The Rise & Fall of Anne Boleyn Tour
8-14 September 2025
TOUR DATES:
8-14 September 2025
BOOKING INFORMATION
For a summary outline of our tour itinerary, see below.
If you have any questions or encounter difficulties, don’t hesitate to contact us via the contact form here.
Ticket Price
£4,400 per person
Based on double occupancy.
(Double Room with Single Occupancy incurs an uplift of 25%)
Limited room upgrades are available for our stay at Hever Castle (see the gallery below for the rooms available).
If you are interested, please indicate this at checkout, and we will be in touch to discuss your wishes further.
Room Upgrade Options at Hever Castle
The Rise & Fall of Anne Boleyn Tour
Tour Highlights
Overview of Your Tour Itinerary…
Note: The ticket price includes all breakfasts, dinners, accommodation, and transport costs during the tour. You will need to arrange travel to and from the tour start point and, during the day, purchase your lunch and any snacks and drinks as required.
Day One: 8 September – Arrival and Windsor Castle
- Pick up at a central London location and transfer to The Castle Hotel, Windsor, our boutique hotel, located conveniently directly opposite Windsor Castle.
- Drop our baggage and travel across the road to Windsor Castle to tour St George’s Chapel and see the final resting place of Henry VIII, Jane Seymour and Charles Brandon.
- Free time in the late afternoon to explore more of the castle or town at your leisure or simply to rest ahead of our special evening event.
- Meet in the late afternoon for afternoon tea and enjoy a welcome and introductory talk by one of our resident historians, Sarah Morris (aka The Tudor Travel Guide), on Anne Boleyn at Windsor Castle.
- In the evening, we will be treated to a private tour of the castle, accompanied by a complimentary glass of Prosecco.
- A late dinner at The Ivy, just a stone’s throw from the Castle Hotel.
Day Two: 9 September – Hampton Court Palace
- Travel to Hampton Court Palace for an expert-led tour. We will explore the state apartments, recreating how they were used during the Tudor period, and dive behind the scenes to explore some spaces away from the usual tourist route!
- In the afternoon, you will have the opportunity to revisit the rest of the palace and gardens and explore them at your leisure.
- Late afternoon, return to The Castle Hotel.
- Meet for early evening Tudor fun courtesy of author and historian Adam Pennington (aka The Tudor Chest) before heading out to a local restaurant, The Windsor Grill.
Day Three: 10 September – The Tower of London
- We have an early start to make the most of an extraordinary opportunity to access the Tower before it officially opens to the general public. Led by our on-site expert guide, we will visit the site of Anne Boleyn’s grave in the chapel of St Peter ad Vincula before touring the Tower and exploring more of the most critical spaces associated with her story.
- Free time later in the afternoon to explore more of the Tower for yourself or accompany your co-hosts to Tower Hill and the site of the scaffold, where so many, including George Boleyn and the other men condemned alongside Anne, died.
- After checking into our central London hotel, we will head to Dishoom!, a popular London restaurant that conjures up flavours of the East!
Day Four: 11 September – Westminster Abbey
- On the morning of day four, we will meet our Blue Badge Guide, who will co-host our exploration of Westminster Abbey. Along the way, we will focus on the coronation ceremony and share tales of the coronations of Anne and her shining legacy, Elizabeth I. We will also hear stories from your cohosts about the rediscovery of the burial vaults of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York in the 1800s.
- Visit the tombs of Anne of Cleves, Elizabeth I, Mary I, Edward VI, Mary Queen of Scots and Margaret Beaufort.
- Head up to the Jubilee Galleries to see artefacts belonging to the Tudor dynasty, including the funeral effigies of Elizabeth of York, Elizabeth I, Mary I and Margaret Beaufort’s Book of Hours.
- In the afternoon, there will be the option to visit the newly refurbished National Portrait Gallery and its Tudor room, where you can see some of the finest surviving Tudor portraits, including those by the great Hans Holbein.
- With a day’s sightseeing in central London behind us, we will head into the City to dine at The Ned.
Day Five: 12 September – Hever Castle & Penshurst Place
- After breakfast, travel to Hever Castle and check-in.
- Free time to relax and take in the vibe of one of the most celebrated and beloved locations in the Tudor world.
- Mid-afternoon, we will transfer to Penshurst Place for a private house tour before assembling in the Great Hall for Tudor music and dancing.
- After dinner, we will travel the short distance back to Hever Castle and settle into our accommodation in the Astor Wing, which is reserved for our exclusive use for the duration of our stay.
- In the evening (weather permitting), we will gather for an informal BBQ on the lawns surrounding the Astor Wing.
Day Six: 13 September – Hever Castle
- Enjoy breakfast in the Astor suite’s Great Hall before coming together to enjoy the two talks. Natalie Grueninger will give the first talk, focusing on the final year of Anne Boleyn’s life; our second speaker will be confirmed in due course.
- As an optional extra, Sarah and Adam will lead a guided walk up to nearby St Peter’s Church to visit the grave of Sir Thomas Boleyn and his infant son, Henry.
- Following lunch taken at your leisure, you will have the afternoon free to explore and enjoy Hever Castle & Gardens. It will be a time to relax and absorb the history of this beautiful historic house at your own pace.
- We will meet for an out-of-hours tour at Hever Castle in the evening before dining privately in Hever’s Great Hall. Expect a memorable evening with some very important Tudor guests!
Day Seven: 14 September – Departure
- Following breakfast at Hever, we will say our final farewells.
MEET YOUR HOSTS
YOUR TOUR CO-HOSTS
Natalie
Grueninger
Founder of ‘On the Tudor Trail’ and ‘Talking Tudors’ podcast. Co-author of In the Footsteps of Anne Boleyn’, ‘In the Footsteps of the Six Wives’ and ‘The Final Year of Anne Boleyn’.
Sarah
Morris
Founder of ‘The Tudor Travel Guide’ and ‘The Ultimate Guide to Exploring Tudor England’. Co-author of ‘In the Footsteps of Anne Boleyn’ and ‘In the Footsteps of the Six Wives of Henry VIII’.
Adam
Pennington
Founder of ‘The Tudor Chest’ blog and podcast, historian and author of ‘Henry VIII and the Plantagenet Poles – The Rise and Fall of a Dynasty’, coming summer 2024.
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