Hever Castle Hever, Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 7NG. Located 3 m SE Edenbridge off B2026
and B2027, open daily early March-end November 11-6, Tel. 01732 865224
website
Anne Boleyn's moated castle home provides the historical backdrop for
the formal gardens established by William Astor in 1904. Italian garden
with classical statuary, grottoes, pergola, rhododendron walk, Anne
Boleyn's walk and orchard, a hedge maze and more. Best in: All
year.
Sissinghurst Castle Sissinghurst, nr Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 2AB. Located 2 m NE Cranbrook,
on A262, National Trust,
Tel. 01580 710700 Fax 01580 710702. Email: sissinghurst@nationaltrust.org.uk,
Website
One of the outstanding gardens of the world, created by Vita Sackville-West
and Harold Nicolson as a series of separate gardens within the larger
garden. Climb the tower of the Elizabethan house to appreciate the garden
as a whole. Colour schemes throughout, as in the orange and yellow garden
and the white garden. Rose garden with many old varieties, thyme lawn
leading down to the herb garden. Beware : due to its popularity, Sissinghurst
is extremely crowded on weekends and in the afternoons. Best in:
April, September, October, and Wed.-Fri. after 4pm due to crowds. Don't
miss Sissinghurst.
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