Hever Castle

Hever Castle
Hever, Edenbridge, Kent
Hever Castle in 2014
Hever Castle is located in Kent
Hever Castle
Hever Castle
Coordinates51°11′14″N 0°6′51″E / 51.18722°N 0.11417°E / 51.18722; 0.11417
Grid referencegrid reference TQ478452
TypeCastle
Site information
OwnerBroadland Properties Limited
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionIntact
The bedroom of Henry VIII at Hever Castle

Hever Castle (/ˈhvər/ HEE-vər) is located in the village of Hever, Kent, near Edenbridge, 30 miles (48 km) south-east of London, England. It began as a country house, built in the 13th century. From 1462 to 1539, it was the seat of the Boleyn (originally 'Bullen') family.[1]

Anne Boleyn, the second queen consort of King Henry VIII of England, spent her early youth there after her father, Thomas Boleyn, inherited it in 1505. The castle passed to him upon the death of his father, Sir William Boleyn. It later came into the possession of King Henry VIII's fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.

The Grade I listed castle is now owned by the Guthrie family's Broadland Properties.

  1. ^ Jenkins, Simon (2003). Discover Britain's historic houses. The Southeast. Pub. Reader's Digest. ISBN 0-276-44068-4. P. 43.