Things to do in Berkeley: Berkeley Castle and one other
We list 2 places to visit inside Berkeley’s built-up area and 2 within 5 km of its edge. They include a castle, a museum and a theme park. 2 stand within 1 km of the centre, close enough to walk between. For a full day, there is Tintern Abbey, 15 km away.
Best known, in and near Berkeley
Following Berkeley Castle are a museum, a theme park and a wildlife park.
CastleBerkeley Castlein town
MuseumEdward Jenner Museumin townTheme parkTheme parkCattle Country Farm Park800 m outside town, to the eastWildlife parkWildlife parkWhitcliff Park (Deer Park)2.3 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where they are
Furthest out is Whitcliff Park (Deer Park), at 2.8 km.
The dashed line is Berkeley’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
The list holds a castle, a museum and a theme park.
Green: inside Berkeley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All 4 on the list
4 places in all: 2 in town and 2 within 5 km of its edge.
The 2 inside Berkeley come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
129 listed buildings are on Berkeley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Berkeley →
Further away
The pick of the 12 is Tintern Abbey, 15 km off.
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey15 km west
CathedralGloucester Cathedral24 km northeast
Castle · CadwChepstow Castle16 km west
Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle22 km northwest
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum29 km south
CathedralBristol Cathedral29 km south
Historic houseHighgrove House21 km east
Abbey or prioryMarlmesbury Abbey and Grounds28 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle23 km northwest
MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery28 km south · 451K visitors a year
Castle · CadwRaglan Castle28 km west
Historic houseGatcombe Park20 km eastPlaces well known beyond Berkeley (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
What people ask about Berkeley
What are the main attractions in Berkeley?
The best known inside Berkeley’s built-up area are Berkeley Castle and Edward Jenner Museum. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Berkeley have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Berkeley: Edward Jenner Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Berkeley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Tintern Abbey (Cadw), 15 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Berkeley?
Within 40 km: Tintern Abbey (15 km), Gloucester Cathedral (24 km), Chepstow Castle (16 km), Monmouth Castle (22 km).
Where are Berkeley’s historic buildings listed?
Berkeley has 129 listed buildings, 4 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Berkeley when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (14)
- Berkeley Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Jenner Museum: Nick from Bristol, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gloucester Cathedral: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chepstow Castle: eszgé, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Highgrove House: Sherwood, Jones & Co, London, 1825, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marlmesbury Abbey and Grounds: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Goodrich Castle: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: The original uploader was Steinsky at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raglan Castle: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gatcombe Park: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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