Castle · near Berkhamsted · Hertfordshire

Berkhamsted Castle

Berkhamsted Castle is a castle in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. It is protected as a scheduled monument. Top of the 48 other places within 15 km is Natural History Museum at Tring, 7.6 km off.

Photo: Berkhamsted Castle, Winstainforth at English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

100 m

east of Berkhamsted

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 6%

#465 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Castle near Berkhamsted

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#465 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (11 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Berkhamsted

Berkhamsted Castle is 100 m east of Berkhamsted. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Berkhamsted has 88 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

If warmth matters, go June to September: Berkhamsted reaches 18–22°C.

Jan7° / 1°74 mm

Feb7° / 1°63 mm

Mar10° / 3°51 mm

Apr13° / 4°57 mm

May17° / 7°60 mm

Jun20° / 10°58 mm

Jul22° / 12°57 mm

Aug22° / 12°68 mm

Sep18° / 10°61 mm

Oct14° / 7°86 mm

Nov10° / 4°87 mm

Dec7° / 2°83 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Berkhamsted, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Berkhamsted. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Berkhamsted’s full climate →

About

Berkhamsted Castle

Its care is managed by English Heritage. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 11 languages.

Berkhamsted’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 11 languages
Town: 100 m east of Berkhamsted
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Hours, entry and address

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Getting your bearings

The map centres on Berkhamsted Castle, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

Where people come from

By population, Hemel Hempstead leads the 8 with 95,995. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · 100 m west of it

Berkhamsted

21,236 people · 8 places to visit

2 · 1.5 km east of it

Potten End

1,270 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 2.9 km east of it

Hemel Hempstead

95,995 people · 14 places to visit

4 · 3.2 km southwest of it

Ashley Green

327 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Berkhamsted Castle is	People	Places to visit
Berkhamsted	100 m west of it	21,236	8
Potten End	1.5 km east of it	1,270	5
Hemel Hempstead	2.9 km east of it	95,995	14
Ashley Green	3.2 km southwest of it	327	3
Bovingdon	3.6 km south of it	5,313	6
Wigginton	3.8 km west of it	813	8
Little Gaddesden	4.4 km north of it	631	16
Aldbury	4.7 km northwest of it	599	8

Make a day of it

Also within reach

48 more lie within 15 km, 2 museums, 2 historic houses and a cathedral among them.

MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring7.6 km away · 134K visitors a year (2022)2

CathedralSt Albans Cathedral15 km away 3

ZooWhipsnade Zoo9.1 km away 4

Historic houseAshridge4 km away 5

Abbey or prioryAmaravati Buddhist Monastery4.1 km away 6

Historic houseMentmore Towers15 km away 7MuseumMuseumDacorum Heritage600 m away 8GardenGarden · National TrustWhipsnade Tree Cathedral10 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions about Berkhamsted Castle

Where is Berkhamsted Castle?

Berkhamsted Castle is 100 m east of Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire.

What is Berkhamsted Castle?

Castle in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK.

Who runs Berkhamsted Castle?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Berkhamsted Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Berkhamsted, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Berkhamsted Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Berkhamsted Castle?

Within 15 km: Natural History Museum at Tring (7.6 km), St Albans Cathedral (15 km), Whipsnade Zoo (9.1 km) and Ashridge (4 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (7)

Berkhamsted Castle: Winstainforth at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Natural History Museum at Tring: Rob Farrow. Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Albans Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Whipsnade Zoo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ashridge: myself, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Amaravati Buddhist Monastery: Jake Barnes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mentmore Towers: The original uploader was Swanker at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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