insideKENT Magazine Issue 88 - July 2019 | Seite 48

VISITKENT
ENJOY A SUMMER OF FAMILY FUN AT
HEVER CASTLE
VISIT HEVER CASTLE & GARDENS THIS SUMMER TO ENJOY AN ENTERTAINING PROGRAMME
OF EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES SET AMIDST AWARD-WINNING GARDENS. DISCOVER OVER 700
YEARS OF HISTORY IN THE CHILDHOOD HOME OF ANNE BOLEYN. THE SPLENDID ROOMS OF
THE DOUBLE-MOATED CASTLE CONTAIN FINE FURNITURE, TAPESTRIES, ANTIQUES, AN
IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF TUDOR PAINTINGS AND TWO PRAYER BOOKS INSCRIBED AND
SIGNED BY ANNE BOLEYN HERSELF.
The Knights of Royal England will once again
delight crowds with the annual Summer Jousting
Tournament beginning on 13th and 14th
July.Throughout the summer, spectators will
be treated to exhilarating displays of action, stunts,
falls and fights in an authentic arena complete with
Royal Box.
Join the procession from the castle forecourt as Henry
VIII, Anne Boleyn and the Knights of Royal England
make their way to the jousting arena. Jousting
tournaments take place on July 13th-14th; 20th-21st;
27th-28 th; August 10th-11th; 17th-18 th and
23rd-26th.
Kids can experience what it was like to grow up and
serve in a royal household in medieval times during
Knights & Princesses School from 24th July-30th
August. Children can learn how to prepare and
protect armour, discover the best way to arm and
disarm their master before battle, find out the correct
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way to give a proper and perfect greeting and take
part in a have-a-go hobby horse jousting activity.
New for 2019, your kids will also learn how to slay
a dragon before receiving their ‘School Certificate’
and being officiated as knights, princes and princesses
of Hever Castle.
New for summer 2019 is Once Upon a Castle. Help
locate a new shield for Flame the dragon and the
princess’s missing cat on 27th and 28th July.
Enjoy a weekend dedicated to our four-legged friends
on 3rd and 4th August with Castle Canines. With
informative displays and entertainment on offer, you
can also enter your pooch into a dog show, complete
with rosettes for the winners in each category.
The jousting season comes to an end over the August
bank holiday weekend where visitors are also invited
to discover different eras with Journey through
History featuring encampments, reenactments and
stalls, and demonstrations.
There is also the 100-year-old Yew Maze (how long
will it take you to get out?), the popular Water Maze,
the thrilling Tudor Towers adventure playground,
the natural Acorn Dell play area, as well as have-a-
go archery* and boating* on the 38 -acre lake
(*additional charge, only available during weekends
and school holidays).
Two gift shops stock a wide selection of gift ideas,
souvenirs, books, local produce and plants. The
Moat and Guthrie Pavilion restaurants serve delicious
hot and cold food, and there are a number of picnic
areas in the grounds for visitors wishing to make a
day of it.
For more information, please visit
www.hevercastle.co.uk/whats-on.