Berkhamsted
Berkhamsted is a Village in the county of Hertfordshire.
There are great places to visit near Berkhamsted including some great cities, villages, lakes, parks, hiking areas, towns, geological features, woodlands, nature reserves, waterfalls, historic buildings, gardens, country parks, ruins and shopping centres.
Letchworth, and St Albans are great places to visit near Berkhamsted if you like cities.
Norton, Redbourn, Anstey, Therfield, Chorleywood, and Essendon are some of Berkhamsted best villages to visit near Berkhamsted.
There are a number of lakes near Berkhamsted including Norton Pond, Radwell Mill Lake, and Hatfield Forest Lake.
The area around Berkhamsted features a number of interesting parks including Broadway Gardens, and Chorleywood Common.
There are a several good hiking areas in the Berkhamsted area like Letchworth’s Greenway, and Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve.
The area around Berkhamsted boasts some of the best towns including Hitchin, Bishop's Stortford, Royston, Welwyn Garden City, Baldock, Sawbridgeworth, and Hatfield.
Hill End Chalk Pit is one of Berkhamsted's best, nearby geological features to visit in Berkhamsted.
The area around Berkhamsted features a number of interesting woodlands including Hitchwood, and Hatfield Forest.
There are a several good nature reserves in the Berkhamsted area like Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve, Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, and Chorleywood Common.
Places near Berkhamsted feature a number of interesting waterfalls including Oughtonhead Waterfall.
Historic Buildings to visit near Berkhamsted include Stotfold Watermill and Nature Reserve, Church of Saint Mary at Hitchin, Wimpole Hall, Wimpole Ruins, and Hatfield House.
The area close to Berkhamsted boasts some of the best gardens including Hitchin Lavender.
Berkhamsted has some unmissable country parks nearby like Hatfield Forest, Wimpole Estate, Stanborough Park, and Pishiobury Park.
The area around Berkhamsted's best ruins can be found at Wimpole Ruins.
There are a number of shopping centres near to Berkhamsted including atria Watford.
Berkhamsted History
There are some historic monuments around Berkhamsted:
Places to see near Berkhamsted
History of Berkhamsted
Local historian Percy Birtchnell identified over 50 different spellings and epithets for the town’s name since the writing of the Domesday Book; the present spelling was adopted in 1937. Other spellings included: “Berkstead”, “Berkampsted”, “Berkhampstead”, “Muche Barkhamstede”, “Berkhamsted Magna”, “Great Berkhamsteed” and “Berkhamstead”. The town’s local nickname is “Berko”.
