surrounded by a moat..........across the bridge is this courtyard
Sadly no photos were allowed inside........as it was a quite fascinating mix of 16th century and 20th century.......bought and restored by the Astors in the early 20th century.....they had added a lot of more 'modern touches'.
The gardens were stunning........including the Italian garden area
beautiful waterfalls along the entire shady border
some very interesting topiary
the garden is full of statues
a topiary designed to mimic a16th century chess set
a lake where you can hire rowing boats
a maze-scavenger hunt 12
we actually couldn't find our way out......and had to retrace our steps to the entrance!
we were joined for coffee by one of the ducks
and I managed to 'catch' scavenger hunt 14 'someone playing with a ball'
All in all......a lovely day out.......and tomorrow sees the end of Rinda's summer scavenger hunt......and a final round up of all the entries.....pop over there tomorrow to see the link up.
15 comments:
we've been there, I love anything to do with the Tudors!
Beautiful! And you found the kind of maze I was hoping to find!
Lovely photos - it looks like a nice day! And some scavenger hunt photos as an extra bonus.
Oh, how I would have loved a peek inside too. That topiary chess set is fantastic!
Well done on your scavenger hunt successes - Hever Castle looks fab
Happy Thursday
Kathy
Two very nice finds, and a great place to visit.
Rinda
What a beautiful place that would be to live in. Imagine the upkeep cost would be quite a lot though.
I love anything to do with the Tudors too, so I've been..many years ago now. It's one of those places you always remember, though, and your photos are a fine illustration of that
How beautiful! I've never been, but now I very much want to go :)
I always find it amazing that you can just duck down to the home of Anne Boleyn - well, not literally, but your proximity to history is wonderful!
I love that while having a lovely day you just stumble upon hunt finds. The maze is awesome!
Thanks for sharing these photographs. A trip down memory lane for me too. It's a wonderful place. The maze has grown since I was there. It obviously provided you with plenty of fun and a photo opportunity.
Ooooh! I loved Hever Castle...& just down the road, Leeds Castle is well worth a visit too! :D
Gosh some great memories here - I visited Hever aeons ago and now I want to go back! TFS
Never Castle is on my list of places to visit next year and now I've seen your photos I want got go even more!
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