***************************************************************** * Gardens-Guide.com * 250,000 UNIQUE VISITORS in 2011 * 2,000 garden pages viewed per day from March to September 2011 * * 1,000+ Page Views! - One-Quarter of all gardens listed on Gardens-Guide.com * were EACH viewed more than 1,000 times in 2011. * * 500+ Page Views! - HALF of all gardens listed on Gardens-Guide.com were * EACH viewed more than 500 times in 2011. * ***************************************************************** *** UPDATE FORM *** Hever Castle & Gardens 1) Please COPY the entire FORM BELOW 2) Make any changes in BRIGHT RED -OR- mark changed Section Headers with: *** 3) email the ENTIRE FORM UPDATED backto us: wd (at) armchair-travel (dot) com **************************************************************** **************************************************************** **************************************************************** *** also - SEARCH ENGINE BOOSTING for both YOU and Gardens-Guide.com *** If your webmaster could place a link from your own website directly to your page on Gardens-Guide.com, this will improve it's rankings in Google and other search engines. Please use the following format and info on your own site to link to your page in Gardens-Guide.com: at Gardens-Guide.com http://www.gardens-guide.com The premiere directory of open gardens in the UK and Ireland today Ask your friends and suppliers as well to link to your page in Gardens-Guide as well. Every link we get into your page helps rankings for both of us in search engines. **************************************************************** **************************************************************** **************************************************************** Garden Name: Hever Castle & Gardens Last Modified: 25-01-2011 Garden ID: 0046 pic: 0046_hevercastle.jpg NOTE: If this says "missing", then please send us a picture for your page which is at least 1000 x 1000 pixels in size. Thanks! Owner: Mrs Anne-Marie Critchley-Salmonson Address: Hever Edenbridge Postcode: TN8 7NG County: Kent tel: 01732 865224 fax: 01732 866796 website: www.hevercastle.co.uk email: mail //at// hevercastle.co.uk English Heritage Grade: I Opening Times: NOTE for 2012: Please check with garden owners or their website to confirm current dates open http://www.hevercastle.co.uk 20th - 27th Feb; daily; 10.30am - 5pm, last admission 4pm, final exit 5pm. Castle opens 12noon 2nd - 27th Mar; Wed - Sun; 10.30am - 5pm, last admission 4pm, final exit 5pm. Castle opens 12noon 30th Mar - 31st Oct; Daily; Gardens open 10.30am, Castle 12noon - last admission 5pm, final exit 6pm. 2nd Nov - 24th Dec; Wed - Sun; 10.30am - 4pm, final exit 5pm; Castle opens 11am Best Times of Year to Visit: To see: National Collection: National Garden Scheme days: No Comments: Parties / Coaches: No Comments: Viewing by Appointment: No Comments: House Open for Viewing: Yes Comments: As gardens - 12noon - 5pm, last admission 4pm 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 Parking: Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes Shop: Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: Yes Teas: Yes Refreshments: Yes Picnics: Yes Dogs allowed: Yes Only on Lead: Yes Events: Yes Other Facilities: Jousting Features: Italian Garden, Rose Garden, Tudor Garden, Yew Maze, Water Maze and 35 acre lake. Designer: Description of Garden: 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: The Astor family designed these gardens between 1904 - 1908 and they were laid out Joseph Cheal & Son. Local Inns: Henry VIII Inn, Hever Accomodation: Merzie Meadows, Tonbridge Restaurants: Village/Town/Sightseeing: Edenbridge Tunbridge Wells - 20 minutes