Visit to Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire

Berkeley Castle is a Norman fortress which has been lived in by the same family for over 900 years. There is an imposing Great Hall and elegant state apartments, with magnificent furniture, Elizabethan tapestries, and rare paintings. The Castle is surrounded by 8 acres of landscaped gardens, created by the Berkeley family in the mid-17th century. In the old walled garden there is a butterfly house, and in the 13th century church there are medieval wall paintings and many interesting tombs.