Hever Castle

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castle historic house stately home tourist attraction

Hever Castle is a historic moated castle in Kent, England, best known as the childhood home of Anne Boleyn and later the country residence of the wealthy Astor family.

Statements (97)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	castle → historic house → stately home → tourist attraction →
associatedWith	Anne Boleyn → Anne of Cleves → Astor family → English Reformation → Henry VIII NERFINISHED → Tudor period → William Waldorf Astor →
builtInPeriod	13th century →
country	England →
distanceFromLondon	about 30 miles → about 48 kilometres →
famousAs	childhood home of Anne Boleyn → country residence of the Astor family → residence of Anne Boleyn's family →
governingBody	private ownership →
hasCollection	Anne Boleyn's Book of Hours → Tudor portraits → armour and weapons → historic furniture →
hasFeature	Italian garden → drawbridge → gardens → gatehouse → inner bailey → lake → maze → moat → moat-fed by River Eden → outer bailey → rose garden → stone curtain walls → timber-framed Tudor house → topiary → water maze → yew maze →
hasGridReference	TQ476452 →
hasPart	Armoury displays → Astor Wing → Book of Hours Room → Chapel → Gatehouse → Great Hall → Hever Castle Gardens → Hever Castle Lake → Italian Garden → Lake Walks → Long Gallery → Moat → Rose Garden → Topiary Garden → Tudor Portrait Collection → Tudor Village → Water Maze → Yew Maze →
hasPostcode	TN8 7NG →
hasWebsite	https://www.hevercastle.co.uk/ →
heritageDesignation	Grade I listed building →
locatedIn	Hever → Kent → South East England → United Kingdom →
locatedOn	River Eden NERFINISHED →
near	Edenbridge →
offersAccommodationType	bed and breakfast rooms → luxury rooms in Astor Wing →
offersActivity	archery → boating on the lake → garden walks → jousting displays →
openToPublic	true →
originallyBuiltAs	country house →
originallyBuiltBy	de Hever family →
ownedBy	Anne Boleyn's family → Anne of Cleves → Astor family → Boleyn family → Broadland Properties Limited → Guthrie family → Henry VIII NERFINISHED → Humphrey Waldegrave → Meade Waldo family → Thomas Boleyn → Waldegrave family → William Waldorf Astor →
region	Weald of Kent →
restorationStyle	Tudor Revival →
restoredBy	William Waldorf Astor →
restoredInPeriod	early 20th century →
touristAttractionStatus	major visitor attraction in Kent →
usedAs	conference venue → hotel → museum → wedding venue →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Anne Boleyn → Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor →	residence
Astor family →	associatedWithPlace
Anne Boleyn →	birthPlace
Anne of Cleves →	grantedResidence