Hever Castle Hever Castle, near the River Eden, two miles east of Edenbridge, is placed inside a wet moat between beautiful gardens and just what seems to become a Tudor village. Gardens, "village" and also the splendid interior from the castle are the development of a wealthy American, William Waldorf Astor. He bought the castle in 1903 and immediately go about its transformation, which thus continued simultaneously as The almighty Conway was rebuilding Allington Castle. To his credit, Viscount Astor didn't hinder the outside, which remains largely authentic. There's some doubt regarding the original builder. William p Hever acquired permission to crenellate in 1340 and Mister John p Cobham acquired another in 1384. The second date is preferred, though Mister John might just have added the gatehouse. The castle is a straightforward, square enclosure its embattled curtain enlivened by Tudor home windows, fireplaces and gables. Square turrets project each and every finish from the entrance front and together is really a handsome, oblong gatehouse. This rules the relaxation and it is without doubt an echo from the old keep-gatehouse theme. The gateway, surmounted by created tracery along with a row of machicolations, is positioned off-center to ensure that there's a sizable room on one for reds from the gate passage but simply a small chamber alternatively. Two original wooden portcullises, one still functional, hang within the gate passage the drawbridge is really a restoration. Timber-presented ranges occupy three sides from the small courtyard, early Tudor in origin but heavily restored by Viscount Astor. They can remember the castle's famous connection to the Bullen family. It had been here that Henry VIII found court Anne Bullen, who transformed her title to Boleyn. Her existence as full was cut short through the executioner's sword and her empire-making fater, Mister Thomas, died right after.