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Hever Castle & Gardens tel: 01732 865224 Area: Kent |
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| Visitor Information | www.hevercastle.co.uk -- email: mail {at} hevercastle.co.uk |
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Hever Castle & Gardens |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||
20th - 27th Feb; daily; 10.30am - 5pm, last admission 4pm, final exit 5pm. Castle opens 12noon |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: No |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: No |
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House
Open for Viewing: Yes |
National
Garden Scheme days: No |
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| Admission Prices | ||||||
| Adult £11.50; Child (5-14) £7.50; Over 60s £10; Family - (2 Adults + 2 Children or 1A + 3C) £30.50. Castle & grounds. Adult £14; Child (5-14) £8; Over 60s £12; Family £36 Group discounts for parties of 15 or more. Annual season tickets - see own website Audio tour £3 |
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| Onsite Facilities | ||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: Yes |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: Yes On Lead only: Yes Special Events: Yes |
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| Other
Facilities: Jousting |
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| Garden Features | ||||||
| Italian Garden, Rose Garden, Tudor Garden, Yew Maze, Water Maze and 35 acre lake. | English Heritage Garden Grade: I | |||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
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| Beautiful award-winning gardens surrounding the romantic 13th century castle, once the childhood home to Anne Boleyn. Lovingly tended by a team of gardeners they bring colour and life all year round. Stroll through formal gardens including the majestic Italian garden, which houses spectacular sculptures dating from Roman times and you can lose yourself in the Yew maze, cool down in the Splashing water maze or amble by the 35 acre lake and watch the water birds drift by. Notable topiary near the castle and in the Chess garden, and a charming rose garden complete the picture. A new garden known as the 'Sunday Walk Garden' was opened in June 2001. | ||||||
| History of Garden | ||||||
| The Astor family designed these gardens between 1904 - 1908 and they were laid out Joseph Cheal & Son. | ||||||
| Nearby Kent Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | ||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Merzie Meadows, Tonbridge |
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| Inns & Pubs: Henry VIII Inn, Hever |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Edenbridge Tunbridge Wells - 20 minutes |
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