Bolebroke Castle is a 15th-century hunting lodge located north of the village of

Hartfield Hartfield is a village and civil parish in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. The parish also includes the settlements of Colemans Hatch, Hammerwood and Holtye, all lying on the northern edge of Ashdown Forest. Geography The main ...

East Sussex East Sussex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England on the English Channel coast. It is bordered by Kent to the north and east, West Sussex to the west, and Surrey to the north-west. The largest settlement in East Su ...

, England. It is a grade II* listed building. The house was built around 1480.

Henry VIII Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disa ...

is said to have stayed at Bolebroke when he went hunting for wild boar and deer in nearby

Ashdown Forest Ashdown Forest is an ancient area of open heathland occupying the highest sandy ridge-top of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is situated some south of London in the county of East Sussex, England. Rising to an elevation of ...

. It lies only from

Hever Castle Hever Castle ( ) is located in the village of Hever, Kent, near Edenbridge, south-east of London, England. It began as a country house, built in the 13th century. From 1462 to 1539, it was the seat of the Boleyn (originally 'Bullen') family. ...

and was the base from which King Henry conducted his courtship of

Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn (; 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII. The circumstances of her marriage and of her execution by beheading for treason and other charges made her a key ...

. The house was used as a location in the 2008 film ''The Other Boleyn Girl''. The

Bolebroke Castle Miniature Railway The Bolebroke Castle Miniature Railway or Bolebroke Castle and Lakes Railway (often abbreviated to BC&LR) was a railway that ran within the grounds of Bolebroke Castle Bolebroke Castle is a 15th-century hunting lodge located north of the villa ...

was located within the castle grounds.

References

External links

Pastscape file
1480s establishments in England Buildings and structures completed in the 1480s 15th-century fortifications Houses completed in the 15th century Castles in East Sussex Tudor England Grade II* listed buildings in East Sussex Ashdown Forest Hartfield {{England-castle-stub