Berkhamsted
Berkhamsted is a market town in Hertfordshire, England.
Berkhamsted is a market town in Hertfordshire, England. Located in the Bulbourne Valley, it is 26 miles (42 km) north-west of London and had a population of 21,245 at the 2021 census. The town is a civil parish within the borough of Dacorum, which is based in the neighbouring large new town of Hemel Hempstead. Berkhamsted, along with the adjoining village of Northchurch, is surrounded by countryside and the Chiltern Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Berkhamsted Castle
The stone motte-and-bailey ruins seen today date from around 1155, although the castle was established as a stronghold by William the Conqueror in 1066.
- 02The Grand Junction Canal
- 03St Peter's Great Berkhamsted
- 04Rex Cinema
- 05WW1 Trenches
- 06Bridgewater Monument
Café & Visitor Centre, near Ringshall, Ashridge Estate.
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Things to do
Berkhamsted Town Council offer information about historical walks around the town and a guide leaflet can be downloaded from the Council website. The Berkhamsted Local History and Museum Society have a regular programme of visits to places of historical significance in and around the town.
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Where to eat
- 01Martins Pond
Family-run freehouse serving fresh pub food.
- 02The Old Mill
- 03The Highwayman
262 High Street, HP4 1AQ (approaching from the railway station, turn right along the High Street),.
- 04Thai Cottage
149 High Street, HP4 3HH (on the main High Street opposite Tesco),.
- 05Kings Arms
Refurbished local pub with modern gastro-pub menu in historic 18th-century building.
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Getting to Berkhamsted
- Airports
- London Luton (LTN), 18 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 33 km · London Stansted (STN), 56 km
- London → Berkhamsted41 km · quickest by road, 1h 24m · £4.5–6
- London, Essex → Berkhamsted41 km · quickest by road, 1h 24m · £4.5–6
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Berkhamsted121 km · quickest by road, 2h 25m · £14–18
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Berkhamsted
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Berkhamsted. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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If you know how people move in Berkhamsted – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Berkhamsted
Berkhamsted is 29 km from Brent, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.