Berkhamsted Attractions

Berkhamsted (pop. 16,800), an attractive town set in a lush green valley in the hills, makes a good base from which to explore the Chilterns. Little is left of the Norman castle in Berkhamsted, in which William the Conqueror received the homage of the Anglo Saxon dukes and bishops before his coronation in Westminster Abbey. Berkhamsted School, founded in 1541, has some fine Tudor buildings. The religious poet William Cowper (1731-1800) was born in the town.

Berkhamsted is home to the British Film Institute's National Film and Television Archive, the largest film archive of its kind.