Berkhamsted

File:Berkhamsted banner 02 - Castle ruins Berkhamsted is based in Hertfordshire in England, UK. It is located around 30 miles north of London.

St Peter's Parish Church, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire - St. Peter's Church, Berkhamsted High Street

How to travel to Berkhamsted

Rent a Car or Limousine in Berkhamsted

By vehicle it is north west of the M25/M1 junction, on the A41 between Hemel Hempstead and Aylesbury. The main pay & display vehicle parks are situated behind Tesco and next to Waitrose.

By rail

Trains from London Euston station to Milton Keynes stop at Berkhamsted and run every 15 minutes. Journey time from London is 30–40 minutes. Less frequent trains run directly to Northampton, Birmingham and Croydon via Shepherd's Bush.

Take a bus to Berkhamsted

Arriva run a frequent bus (the 500) between Watford and Aylesbury via Berkhamsted. There are also other buses going to local towns around the area.

By cycle

Berkhamsted is a popular stopping-off point on the CyWay.php Chilterns Cycleway and is about 30 minutes' ride from the Hemel Hempstead end of the National Cycle Route 57 (the Nickey Line).

By narrowboat

The Grand Union Canal runs through the centre of the town and there are a number of moorings for narrowboats close to all the local amenities.

How to get around in Berkhamsted

Most sights in the town are within walking distance. Local bus service and rail information is available from the Hertfordshire Intalink transport information service - tel, 0300 123 4050.

Choice Cars taxi office is located next to the train station - tel. +44 1442 875100.

What to see in Berkhamsted

51.7597942|-0.5629065 Berkhamsted Castle Jan 2007 - Berkhamsted Castle Berkhamsted Rex auditorium1 - The Rex Cinema

• Berkhamsted Castle 51.7640938,-0.5598488 located next to the train station - Opening Hours: open daily, shuts at dusk entry is free Berkhamsted Castle Jan 2007 - Berkhamsted Castle The stone motte-and-bailey ruins seen today date from around 1155, although the castle itself was established as a stronghold by William the Conqueror in 1066. The castle has been home to Thomas Becket, Edward and the Black Prince and Geoffrey Chaucer. The castle today is managed by English Heritage.* The Grand Junction Canal 51.7625,-0.5600 Grand Junction Canal (1805) offers pleasant walks along the tow-path with canal-side pubs, wildfowl and many interesting barges, many of which are boat houses. Orientation plaques along the canal tow-path provide historical information and describe points of interest along the way.
• Street Peter's Great Berkhamsted 51.7596,-0.5618 located on the high street in the town centre - Opening Hours: open daily Street Peter's Parish Church, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire - Church of Street Peter, Great Berkhamsted The 13th-Century parish church. The interior, which has undergone restoration in the 19th century, contains many historical features and decorations such as tombs and memorials spanning 700 years, some 14th-century stained glass and a number of 16-century brass memorials.
• Rex Cinema 51.7586,-0.5604 at the southern end of the High Street - Opening Hours: Matinee & evening screenings Berkhamsted rex - The Rex, Berkhamsted a fine Art Deco picture house. It was designed by the architect David Evelyn Nye and opened in 1938 and features a luxurious, decorated interior. It has been recently restored and re-opened and now offers a wide programme of movie shows. The entrance is at the side of the building and the former foyer and dining room having been converted into a restaurant. 60595
• Bridgewater Monument, Café & Visitor Centre near Ringshall, Ashridge Estate 51.8081,-0.5942 £2.50 ( £1.00 child, NT members free) UK Ashridge Bridgewater monument . Neoclassical stone monument built in 1832 in memory of the third Duke of Bridgewater who built the Bridgewater Canal and once lived in Ashridge House. Climb 172 steps to the top for stunning views across the landscape. The popular outdoor café offers an excellent range of breakfasts, lunches and home-baked cakes. Dogs & cycles welcome, extensive free parking. National Trust shop sells an excellent range of gifts, books, maps and local produce. Opening hours vary seasonally.

• Ashridge House house Ashridge, HP4 1NS 51.7994,-0.5602 From Berkhamsted High Street, turn up Ravens Lane and continue up the hill until a 3-way fork in the road; take the left fork and drive 10 minutes through dense woodland ☎ +44 1442 843491 Opening Hours: Specific days only Ashridge - Ashridge 2007-09-01 035 6273 A fine example of early Victorian Gothic Revival by the architect James Wyattville. The stately home is in use as a management college and is not normally open to the public except on special days, listed on their website.
• Pitstone Windmill Ivinghoe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9ER 51.8318,-0.6299 - Opening Hours: Only open bank holidays in summer £2.50; £1.00 children; NT members free Pitstone Windmill - - 1480797 - Pitstone Windmill A restored, fully-working 17th century windmill owned by the National Trust. Limited opening days, but offers beautiful landmark on a rural public footpath

Top Travel Tips

Berkhamsted Town Council offer information about historical walks around the town and a k/town-guide 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.

Many properties in Berkhamsted participate in the annual ctory/county/Hertfordshire Heritage Open Days in mid-September, operated by English Heritage, which allow visitors to enter historical buildings not normally open to the public.

Berkhamsted has an active arts scene and there are many musical concerts and theatrical performances around the town. Posters and leaflets are displayed on the noticeboard on theHigh Street and in the parish church. The Berkhamsted Trust also provides a regular Arts Diary for up-to-date listings.

The Chilterns Cycleway is a circular cycle route which runs through parts of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Bedforshire. It passes through Berkhamsted along the Grand Junction canal and is popular for cycle touring. An official map and guide book can be ordered from the CyWay.php Chiltern Society.

• Graham Greene International Festival Held at various locations around the town - Opening Hours: annual event The writer Graham Greene, author of Books such as Brighton Rock and The Third Man, was born in Berkhamsted in 1904. The Graham Greene Birthplace Trust organises a four-day Graham Greene International Festival in Berkhamsted every year. It consists of a series of lectures, films, discussions and social events centred on the life and works of the author.

There are a number of country walks outside Berkhamsted. Maps of local walks can be ordered from ps.php the Chiltern Society (map #17 - Chesham and Berkhamsted) and Berkhamsted is crossed by the CyWay.php Chilterns Cycleway. Of particular interest is the extensive Ashridge Estate woodland, a National trust property (free entry).

Shopping in Berkhamsted

Berkhamsted, The Town Hall - - 590585 - Berkhamsted High Street

Shopping in Berkhamsted is predominantly ladies' fashions, although there are a couple of small gift shops and popular antique shops. Other than these and the High Street is mostly given over to nail bars, hairstylists, beauty salons and estate agents. A market is held every Wednesday and Saturday on the High Street which offers local food produce.

• The Complete Outdoors Bourne End Ln, Bourne End, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP1 2RS 51.74565,-0.52315 5 minutes' drive south along the A4251 towards Hemel; 5 minutes' walk from canal/Winkwell locks ☎ +44 1442 873133 Extensive range of outdoor equipment, clothing & maps, including hiking, camping & mountaineering. Heritage Antiques 24 Castle St, Berkhamsted HP4 2DW 51.76100,-0.56022 - Opening Hours: 09:00-17:00 A large range of reasonably priced antiques, bric-a-brac and garden statues in a rambling set of intriguing rooms and outhouses

• Home & Colonial Antiques 134 High St, Berkhamsted HP4 3AT 51.75991,-0.56308 ☎ +44 1442 877007 Opening Hours: 09:30-17:00 A large, popular antiques centre on four floors with a large range of furniture, vintage clothing, homewares and home decorations. Higher prices ranges in general; specialises in antique clocks and designer furnishings. Café on top floor, antiquarian Books in basement.

• Lovelo Cycle Works Unit 7 Dwight's Yard, 167 High Street, Berkhamsted HP4 3HB 51.75992,-0.56478 in a yard behind the High Street, enter via the passageway next to Bill's restaurant ☎ +44 1442 873000 Independent cycle shop, sells a large range of cycling accessories & clothing and offers a bike repair service.

• Number Twenty 20 Lower Kings Road, Berkhamsted HP4 2AB 51.76114,-0.56524 - Opening Hours: 09:00-17:00 Monday toFri, 11:00-16:00 Sunday Attractive boutique gift shop selling greetings cards, candles, ornaments and designer homewares

• Oxfam Books & Music 232 High St, Berkhamsted HP4 1AG 51.76103,-0.56633 ☎ +44 1442 874279 Extensive range of antiquarian books, old maps and vinyl records, good for local history Books and classical & vintage rock records.

• Waterstones 168 High Street, Berkhamsted 51.7602969,-0.5639096 - Book shop holding a range of local guides & maps as well as fiction and non-fiction titles.

• Frithsden Vineyard Frithsden, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP1 3DD 51.77911,-0.52619 from Berkhamsted High St, turn up Ravens Lane and continue straight up the hill on Nettleden Road; watch out for the sign to Frithsden on a bend in the road; turn left and then turn right after the pub up a small lane ☎ +44 1442 878723 Opening Hours: Wed-Sun 11:00-17:00 An independent English vineyard andfruit cocktailry. Three artisan varieties are grown, pressed and bottled on-site and sold in the small vineyard shop, which also sells gifts & local food produce. Opening hours can vary, but owners are happy to open up the shop if you phone ahead. Special tasting and food events are held throughout the year.

Halal Restaurants & Food in Berkhamsted

• Martins Pond The Green, Potten End, HP4 2 51.7685,-0.5277 ☎ +44 1442 864318 Opening Hours: 12:00-2:30 then 18:00-21:00 Family Run Freehouse serving Fresh Pub Food.

• The Old Mill London Road, HP4 2NB 51.7566, -0.5518 Located at south-east side of town beyond the Rex on the road to Hemel ☎ +44 1442 879590 Former Victorian mill building refurbished and converted into comfortable bar-restaurant. Wide ranging gastro-pub menu with many organic items and a large British tapas-style starter menu. The organic juice garden includes a pleasant seating area next to the waterfall where the old water wheel once turned.

• Carluccio's 96 High Street, HP4 3BA 51.76074, -0.56472 In the old Town Hall on the High Street ☎ +44 1442 877807 Opening Hours: Monday to Saturday 8AM Monday - 11PM; Sunday 9AM Monday - 10:30PM £30-50 a head Contemporary Italian cuisine; open for breakfast lunch and dinner; includes Italian delicatessen shop.

• The Highwayman 262 High Street, HP4 1AQ 51.76151,-0.56764 approaching from the train station, turn right along the High Street ☎ +44 1442 285480 Opening Hours: 08:30-22:00 £40/ppn Popular bar & restaurant serving British pub food & French dishes

• (Thai) Cottage 149 High Street, HP4 3HH 51.75989,-0.56350 On the main High Street opposite Tesco ☎ +44 1442 870808 Authentic and varied (Thai) menu, hugely popular with local residents

• Kings Arms - 147 High Street, HP4 3HL 51.75979,-0.56331 ☎ +44 1442 866595 Opening Hours: 09:00-midnight (1AM at weekends) £40/ppn Recently refurbished local pub with modern gastro-pub menu in historic 18th Century building. Real Ales, finefruit cocktails, wood-fired Pizzas.Large log fire in bar area.

• The Alford Arms Frithsden, Hertfordshire HP1 3DD 51.77771,-0.52766 from Berkhamsted High St, turn up Ravens Lane and continue straight up the hill on Nettleden Road; watch out for the sign to Frithsden on a bend in the road; turn left up the lane, pub vehicle park instantly on right ☎ +44 1442 86 44 80 Opening Hours: Pub temporarily closed due to fire (2023) Poular restaurant & gastro-pub hidden up a country lane. Serves real ales & finefruit cocktails, lunch & dinner sittings offer British & European cuisine. Booking crucial.

Berkhamsted, The Rising Sunday public house - - 592583 - One of Berkhamsted's canalside pubs, The Rising Sun

• The Rising Sunday - No1, Canalside, George Street, HP4 2EG 51.759686,-0.555968 30 seconds walk east along the canal towpath from the Ravens Lane bridge ☎ +44 1442 864913 Opening Hours: Monday toWeds 12:00-23:00; Thurs: 15:00-midnight; Friday & Sat: 12:00-midnight; Sund: 12:00-22:30 Quiet canalside pub specialising in large selection of traditional real ales, traditional ciders, malt port, Belgian soft drinks etc. Fruit Juices garden and seating by canal lock. Friendly and knowledgeable staff.

• The Gatsby - 97 High Street, HP4 2DG 51.75846,0.5606 South end of the high street under the Rex Cinema ☎ +44 1442 870403 Opening Hours: 10:30AM Monday - 11PM Monday to Thursday 10:30AM Monday - 12:30PM Friday & Saturday 12PM Monday - 10:30PM Sunday Stylish cocktail restaurant in the former dining rooms of the Rex Cinema. Diners sit in opulent 1938 art deco interiors.

eHalal Group Launches Halal Guide to Berkhamsted

Berkhamsted - eHalal Travel Group, a leading provider of innovative Halal travel solutions for Muslim travelers to Berkhamsted, is thrilled to announce the official launch of its comprehensive Halal and Muslim-Friendly Travel Guide for Berkhamsted. This groundbreaking initiative aims to cater to the diverse needs of Muslim travelers, offering them a seamless and enriching travel experience in Berkhamsted and its surrounding regions.

With the steady growth of Muslim tourism worldwide, eHalal Travel Group recognizes the importance of providing Muslim travelers with accessible, accurate, and up-to-date information to support their travel aspirations to Berkhamsted. The Halal and Muslim-Friendly Travel Guide is designed to be a one-stop resource, offering an array of invaluable information on various travel aspects, all carefully curated to align with Islamic principles and values.

The Travel Guide encompasses a wide range of features that will undoubtedly enhance the travel experience for Muslim visitors to Berkhamsted. Key components include:

Halal-Friendly Accommodations in Berkhamsted: A carefully selected list of hotels, lodges, and vacation rentals that cater to halal requirements, ensuring a comfortable and welcoming stay for Muslim travelers in Berkhamsted.

Halal Food, Restaurants and Dining in Berkhamsted: A comprehensive directory of restaurants, eateries, and food outlets offering halal-certified or halal-friendly options in Berkhamsted, allowing Muslim travelers to savor local cuisines without compromising their dietary preferences in Berkhamsted.

Prayer Facilities: Information on masjids, prayer rooms, and suitable locations for daily prayers in Berkhamsted, ensuring ease and convenience for Muslim visitors in fulfilling their religious obligations.

Local Attractions: An engaging compilation of Muslim-friendly attractions, cultural sites such as Museums, and points of interest in Berkhamsted, enabling travelers to explore the city's rich heritage while adhering to their values.

Transport and Logistics: Practical guidance on transportation options that accommodate Muslim travel needs, ensuring seamless movement within Berkhamsted and beyond.

Speaking about the launch, Irwan Shah, Chief Technology Officer of eHalal Travel Group in Berkhamsted, stated, "We are thrilled to introduce our Halal and Muslim-Friendly Travel Guide in Berkhamsted, a Muslim friendly destination known for its cultural richness and historical significance. Our goal is to empower Muslim travelers with accurate information and resources, enabling them to experience the wonders of Berkhamsted without any concerns about their faith-based requirements. This initiative reaffirms our commitment to creating inclusive and memorable travel experiences for all our clients."

The eHalal Travel Group's Halal and Muslim-Friendly Travel Guide for Berkhamsted is now accessible on this page. The guide will be regularly updated to ensure that Muslim travelers have access to the latest information, thus reinforcing its status as a reliable companion for Muslim travelers exploring Berkhamsted.

About eHalal Travel Group:

eHalal Travel Group Berkhamsted is a prominent name in the global Muslim travel industry, dedicated to providing innovative and all-inclusive travel solutions tailored to the needs of Muslim travelers worldwide. With a commitment to excellence and inclusivity, eHalal Travel Group aims to foster a seamless travel experience for its clients while respecting their religious and cultural values.

For Halal business inquiries in Berkhamsted, please contact:

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Buy Muslim Friendly condos, Houses and Villas in Berkhamsted

eHalal Group Berkhamsted is a prominent real estate company specializing in providing Muslim-friendly properties in Berkhamsted. Our mission is to cater to the specific needs and preferences of the Muslim community by offering a wide range of halal-certified residential and commercial properties, including houses, condos, and factories. With our commitment to excellence, client satisfaction, and adherence to Islamic principles, eHalal Group has established itself as a trusted name in the real estate industry in Berkhamsted.

At eHalal Group, we understand the importance of meeting the unique requirements of Muslim individuals and families seeking properties that align with their cultural and religious trainings. Our extensive portfolio of Muslim-friendly properties in Berkhamsted ensures that clients have access to a diverse selection of options tailored to their needs. Whether it's a luxurious villa, a modern condominium, or a fully equipped factory, our team is dedicated to assisting clients in finding their ideal property.

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Ramadan Celebrations in Berkhamsted

Ramadan 2025 in Berkhamsted

Ramadan concludes with the festival of Eid al-Fitr, which may last several days, usually three in most countries.

The next Ramadan shall be from Friday, 28 February 2025 to Saturday, 29 March 2025

The next Eid al-Adha shall be on Friday, 6 June 2025

The next day of Raʾs al-Sana shall be on Thursday, 26 June 2025

The next day for Mawlid al-Nabī shall be on Monday, 16 September 2024

Muslim Friendly Hotels

• Kings Arms Hotel - 147 High Street, HP4 3HL - ☎ +44 1442 866595 £40/ppn Opening Hours: 09:00-midnight (1AM at weekends) Recently refurbished local pub in historic 18th Century building. Real Ales, finefruit cocktails. Large log fire in bar area. Also extensive restaurant.

• The Pennyfarthing Hotel 296-298 High Street 51.76196,-0.56894 ☎ +44 1442 872828 - Town Farm Campsite Town Farm, Ivinghoe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9EL 51.8389,-0.6219 on the B489 road near Ivinghoe, on the far side of the Ashridges Estate ☎ +44 7906 265435 (mobile) tent £10 per person per day; caravans £20 per day Rural camping on a working, family-run farm at the foot of the Chiltern Hills with stunning views over the Vale of Aylesbury and Ivinghoe Beacon. In summer, visitors can pick their own fruit and vegetables.

• Norcott Campsite - Camping In The Orchard - Dudswell lane, Berkhamsted HP4 1LE 51.7824,-0.6009 drive along High Street towards Tring; about 600 metres after Northchurch, bear right onto Dudswell Lane, cross the canal and the camping is 2nd on the left ☎ +44 7788 151022 (mobile) £5 per person per day A small campsite set in an orchard, close to the Grand Junction Canal and a 20-minutes walk from Berkhamsted.

Telecommunications

A number of local restaurants and cafés offer free wi-fi to clients; enquire with staff for details. Mobile phone signals are generally good but can vary in quality, depending on network.

Berkhamsted Library on King's Road offers computer internet access.

Go Next

• Tring, noted for the Natural History Museum
• Bletchley, noted for the National Computing Museum and Bletchley Park Museum
• Chesham
• Hemel HempsteadCopyright 2015 - 2024. All Rights reserved by eHalal Group Co., Ltd.
  

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