Christmas at Hever Castle
Hever Castle and Gardens, Edenbridge · 20 November to 2 January 2027
Image: Hever CastleAnne Boleyn's childhood home is dressed for Christmas, with decorated rooms and log fires inside and a Nutcracker-themed trail through the grounds. From 4pm on twilight dates the castle, gardens and lake are lit up, and Father Christmas can be added as an extra. Daytime and twilight tickets are sold separately.
Highlights
- Festively decorated castle rooms, including a Tudor Christmas in the Boleyn apartment
- Nutcracker Christmas trail through the gardens
- Lights across the castle, gardens and lake from 4pm on twilight dates
- Father Christmas visits available as an add-on
- Fairground rides, paid for with tokens
Good to know
- Parking is free, with limited Blue Badge spaces
- Dogs on leads are welcome in the grounds but not inside the castle, grotto, cafés or play areas
- Only the castle ground floor is accessible to manual wheelchairs; no prams, buggies or motorised wheelchairs inside
Getting there
Hever Castle and Gardens, Hever Castle, Hever, Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 7NG
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Image: Hever CastleHalloween half-term at Hever Castle
Hever turns its grounds over to a mad scientist theme for half-term, with a trail, a science show and a goggles craft. Most of it is included in the normal admission, which makes it an easy family day out in West Kent.
Image: Hever CastleAfter Hours: Haunted Hever Castle Tours
See Hever Castle after dark on a 50-minute theatrical tour through its historic rooms, where actors play figures drawn from the castle's history and folklore. Expect a sorrowful Thomas Boleyn, the elusive Grey Lady and other characters in the shadows. The evening starts with a drink in the Moat Café, and groups are capped at 20.
Image: Hever Castle & GardensHever Castle and Gardens
Hever Castle is a double-moated 14th-century castle near Edenbridge, rich in Tudor history and set in 125 acres of gardens. Tour the castle rooms, then explore the gardens, lake walk, mazes and play areas, with a miniature model house exhibition and a military museum on site too. Dogs on leads are welcome in the grounds, and there is enough to fill a full day.