Hever Castle - Childhood Home of Anne Boleyn - History & Garden Tour
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- Hever Castle was the childhood home of Anne Boleyn. Famously married to King Henry VIII. Hever Castle has over 700 years of history. William Astor created the most wonderful gardens and scenery to complement this important historical location. Today we take you on a journey at Hever Castle. Find out some of its history during Anne Boleyn’s time, tour the grounds and lovely gardens and show you how to have a fantastic day out at this Tudor wonder in Kent.
www.hevercastle.co.uk for booking and opening information.
Chapters:-
0:00 Intro
0:14 Visiting Hever Castle
0:58 History of Hever Castle
1:48 Boleyn Years
5:58 William Astor
6:21 Tower of London
6:38 Food & Shopping
7:03 Inside Hever Castle
8:22 Tudor Gardens
10:14 Lake Walk
10:52 Blue Corner
11:21 Cascades
12:00 Italian Garden
13:10 Sunken Garden
13:40 Loggia - Nymph Fountain
14:52 Rose Garden
15:47 Sunday Walk
16:31 Half Moon Lawn
17:01 King Henry VIII Pub
To book the pub and see inside www.kinghenryviiihever.co.uk/
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@@mariecleary yes we will try at some point as we need to go inside the house castle as well. Not sure if it will be this year though.
I am so glad there are people dedicated to preserving such beautiful estates!
Yes we are so lucky that people do, and allow us to experience it.
I'm from Australia, we had a great day at Hever Castle in 2019, the gardens were beautiful. And I can confirm that the Henry IIIV pub has very comfortable couches in their beer garden!!!
Hi Neil, great to hear about your experiences in the pub! Thanks for watching.
RIP Anna Bolein🙌🙏🌷.
I pray for you ♡.
@Progressing Pilgrim 🏵🏵🙏.. I heard the same. She was innocent.
That was the only way to accommodate the new wife. "A matter of convenience" from this repugnant King.
I went to Hever in 1981. It was bliss, low crowds and not as commercial also people were a lot more respectful.
It was quite busy when we went, I think because most indoor places were closed and so outdoor space was at a premium. Still it did spoil it as the grounds are huge so you can find quiet spots.
Anne, Mary and George are my many-time 2nd cousins. We share Howard great-grandparents. I have always felt so bad for what happened to all of them. I know many share my empathy and sympathy for them.
How fantastic to be related to the family.
thank you, I was Anne Boleyn in the 16th century, and now I am the mother of all these famous international twins,stolen from me.@@MemorySeekers
You should have your own TV show on the history channel! this is a great video, professionally filmed, perfect music and so much history. Lots of lovely places to visit in the UK. Thank you
Thanks Gill. That's very humbling. It is a fascinating place and I am not really a historian, just did some research on its past and I learnt a lot before passing it on in the video. I think it's always nice to learn a bit about a place you are visiting. Seen too many YT videos that have great shots but don't tell you anything. Hopefully, it was balanced and not to heavy on the history!.
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What a wonderland, I can see why it would take 4 years to build. A day wouldn't be enough to get around it all. Thank you once again. =-)
Really must visit this castle now, the childhood home of one of the most fascinating women in history.
Well worth it especially in summer with all the gardens in bloom.
This Castle is delightful to see in person. I loved the beautiful grounds and of course, its history.
We agree!
Fantastically professional, love them all, save all so I can look at them again. There is no travelogue on TH-cam close to what you guys produce.
Thank you so kind 😊
I came across your channel by accident . Coincidentally I visited Hever in 1991 when I was studying in the UK. This video brought back great memories of my visit to the wonderful place
So glad you found us! Thanks for watching.
@@MemorySeekers I’m subscribing because I love your content about many quaint British villages and historic places
I didn’t realise that Hever Castle and gardens were so big. Thank you for this as I don’t envisage ever being able to go visit. Love all of your tours. Thank you.
Yes you are right, we were surprised as well. Really lovely place to visit. Thank you for watching.
Who knew that one person could make such a difference in the world in so many ways. People need to take their lives seriously. Henry was a madman! Thanks for this video. Who knew he would have lost the castle. I believe the Asters lost their lives on the Titanic.this was excellent!! The gardens are stunning!
Henry is not a good name for a prince or king as far as as English monarchy is concerned.Just a little joke of course.
👏👏👏 Very nice, very beatiful. Greetings from Izmir-TURKEY 👋
I feel relaxing while watching this and also I feel I'm in tour to other world ☺️...
That's awesome! really glad you enjoyed it.
I am loving all your travel guides! So professionally done, with researched voiceover and lovely music. I have a request: might you make a long video of just all the gardens and music, with just some small annotation of where we are? I am unable to travel at the moment, and your garden films are so healing for me. Thank you again, and much luck with your channel! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hello thanks for the lovely comments, glad that you find the videos helpful and interesting. We have quite a few up and coming videos in the pipeline but with bare in mind your request best regards.
I went here October 2016. Not many people around… the gardens were so peaceful. I need to re visit again soon. I’m going Hampton court palace for my birthday this year.
Hope you enjoy Hampton Court, have visited many times but not filmed there yet. On the list!
Wonderful to actually see Hever, I've read so much about it, and now have a real ambition to see it, in person. I was surprised to learn the Astor family still owned the estate as late as 1983; but then, I'm an American, I associate the Astors with the history of my own country, and tend to forget there's a family line in England, too. Thanks for this peek at the castle and its beautiful grounds. EDIT: I just learned there are now more Astor descendants living in the U.K. than here in the U.S.!
Hello Karen, Glad you enjoyed the video and found out some new information. Hope you do manage to make it over and visit as you cannot beat it for real!
You will fall instantly in love the first time you see Hever, i did, i can hardly tear myself away at the end of my visit. Hever is in Kent, it has many beautiful historic places to see and visit, Leeds Castle is not to far away, and the home of Winston Churchill, Chartwell, is close by.
The filming of these videos is wonderful, so cleverly done, so professional - an absolute pleasure to watch !
Lovely to hear thank you so much ☺️
Hever Castle is simply beautiful and the white Doves “Perfect”, thank you.
It is a lovely castle and gardens and the doves were so cute!
So very beautiful, I love Tudor history but unfortunately I am disabled and can't visit places of interest so thank you so very much for taking me on your journey.
So glad this enabled you to see the place 😊
Same here when I was younger I hardly had the chance to go anywhere my husband busy at work hardly took us anywhere just me and him or as family now I have arthritis and getting weak and can’t walk knee pain back pain.
@@hajira5013 so very sorry to hear of your pain it's a good job these lovely people take us on their adventures and open up a whole new world for us. Please take care and I do hope your good days far outweigh the bad. Regards.
@@junemckenzie3380 thank you so much Jane, yes lucky we get to explore thanks to these wonderful videos some places I forgot about about since childhood and some places I never knew or forgot even existed taking me on a wonderful journey like I seen it with my own eyes thank you .
Yes tudor and Victorian Edwardian times seemed the best times
You do a great job on this!! I love British history!! Hello from Nashville!!
Hi Tim, great to hear from you and thank you for subscribing and joining us on our adventures. Greetings from London.
Construção maravilhosa!
I visited Hever Castle in 2018... absolutely BEAUTIFULL🙋♀️
One of our favourites, so much history and wonderful gardens.
Been too Hever a few times over the year's. This is beautifully filmed & produced. Don't think Anne Boleyn would recognise much of the grounds though as it's changed so much over the centuries since.
I hope I fulfill this dream on my dream wish list before my arthritis kicks in
I have visited many times. It is every bit as beautiful as shown, and more.
Great videos. I love your historical commentary and your choice of music. Music is not too loud as well. I never have to adjust my volume between music and commentary. Bravo!
Thank you for show me this amazing place.
Cheers from BRAZIL 🇧🇷
Our pleasure 😊
I hope to visit this beautiful castle 1 day thank you for this wonderful vlog in the meantime
Love Hever Castle and its history. You have an excellent voice and superb narration. ❤❤❤
Thank you kindly!
Really interesting, so much history, such beautiful grounds, I will add this to my list of places to visit.
I like that you put insets of persons you mention & the flashing dates.. Easier to remember :) it was a very good tour, thank you!!
Ahh thank you glad you liked it. Boy did that add time to making the video but yes it was worth it! 😊
MAGNIFICENT WALK! 👀👌🍦🍯😃🤗👍🏻🎆🎀😉😃🍓 GREAT THANKS FOR YOUR VIDEO!
Thanks for watching!
Greetings from Singapore!! Just found your channel and subscribed. Love your contents! We have only been to London Uk in 2018, our first time ☺️
Welcome, thank you for joining us on our travels!
It's so beautiful, and I loved visiting Hever a couple of years back. Would go again!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. I would like to be back for the Roses and see everything in summer bloom. I think that would be wonderful.
sorry please, is it possible to visit the castle and live in it for like Christmas¿
Another excellent tour! I can remember visiting Hever many times when I lived in Kent in the 70's.Shall definitely return and stay at Hever when travel re-commences.Thank you
Thank you Julia, glad you liked it.
1970 ve 1980 1990 yılları harikaydı değil mi? 🤗
Me encanta la arquitectura medieval 💘
So beautifulxxxThanks you for sharing...wonderfulxxx
Our pleasure!
Interesting to see the white doves. Perhaps, for the two Anne’s that had it so hard dealing with Henry the VIII. Look forward to the inside, thank you.
Yes it was lovely to see the doves keeping warm on the castle walls. It was a chilly day!
THANK YOU for the EXCELLENT video-- I love castles.. must have been a knight or something in my previous lives.. ha. GREAT JOB though- beautifully done!!
Hello David, thanks for watching and enjoying the castle tour. You might like our castles playlist with a few more to watch th-cam.com/play/PL7ZS1Ml0SItRd_8Nv5U54qcL3wOO3nPbE.html
@@MemorySeekers Thanks- I'll sure check it out..
@@SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR I am in direct line of Templar Knights.. by heritage.. although it was hidden from me til after my Dad died..
I visited the castle more then 30 years ago .It was in Yuly and the rose garden was full of roses! There was a beautiful labyrinth, maybe it does not exist anymore! Greetings from Venice!
We visited in early April, but as you can tell, it was very cold!!
The labyrinth is still there, but unfortunately closed due to Covid restrictions at the time.
Have you explored any other parts of England?
We were in Puglia last year, absolutely loved it… and it goes without saying, Venice is spectacular
You guides make me long to return to england
Very nice to hear, hope you do 😊
That was brilliant amazing place the grounds are outstanding thank you.
Very tastfully presented
Really showed us the real beauty Hever has to offer. Never seen the gardens shown in such detail
Thank you! Glad you liked it.
What a wonderful video. I really want to go to Hever Castle now
Wow it’s all very beautiful .👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much 😊
Beautiful setting, also some amazing research by you guys with the history lesson on the castle.
Thanks Andy, very historic place and glad you appreciate the history lesson. It is indeed a lot of work to hopefully get it all correct but interesting at the same time.
Had no idea there was so much going on at Hever Castle. Another excellent presentation, we are so impressed by such a professional presentation. Funny, when you showed an overview of the grounds and all the pick nick benches I said I'm sure that can't be a NT property, as there would be only 3- seats if you were lucky!! It was lovely to note all the benches for enjoying such a great day out. I even learnt some things about poor Anne that I didn't know before. (My only slight gripe was I found the music a little competitive in this one!)
Actually this one is not National Trust haha. It’s owned by a private company now. As you go back to our older videos the music is louder, over our time doing this we have learnt to use better music and quieter. 😊
@@MemorySeekers I thought it might have been an older one - but you really are very talented with your filming, editing, b-roll, voice overs - everything is SO professional. My husband was very impressed do appreciate the less-is-more so far as background music goes. On one you had gulls going over which sounded as if they were in my garden - which they weren't but that was great! (If I was a betting woman I could have made out with that NT assumption!! I don't understand the lack of benches, unless people nick them?!!) He-he! Have a great Sunday.
Beautiful and Nice!
Thank you
Wonderful job. Lovely parkland. Hever castle was on my list as part of our 2023 visit to the UK , but after watching this it is a must!
It is wonderful hope you make there! Best seen for real.
Congratulations on a diamond vlog on thsle history and Gardens of this place! I need to go back again as I was not able to get photos of the gardens as the castle took a half a day already!
Amazing place
Absolutely fantastic filming and editing. Network prime time quality.
Thanks again!
Really enjoyed this thank you 🙏🏻
Great to hear Jay.
Lindo vídeo! Parabéns pela qualidade, das belas imagens até a história contada ricamente. Estou apaixonada nesse canal! 😍
Tão bom ouvir isso, muito obrigado significa muito para nós saber que você gosta.
Wow...its fantastic castle, historical castles are my special interest, your videos are increasing my future bucket list. Truly i wasn't aware of many wonderful places ever existed.. thank you
Obrigada pelas legendas em português 👏👏👏
So dreamy! I want a place like this to be my home :) Thanks for sharing the video :)
Thanks for watching!
Mary Boleyn was my 14th great grandmother. I enjoyed this very much, thank you.
Wonderful!
J 'adore this family
Thank you
Our pleasure!
It's such a beautiful landscape! !
So much to enjoy - most inviting. Well presented!
Thank you
Had to rewatch, thank you!
Love your channel ❤️
Thank you so much!! 😊
Lovely scenes! Enjoy these views!
Beautiful video! Thank you so much 😊
Very welcome, thank you for watching and commenting to let us know. Great to know we are doing well! :)
Thank you, that was fantastic!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you.
Ohhh that’s a lovely place
Love it.its beautiful.
Thank you
Ik heb genoten van deze documentaire 👌
Thank you so much for all your videos and greetings from Turin Italy
Thank you our pleasure. Greetings from London.
Wow nice garden sharing friend
Thank you so much 🙂
Great tour of hever castle. Great historical tour. 😃
Amazing castle 😊
Thanks for this comprehensive video tour. Another place to add to my list! 🤩
Cheers Craig! That list is getting long!
@@MemorySeekers It is! 😅
*Avez-vous lu le livre Jésus a Échoué et s'est Terminé en Catastrophe? Très bon. Pour ceux qui veulent approfondir la LOA et éliminer les croyances limitantes que je conseille, cela élargira considérablement votre esprit.*
Super thanks
Another wonderful podcast!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Muy hermoso el recorrido gracias
De nada, gracias por mirar
Amazing Castle and very Beautiful Property 👌
Thanks for visiting
Superb !! Filmările sunt extraordinare !!
Un vlog , foarte bine realizat !! Felicitări!!
Vă mulțumesc mult, bucuroși că v-a plăcut!
I came across Anne Boleyn cottage on the way to Hampton palace opposite of the road, it was occupied (the door was slam shut when I was trying to take photo that is how I know 😂) was wondering if you knew the story of the house and how come it is occupied? Will watch this video now, cannot wait to see. Thanks in advance.
Very Nice Video!!👍👍
Beautiful vlog 👌
Thank you 😊
What a beautifull documentry! Whstbis the musjc at 7.03? And 10.36?
Extraordinary doc. I ♡ it.
Lindo demais 👌🇧🇷
Que bom que gostou
@@MemorySeekers que legal, você fala português? 😉😉🤩💚💛
Não, eu uso um tradutor :)
Maravilloso 🇲🇽
Me encantó .más por la traducción al español excelente
great video. Anne Boleyn was my 24th great-grandaunt
Wow! Great family history you have
@@MemorySeekers it's pretty extensive covering Kings and Queens of England and France, other Royals and Knights.
Would love to visit as soon as world will return to normal thanks so much for beautiful trip for now
Always welcome. hope you make it there soon ☺
It looks more grand than the actual palaces and the Tower of London.
Thank you. As a ( retired ) Medieval Historian, I have visited Hever many, many times, but always a pleasure to see it once again. I particularly enjoyed the tour of the garden area`s - didn`t always have sufficient time to look at them. The Italian Garden is superb in every way - and the cascade water walk is jolly super too, home to quite a number of aquatic birds - delightful :)
Once again, thank you, another of your well produced and interesting tours - top shelf !!
I went on a school trip there
Thank's for caption persian ❤
Our pleasure 😃
@@MemorySeekers 🙏❤
I would prefer that your (glorious) back ground music, was not so loud. The more I tried to hear the narration, the more the music muffled the speaker. That being said.. It was an historical and beautiful video. Thank you
Hi Pamela, thanks for the feedback, I am learning to turn do the music a bit on future videos :)
Richard would faint if hyacinth bought the castle.
beautiful video of a wonderful place, thanks for uploading this video.....this has to be one of the best , if not the best, gardens in the UK.
It is a stunning place to visit I am sure the rose gardens must be incredible in summer.
Wait for me here, please. 🙈
We are waiting where have you hidden yourself?😊
@@MemorySeekers No, I hope to come here. :) 🙈
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