Kent Hever Castle website – a member of Historic Houses
16th February 2019 Photos by Hetty
We visited Hever Castle on our way home from Sussex.
The origins of the castle lie in the 13th century, and it was Anne Boleyn’s home as a child, but it was restored and extended by the Astor family in the early 1900s, so that is what we see today.
It was a grey day, which gave the lake an ethereal quality
Italianate Gardens
The moat
Inside there is a lot of woodwork
Inlaid and linen fold panelling
Henry VII, Catherine of Aragon, and Anne Boleyn
