Anne Boleyn's childhood home, Hever Castle in Kent is a moated 600-year-old Tudor castle with 125 acres of gardens and four distinct wedding settings — from an intimate 60-person Inner Hall ceremony to a 220-guest lakeside Italian Garden celebration.
Hever Castle has been drawing visitors to the Weald of Kent for 600 years — but for couples, the draw is something more specific: the chance to marry where Anne Boleyn grew up. The moated Tudor castle, surrounded by 125 acres of award-winning gardens designed in the early twentieth century by the Astor family, offers four distinct wedding settings that allow almost any size and style of celebration to find its natural home here.
The most dramatic option is an evening ceremony in the castle's Inner Hall — held once the castle closes to the public, the space is intimate at 60 guests but unmistakably extraordinary. The Italian Garden opens in April and runs through October, placing ceremonies inside the lakeside Loggia before the celebration moves to the Guthrie Pavilion — a Palladian space with vaulted ceilings and arched windows that seats 180 and expands to 220 in the evening. Fireworks, in-house seasonal menus, and a bar licensed until 1AM make this one of the most complete wedding destinations in the south of England.
Enquire about Hever Castle →What's includedIn-house catering from estate chefs using fresh local produce; coordination and staff support; access to recommended supplier list; licensed bar; wedding favours available
Four options: Castle Weddings (Inner Hall, up to 60 for ceremony; Moat Restaurant to 120 for the evening), Astor Wing Weddings (country house style), Italian Garden Weddings (Loggia ceremony up to 180, Guthrie Pavilion to 220 in the evening), and Marquee Weddings.
Castle Inner Hall ceremonies are available during the day when the castle is closed to the public, or between 6:30 and 8pm on selected evenings.
The Astor Wing has 17 luxury five-star bedrooms; the estate has 26 total. For Italian Garden weddings, the Anne Boleyn Wing offers 9 bedrooms which must all be booked together.
The Moat Restaurant bar is licensed until midnight; the Italian Garden (Guthrie Pavilion) is licensed until 1:00 AM.
Yes — fireworks displays can be arranged for your celebration across the estate's 125 acres.
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