The spirit of Anne Boleyn is Hever Castle's most poignant and famous phantom. She is often described as a sorrowful yet peaceful presence, wandering the gardens and rooms of her cherished childhood home. Many accounts depict her with a 'sweet smile,' as if reminiscing about happier times before her tragic downfall and execution. She is particularly associated with Christmas Eve, when her apparition is said to walk across the moat bridge. While the more gruesome image of her carrying her severed head is part of her broader ghostly legend (more common at the Tower of London), at Hever, this manifestation is rarer. Here, she is typically a melancholic figure in Tudor attire, a silent observer of her former domain. Her presence often evokes a sense of sadness or compassion in those who encounter her, as she seemingly relives moments from her youth.