Call me a nerd if you will, but I love exploring castles and old houses and I am very lucky to live in a country that is filled with them. We have so much history in England and it would be a shame to waste it. Countries with less visible history our jealous of us for it, so we should all get out and make the most of it.
Hever Castle is a lovely one although as Jack was quick to point out, 'it's more of a big house than a castle.' Although isn't that what a castle really is at the end of the day? Anyway you'll find it in Kent, 30 miles south east of London. It's got beautiful grounds and gardens as well as a humongous lake you can walk all the way round. The castle itself is teeming with history, it was once owned by the Bullen (later Boleyn) family - yep as is Anne Boleyn and is where she grew up. William Waldorf Astor (yep as in the hotels) acquired it in 1903 and restored it to it's former glory after it had gone to rack and ruin for some time. As with all these places there's a lovely cafe but on a warm summers day there's plenty of places to lay out a picnic mat and enjoy the castle in all it's glory.
It's not too pricey at £16.90 per adult for the castle and gardens and £9.50 for a child. It's definitely worth it.
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