Berkhamsted Castle

The Bayeux Tapestry will be on display at the British Museum  from September 2026 to July 2027.  This 70-metre-long embroidery is one the wonders of the medieval world, and tells the story of the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. It is filled with detail about life in 11th-century England both before and after the Conquest, with mesmerising images of castles, warfare, ships clothing and furniture.

Tickets

These are some of this year’s most sought-after tickets. When the tickets are released for sale is a closely guarded secret, but the British Museum invites everyone to sign up for their email newsletter to be the first to hear about ticket releases. You can find out more at:

www.britishmuseum.org/bayeux

The Bayeux Tapestry is of course hugely significant for the people of Berkhamsted, as it was here that the Saxon nobility submitted to William. To have this monumental Tapestry exhibited just an hour away from Berkhamsted by train and Tube is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

The “other” tapestry

Let us remember that the Bayeux Tapestry narrative ends abruptly after the Battle of Hastings. Some people think that there are “lost” panels. The continuation of  this story – the surrender of the Saxons at Berkhamsted and William’s coronation – is the subject of a modern “completion”, the Alderney Bayeux Tapestry, which was created in 2013 by a team of embroiderers in the Channel Islands.