Gloucestershire Photos by Hetty
Berkeley Castle is a member of the Historic Houses Take a tour of the inside here
26th May 2025 – Knights’ Tournament
There were 4 knights, 4 squires, a marshal and a narrator
First an archery contest
Then aiming at the squires
There were several rounds of fighting with different swords and other weapons
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4th May 2025 – WW2 times
The D-Day Darlings sang
Winston Churchill gave a talk
An army camp cooked food
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20th April 2025 – Civil War times
Demonstration of arms
Civil Army camp
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13th April 2025 – Tudors at Berkeley
Henry VIII with three of his wives and a lady in waiting
Thomas Cromwell and Henry VIII
Costumes from the TV programme Wolf Hall
This was once a chapel
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20th October 2024 – Costumes from Strictly Come Dancing
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16th June 2021
There are some wire characters around the castle and there was an exhibition about the women of the castle
These doors have the characteristic Berkeley Arch
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18th April 2018
The Cotswold Hare Trail hasn’t started yet, but this one is already out
The Game Larder – used to have mesh sides and hooks to store game
The church next door
The castle was breached in the Civil War, and must not be repaired
The 12th century keep replaced an 11th century motte and bailey castle. The buildings around the inner courtyard were added in the 14th century
The entrance to the keep is up these stairs
and through this old doorway
The swimming pool, now pond
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