Days Out
Make your visit to Berkhamsted Castle a family day out! There are so many fascinating visitor attractions within a few minutes’ travel from the castle. Come and discover historic buildings, museums and the natural beauty of the English countryside.
We’ve listed a selection of places to visit below. With cost country pubs and restaurants nearby, there’s plenty to complete your day.
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Amersham Museum
49 High Street, Amersham, Buckinghamshire
Ascott House
Ascott. near Wing, Buckinghamshire,
Ashridge
Ashridge Estate, Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire
Berkhamsted High Street
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park, Bletchley, Milton Keynes
Bridgewater Monument
near Aldbury, Ashridge Estate
Buckinghamshire Railway Centre
Station Road, Quainton, Buckinghamshire
Chesham Museum
15 Market Square, Chesham, Buckinghamshire
Chiltern Open Air Museum
Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire
de Grey Mausoleum 
Flitton, Nr Ampthill, Bedfordshire
Dockey Woods
near Ringshall, Buckinghamshire
Houghton House
Hazelwood Lane, Ampthill, Bedfordshire
Ivinghoe Beacon
Ivinghoe, Ashridge Estate, Buckinghamshire
Natural History Museum at Tring
Akeman Street, Tring, Hertfordshire
Old Gorhambury House
Gorhambury Hill, Gorhambury, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Pitstone Green Museum
Vicarage Road, Pitstone, Bedfordshire
Pitstone Windmill
Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire
Roald Dahl Museum
High Street, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire
Roman wall of St Albans
Verulamium Park, St Albans, Hertfordshire
St Albans Cathedral
Sumpter Yard, St Albans, Hertfordshire
St Peter’s Church, Berkhamsted
High Street, Berkhamsted
Tring Local History Museum
Brook Street, Tring, Hertfordshire
Verulamium Museum
St Michael's Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Waddesdon Manor
Waddesdon, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Warner Bros Harry Potter Studio Tour
Leavesden, Watford
Whipsnade Zoo
Dunstable, Bedfordshire
Wrest Park
Silsoe, Bedfordshire
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Berkhamsted Castle Trust
Berkhamsted Castle Trust manages the Berkhamsted Castle site in partnership with English Heritage under a Local Management Agreement.
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