1 hour 30 minutes from central London is Down House, home of scientist Charles Darwin from 1842 until his passing in 1882.
Hever Castle
A fortified country house, oldest part being late 13th century,
Hever castle was famously the ancestral home of Anne Boleyn, King Henry VIII’s second wife. Major improvements by the Boleyn family in late 15th Century, it is believed that Anne Boleyn was born here Circa 1501.
The castle passed through several families after the Boleyns fell from favour in the mid 16th Century. In the early 20th Century the property was purchased by the Astor family and it was decorated to their tastes retaining much of the Tudor style. The Astors are also largely responsible for the landscaped gardens
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About 1 hour 30 minutes from London is beautiful Hever Castle, which was the ancestral home of Anne Boleyn, King Henry VIII’s second wife.
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It's just 1 hour 30 minutes from central London to Down House, home of scientist Charles Darwin from 1842 until his passing in 1882.
From £810
Leeds Castle lies about 1 hour 45 minutes. in the Kent countryside near the county town of Maidstone.