Hever Castle & Gardens, Kent

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Visit Hever Castle & Gardens for the perfect day out in West Kent.

Experience 700 years of history at the romantic double-moated castle once the childhood home of Anne Boleyn. The splendid rooms contain fine furniture, tapestries, antiques, an important collection of Tudor paintings and two prayer books inscribed and signed by Anne Boleyn herself.

Discover magnificent award-winning gardens set in 125 acres of glorious grounds. No matter what time of year you visit you are guaranteed a breath-taking display.

Children can enjoy the playground, while visitors of all ages enjoy the challenge of finding their way through the Water Maze and the 100 year old Yew Maze. There’s a fascinating collection of Miniature Model Houses, a boating Lake and a warm welcome awaits you in the shops and restaurants.

It is no longer essential to book your visit in advance, although we do advise booking, especially for visits to the Castle.

Pushchairs cannot be taken into the Castle and must be left in the Courtyard for health and safety reasons.

We welcome dogs in the grounds as long as they’re kept on a lead at all times and in all areas of the grounds including Lake Walk and Woodland Walk. With the exception of assistance dogs, dogs are not allowed inside the cafés, restaurants, shops, Castle, mazes or Adventure Playground.

Contact Details
Location
Hever Castle, Hever Rd, Hever, Edenbridge TN8 7NG
Telephone
01732 865 224
Email
info@hevercastle.co.uk
URL
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Facebook URL
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Ages

For all ages

Opening Times
All days
29 Mar - 30 Oct (daily): 10:30am to 4:30pm
All days
31 Oct - 5 Dec (daily): 10:30am to 3:00pm
Playgrounds

Children can enjoy the playground areas with climbing frames, swings and an aerial runway. There’s the Tudor Towers Adventure Playground – a nine metre tall wooden play castle, bigger than a four bedroom house and complete with its own moat, drawbridge and three turrets and younger visitors will be able to explore a natural play area, Acorn Dell.

Cafés

Takeaway and indoor and outdoor seating are available, with a variety of kiosks, cafes and restaurants on site.

Picnicking is welcomed and picnic benches can be found around the site. There are plenty of places to picnic in the grounds and new picnic areas have been created around Lake Walk

Halloween

HALLOWEEN HALF TERM FUN: 22 – 30 OCTOBER 2022
Treat your little ones to a spine-tingling visit to Hever Castle over the Half Term break. Come dressed up in your spookiest outfit, listen to traditional ghost stories and spot Halloween decorations around the grounds.

Enter different zones in the gardens including witches, spiders, skeletons and bats to find letters spelling out a mystery word in return for a small prize.

You will also have the chance to plant garlic bulbs in a free family-friendly workshop. The perfect activity to ward off any stray vampires. Plus, keep an eye out for Aragog the spider. You will know when you see him!

Then head into the Castle* and follow another spooky trail.

Christmas & New Year

CHRISTMAS AT HEVER CASTLE 2022/23
19 November 2022 – 2 January 2023

Tickets go on sale:
14 September at 11:00 to Annual Members
21 September at 11:00 to the General Public

Beautifully decorated Castle rooms, welcoming log fires and twinkling Christmas trees celebrating Christmas. Bring the children to meet Father Christmas, enjoy relaxed Christmas shopping in the Gift Shops, and sample delicious festive food in the restaurants. As dusk falls, the gardens are magically illuminated with up-lighting and colour washes.

Reviews (3)

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  • Guest
    Guest

    We went in the summer for one of the jousting events with 3 kids aged 3-6. It was a real day to remember. Going inside castle itself wasn't so interesting for the smaller ones, so I wouldn't bother with this until they are a bit older. However, the jousting was great. You meet the 'king' and 'queen' outside the castle and everyone processes up to the tournament which adds to the excitement. It was a hot day and the water maze was perfect. We spent lots of time there, getting splashed on purpose to cool off. There's also a good adventure playground with another maze. We didn't get as far as the Yew Maze as little legs were very tired by this point (be prepared for lots of walking). Loads of picnic space in the lovely grounds. Not a cheap day, but fun for the whole family and one my kids still talk about.

  • Guest
    Guest

    i can second what is said below, hever castle is fab, i have even brought a yearly pass for the whole family as they have so many events during holidays. My 2 nearly 3 year old and ten year old both loved the jousting last year, it was great entertainment and it is a beautiful place for young or old.

  • Guest
    Guest

    Beautiful, lots of space, play areas , boats on lakes and a WATER MAZE , take spare clothes !!!! Can go with Club card vouchers too.

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