Berkeley
Berkeley is a Town in the county of Gloucestershire.
There are great places to visit near Berkeley including some great ancient sites, historic monuments, towns, parks, hills, woodlands, geological features, caves, old mines, airports, historic buildings, villages and cities.
Berkeley has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Belas Knap Long Barrow, and Notgrove Long Barrow.
Belas Knap Long Barrow is a great place to visit close to Berkeley if you like historic monuments.
Towns to visit near Berkeley include Cheltenham, Coleford, and Cirencester.
The area around Berkeley's best parks can be found at Pittville Park.
Cleeve Hill is a great place to visit close to Berkeley if you like hills.
The area around Berkeley's best woodlands can be found at Puzzlewood.
The area close to Berkeley boasts some of the best geological features including Puzzlewood.
The area around Berkeley's best caves can be found at Clearwell Caves.
Places near Berkeley feature a number of interesting old mines including Clearwell Caves.
Places near Berkeley feature a number of interesting airports including Gloucestershire Airport.
Berkeley's best nearby historic buildings can be found at St. John Baptist Cirencester, and Gloucester Cathedral.
Don't miss Duntisbourne Rouse, and Rodmarton's villages if visiting the area around Berkeley.
The area around Berkeley's best cities can be found at Gloucester.
Berkeley History
There are some historic monuments around Berkeley:
Places to see near Berkeley
History of Berkeley
The parish of Berkeley was the largest in Gloucestershire. It included the tithings of Alkington, Breadstone, Ham, Hamfellow and Hinton, and the chapelry of Stone, which became a separate parish in 1797. Hinton became a separate civil parish, and the separate ecclesiastical parish of Sharpness with Purton, in the 20th century. Berkeley was the site of Berkeley nuclear power station, which has two Magnox nuclear reactors. This power station, the first commercial British reactor to enter operation, has since been decommissioned and all that remains are the two reactors encased in concrete. The administrative centre adjacent to the station is still active however - the centre was founded as Berkeley Nuclear Laboratories in the early 1960s and was one of the three principal research laboratories of the CEGB. A local legend tells that the town was once home to the Witch of Berkeley, who sold her soul to the Devil in exchange for wealth. It is said that, despite taking refuge in the church, the Devil carried her off on a black horse covered with spikes.
