Double-moated medieval castle and childhood home of Anne Boleyn, with Italian Gardens beside a lake, Hever, Kent
Hever Castle is a double-moated castle begun in the thirteenth century, the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, offering ceremonies in the Astor Wing, the castle or the Italian Garden and 27 bed and breakfast rooms beside the moat.
Hever Castle in the Weald of Kent is a double-moated castle begun in the thirteenth century and best known as the childhood home of Anne Boleyn. William Waldorf Astor restored it in the early 1900s, added the Tudor-style Astor Wing beside it and laid out Italian Gardens around a 38-acre lake, with a columned Loggia, statuary and pergolas of roses and wisteria. The village of Hever lies on the doorstep, and Gatwick Airport is about 30 minutes away.
Weddings are held in three settings. In the Astor Wing, the Tudor Suite Sitting Room is licensed for the ceremony and the Dining Room is set for the breakfast, for up to 60. The castle offers its carved Inner Hall and the Great Hall on selected dates, and the Loggia suits a ceremony or drinks by the lake. Evening receptions use the Moat Restaurant, a tipi or the Guthrie Pavilion, which takes up to 220. The estate's own chefs cook seasonal modern British menus. Eighteen bedrooms in the Astor Wing and, subject to availability, nine in the Anne Boleyn Wing let the party stay the night. A minimum of 25 adults applies.
Hever Castle
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Hever is a double-moated castle begun in the thirteenth century. Anne Boleyn spent her childhood here, so a wedding takes place inside a well-known piece of Tudor history. William Waldorf Astor restored the castle and added the Tudor-style Astor Wing beside it in the early 1900s.
The Tudor Suite Sitting Room in the Astor Wing is licensed for ceremonies, with the Dining Room set for the wedding breakfast, for up to 60. The castle offers its carved Inner Hall and the Great Hall, and the Italian Garden Loggia stands by the lake for a ceremony or drinks in the open air.
Astor laid out one of England's finest Italian gardens here, with a columned Loggia and piazza by a 38-acre lake, statuary, and pergolas heavy with roses and wisteria. Couples photograph among the topiary and archways.
The estate's own chefs serve seasonal modern British menus in the Tudor Suite or beneath the portraits of the Great Hall. Evening receptions move to the Moat Restaurant, a tipi or the Guthrie Pavilion, and the party sleeps in the Astor Wing or the Anne Boleyn Wing.
A double-moated castle begun in the 13th century, restored by the Astors around the medieval keep.
The CastleThe childhood home of Anne Boleyn: to marry here is to marry inside real Tudor history.
The Story
A columned Loggia and pergolas beside a 38-acre lake, laid out by William Waldorf Astor.
The GardensSeasonal menus by the estate's own chefs, served beneath portraits and carved ceilings.
The Table
Eighteen individually decorated bed and breakfast bedrooms in the Astor Wing, the range of Tudor-style buildings William Waldorf Astor added beside the castle, so the wedding party stays the night by the moat and gardens.
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Subject to availability, nine more bed and breakfast bedrooms in the Anne Boleyn Wing, so more of the party can stay together on the estate the night of the wedding.
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The Tudor Suite is the setting for an Astor Wing wedding: the Sitting Room licensed for the ceremony, the Dining Room for the wedding breakfast, framed by mullioned bay windows and the moat beyond.
EnquireThe Astor Wing, taken for the wedding day.
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Hever Castle stands in the village of Hever, three miles south-east of Edenbridge in the Weald of Kent, off the B2026 between Sevenoaks and East Grinstead. Gatwick Airport is about thirty minutes away, and there are two railway stations nearby: Hever, a one-mile country walk from the castle, and Edenbridge Town, three miles by taxi, both reached from London Victoria and London Bridge. It puts one of England's most storied castles within easy reach of London and the airport, in deep Kent countryside.
Hever Castle, Hever, Edenbridge, Kent TN8 7NG, England
Hever (Govia Thameslink Railway (Southern)) is the nearest station, about 1.0 miles from the venue in a straight line.
Astor Wing hire from £5,000 on low-season dates, Sunday to Thursday, rising to £8,000 on peak Saturdays
Castle ceremony and wedding breakfast as a supplement from £1,000
In-house menus from £92.50 per person, drinks packages from £53.50
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In the village of Hever, three miles south-east of Edenbridge in the Weald of Kent. Gatwick Airport is about 30 minutes away and Hever station about a mile.
It is a double-moated castle begun in the thirteenth century and the childhood home of Anne Boleyn. William Waldorf Astor restored it and laid out the Italian Gardens beside a 38-acre lake.
In the Tudor Suite Sitting Room in the Astor Wing, in the panelled Inner Hall of the castle, or in the Italian Garden by the lake. The Astor Wing and the Inner Hall each seat 48 with 12 standing.
Up to 60 for a ceremony and breakfast in the Tudor Suite, or 40 in the castle Great Hall. Evening receptions take up to 120 in the Moat Restaurant or 220 in the Guthrie Pavilion, with a minimum of 25 adults.
Yes. The Astor Wing has 18 bed and breakfast bedrooms and, subject to availability, the Anne Boleyn Wing has 9 more. Medley Court, a self-catering cottage, sleeps up to eight.
Yes, on selected dates and for a supplement from £1,000. The ceremony is held in the Inner Hall of Italian walnut and the wedding breakfast in the Great Hall beneath the Minstrels Gallery and the Boleyn coat of arms.
The estate's own chefs, with seasonal modern British menus from £92.50 per person, drinks packages from £53.50, a complimentary tasting for the couple and full dietary options.
Astor Wing hire for 2026 starts at £5,000 on low-season Sunday to Thursday dates and rises to £8,000 on peak Saturdays. Castle upgrades start at £1,000 and menus at £92.50 per person.
The Italian Gardens, laid out by the Astors in the early 1900s, run beside the lake with a columned Loggia, statuary and pergolas of roses and wisteria.
In the Moat Restaurant, a garden tipi or the Guthrie Pavilion, depending on numbers.
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