Hever Castle began as a country house, built in the 13th century. From 1462 to 1539 it was the seat of the Boleyn family. Anne Boleyn, the second queen consort of Henry VIII, spent her early youth there, after her father, Thomas Boleyn had inherited it in 1505. It later came into the possession of Henry's fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. It is now a tourist attraction and open to the public.

 

The castle is reputedly haunted, as one would expect by the ghost of Anne Boleyn. She is said to appear on Christmas Eve, gliding across the bridge across the River Eden. A farmer that was robbed and murdered here also haunts the castle.