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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

Amersham Museum

49 High Street, Amersham, Buckinghamshire  
Ascott House

Ascott House

Ascott. near Wing, Buckinghamshire, 
Ashridge

Ashridge

Ashridge Estate, Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire 
Berkhamsted High Street

Berkhamsted High Street

Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire 
Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park, Bletchley, Milton Keynes  
Bridgewater Monument

Bridgewater Monument

near Aldbury, Ashridge Estate 
Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

Station Road, Quainton, Buckinghamshire 
Chesham Museum

Chesham Museum

15 Market Square, Chesham, Buckinghamshire 
Chiltern Open Air Museum

Chiltern Open Air Museum

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire 
de Grey Mausoleum

de Grey Mausoleum English Heritage

Flitton, Nr Ampthill, Bedfordshire 
Dockey Woods

Dockey Woods

near Ringshall, Buckinghamshire 
Houghton House

Houghton House English Heritage

Hazelwood Lane, Ampthill, Bedfordshire 
Ivinghoe Beacon

Ivinghoe Beacon

Ivinghoe, Ashridge Estate, Buckinghamshire 
Natural History Museum at Tring

Natural History Museum at Tring

Akeman Street, Tring, Hertfordshire  
North Hertfordshire Museum

North Hertfordshire Museum

Brand Street, Hitchin, United Kingdom 
Old Gorhambury House

Old Gorhambury House English Heritage

Gorhambury Hill, Gorhambury, St Albans, Hertfordshire 
Pitstone Green Museum

Pitstone Green Museum

Vicarage Road, Pitstone, Bedfordshire 
Pitstone Windmill

Pitstone Windmill

Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire 
Reading Museum

Reading Museum

Reading Town Hall, Blagrave Street, Reading, Berkshire 
Rectory Lane Cemetery

Rectory Lane Cemetery

Rectory Lane, Berkhamsted  
Roald Dahl Museum

Roald Dahl Museum

High Street, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire 
Roman wall of St Albans

Roman wall of St Albans English Heritage

Verulamium Park, St Albans, Hertfordshire 
St Albans Cathedral

St Albans Cathedral

Sumpter Yard, St Albans, Hertfordshire 
St Peter’s Church, Berkhamsted

St Peter’s Church, Berkhamsted

High Street, Berkhamsted 
Trenchard Museum

Trenchard Museum

RAF Halton Aylesbury Buckinghamshire 
Tring Local History Museum

Tring Local History Museum

Brook Street, Tring, Hertfordshire 
Verulamium Museum

Verulamium Museum

St Michael's Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire 
Waddesdon Manor

Waddesdon Manor

Waddesdon, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire 
Warner Bros Harry Potter Studio Tour

Warner Bros Harry Potter Studio Tour

Leavesden, Watford 
Watford Museum

Watford Museum

194 Watford High Street, Watford 
Whipsnade Tree Cathedral

Whipsnade Tree Cathedral

Whipsnade, Bedfordshire 
Whipsnade Zoo

Whipsnade Zoo

Dunstable, Bedfordshire 
Wrest Park

Wrest Park English Heritage

Silsoe, Bedfordshire 

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