyn an ambitious courtier and through his daughter gained its ...
...public in 1983. Hever Castle is now open to the public between 1 March and 30 November every year and attracts a wide range of visitors. It is situated in the tiny village of Hever, near Edenbridge in Kent (between Sevenoaks and East Grinstead). Being so isolated the most sensible mode of transport is car or coach – parking is free. However you can get the train from London Victoria to Edenbridge Town and then take a taxi 3 miles to the castle. ...

Tricia24 04.02.2004 · Read full review
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...after them. This is Hever Castle. Today, Hever is quite different. There is a large car park nearby, providing ample car parking space, which is a short walk from the castle. Although the castle was originally built as a serious fortification (in 1270), it should be thought of more as a stately home, which was what it has been used as since Anne Bullen’s days (Anne’s name was later changed by King Henry to Boleyn, because he though it was more ...
...you would have found at Hever in the sixteenth century. To be honest though, the castle is only a small part of what can be seen at Hever. During the summer, there are often displays of cannon-firing and mock archers’ battles, as well as craft stalls. Also during the summer, there are usually dancers in medieval costume and people playing bagpipes and other instruments from the Tudor period, performing at least once each day. The maze is always ...

CoolMcDG 19.06.2003 · Read full review
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...days and because of this Hever castle was always top of my list of places to visit. When I finally did last year it was better than I expected (unusual for a castle) First the logistics bit, it is really easy to find as it is signposted from the M25 and the entrance is very reasonable, from memory it was about £7 or £8 pounds per adult, but I think we paid about £23(ish) for a family ticket. The car park that we used led us straight into the gardens ...
...prefer the more natural look, Hever was first and foremost a family home, so it is how you would expect a family garden (with alot more land than your average housing estate house) to look. There are also many smaller areas within the garden like the rockery and the secret herb garden - again fantastic smell. The house itself was also really interesting again very homely and surrounded by a small moat, the paintings are mainly portraits, including ...

MHam 17.09.2003 · Read full review
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The history of Hever Castle dates back to the 13th Century and the gate house and outer walls from the original castle still stand today. Surrounded by a double moat and situated in the middle of the Kent countryside, the castle has a rich and varied history. In 1500 a Tudor manor was built within the original castle walls and later served to be the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, King Henry VIII's 2nd wife and future mother of Queen Elizibeth the ...
...died 12 days after childbirth, Hever Castle was used as part of a divorce settlement for his next wife, Anne of Cleves who resided there for the next 17 years. In 1903 the castle and grounds were acquired by William Waldorf-Astor, an American millionaire who became disenchanted with his homeland. After moving to England and becoming a naturalised British citizen, he not only bought the castle, he spent millions restoring the castle, enhanced the ...

bruleo 31.05.2007 · Read full review
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