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Hever Castle today

England · Restored

Hever Castle

Hever Castle is a medieval castle and later Tudor manor in the village of Hever, Kent, England, notable as the childhood home of Anne Boleyn. The site originated in the 13th century and was remodelled as a Tudor country house in the 15th century; it was restored and expanded in the early 20th century and is now a Grade I listed property and public attraction.

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First raised

1271

Its prime

2010

Today

Restored

As it stood in 2010

The shape it held in its prime.

A three-storey, crenellated stone gatehouse of yellow-brown Kentish ragstone covered in climbing ivy faces a timber footbridge spanning a narrow moat. The front has vertical mullioned windows in regular rows, a central arched entrance with a visible portcullis slot, corner towers to the right, and a flat battlemented roofline with a flagpole. Stone quoins and ashlar dressings frame the openings; the castle sits amid formal gardens and a lake visible beyond the bridge.

Step inside

11 places to explore in 2010.

The record describes 11 distinct spots at Hever Castle — including 3 interiors: gatehouse passage and portcullis, period furnished interior rooms, kent and sharpshooters yeomanry museum gallery. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.

Approach across the timber bridgeGatehouse façade and battlementsGatehouse passage and portcullisWalled bailey and courtyardTudor dwelling exterior (Astor wing visible)Period furnished interior roomsTudor village (Astor Wing) streetItalian Garden and lakeside loggiaYew hedge mazeWater maze and central follyKent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry museum gallery

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See Hever Castle with the fires lit.

The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 2010 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.

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