Berkhamsted Castle

Berkhamsted Castle Wins 2020 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award for Best Landmark

Berkhamsted Castle Recognised Among Best in UK Based on Outstanding 2019 Visitor Reviews 

Berkhamsted, Herts – 19th August 2020 – Berkhamsted Castle today announced it has been recognised as a 2020 Travellers’ Choice award-winner for Best Landmark based on a full year of Tripadvisor reviews, prior to any changes caused by the pandemic, award winners are known for consistently receiving great visitor feedback, placing them in the top 10% of hospitality businesses around the globe.

Adrian Barham, Chair of the Berkhamsted Castle Trust said “We are delighted to be acknowledged with this award. With our Visit Britain accredited “We’re Good To Go” Covid-19 safety measures in place, the Castle has continued to provide a welcome relief and safe haven for many to visit over the past few difficult months. Now is a wonderful time to visit Berkhamsted Castle with so much flora and fauna in abundance around our great historic site”

“Winners of the 2020 Travellers’ Choice Awards should be proud of this distinguished recognition,” said Kanika Soni, Chief Commercial Officer at Tripadvisor. “Although it’s been a challenging year for travel and hospitality, we want to celebrate our partners’ achievements. Award winners are beloved for their exceptional service and quality. Not only are these winners well deserving, they are also a great source of inspiration for visitors as the world begins to venture out again.”

To see visitor reviews and popular features of Berkhamsted Castle, visit https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g887125-d6699668-Reviews-Berkhamsted_Castle-Berkhamsted_Hertfordshire_England.html

About Berkhamsted Castle

Berkhamsted Castle is one of England’s hidden heritage hotspots. Located just 25 miles outside London, Berkhamsted Castle is steeped in over 950 years of history. It was here that the Anglo-Saxons surrendered to William, Duke of Normandy in December 1066, and he became “The Conqueror”. Within these walls have walked numerous English Kings and Queens, Thomas Becket, Edward the Black Prince and Geoffrey Chaucer.

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 julie m 
 
 
 
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Great for kids to run around! wasnt crowded at all, great place for the kids to play hide and seek, history was interesting too, and very engaging
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Katherine 
 
 
 
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Nice ruined castle to have a look around A fun place to look around, but not much else to do as it's mainly ruins of stone walls, which is to be expected. It's a peaceful place to go for a morning walk, and has free entry.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 travellingzebra 
 
 
 
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Peaceful. Near train station, there's parking nearby or at station. The castle is mostly ruins, on Sundays there are volunteers who are at the house just inside the entrance telling all about the history. Lovely place to sit, read, walk or picnic. Shame it's not open later in the summer.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Chris L 
 
 
 
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Interesting piece of heritage We are members with English Heritage which is how we found this location but appears to be free to enter. This is one of the oldest castle's we've been to see and you can really get a sense of scale of the motte and bailey, you can climb to the top of where the defensive part would be and it's a decent view. Some interesting information available and we spoke to a lovely lady volunteer who spoke to us a bit more about the history.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Ben A 
 
 
 
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Sunny morning walk The castle itself are ruins rather than preserved which is representative by free entry. You can walk both around the remains or on the ring of the former rampart. However to get up to the rampart and motte you do need to climb steps so are not accessible to all. The sun was shining during my visit and there wasn’t many people around which made the experience even better.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Luke 
 
 
 
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Un château en ruine certes, mais un château plein d'histoire Quand vous descendez du train à la gare de Berkhamsted, le château est à vos pieds. C'est un endroit très agréable pour pique-niquer, et on peut suivre le chemin surplombant la douve en pleine nature. Le château vous offre une petite salle d'exposition où on vous explique les moments forts de cet endroit: vous y verrez Guillaume le Conquérant, Aliénor d'Aquitaine, Jean le Bon, et le Prince Noir entre autres. De quoi être en bonne compagnie. Aussi, de très belles promenades le long du canal, avec des canal boats pittoresques.