Bath Excursions
A Litholint of Berkeley Castle
Berkeley Castle
Berkeley (pronounced 'barkly') is a perfectly preserved
840-year-old castle with a keep, dungeon and splendid staterooms
with the original tapestries, furniture and silver. It was most
famously the scene of King Edward II's gruesome murder in 1327. It
is believed that Edward was deposed by his French consort, Queen
Isabella, and her paramour, the Earl of Mortimer. The castle also
played an important role in the English Civil War (1642-1649). The
oldest part of the castle was built in 1153 by Roger De Berkeley, a
Norman knight, and has remained in the family ever since. The
surrounding meadows, now the setting for pleasant Elizabethan-style
gardens, were once flooded to make a formidable moat.
E-mail: info@berkeley-castle.com;
Website: www.berkeley-castle.com;
Telephone: (0)1453 810 332;
Transport: 40 minutes from Bath by road. Take Exit 14 off the M5, the castle is signed from the A38 between Bristol and Slimbridge;
Opening time: Various, see website for details.;
Admission: £7.50 (adults), £4.50 (children). Family tickets and group concessions available
