insideKENT Magazine Issue 23 - February 2014 | Page 111

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Hever Castle, Sevenoaks
www.hever-castle.co.uk
Historic Hever Castle, with its enchanting double-moated castle,
gardens and boating lake, offers couples the very best in romantic
surroundings. Once the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, the 13thcentury castle is set within magnificent gardens including the majestic
formal Italian garden and topiary, to the informal meanderings of the
Lakeside and Sunday Walk.
Stroll arm in arm through and soak up the atmosphere of this idyllic
place, visited by the Royal couple of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.

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Leeds Castle, Maidstone
www.leeds-castle.com
Set in 500 acres of beautiful parkland, Leeds Castle offers a true romantic
setting for Valentine's Day amongst its 900 years of captivating history.
Even Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon spent a night at Leeds en-route
to the ‘Field of the Cloth of Gold’, a meeting between Henry VIII and Francis
I of France.

Stay in one of the on-site holiday cottages, the romantic Maidens Tower
on the castle island with its secluded walled garden, or enjoy ‘Knight’s
Glamping’ – luxury camping with a four-poster bed, warming wood-burning
stove, crisp cotton bedding and snug furry throws. Very cosy!

However you choose to spend this Valentine’s, let The Garden of England be your muse and tug
at your heartstrings, to develop a love affair with our county that will last a lifetime.
www.visitkent.co.uk
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