The Office of Works acquired Berkhamsted Castle from the Duchy of Cornwall in 1930.
The inner ditch was subsequently drained of water in the 1950s.
In the 21st century it is operated as a tourist attraction by English Heritage, and historian Isobel Thompson considers it "one of the best surviving motte and bailey castles" in England.
The castle is protected by law as an ancient monument.
The Office of Works acquired Berkhamsted Castle from the Duchy of Cornwall in 1930. The inner ditch was subsequently drained of water in the 1950s. In the 21st century it is operated as a tourist attraction by English Heritage, and historian Isobel Thompson considers it "one of the best surviving motte and bailey castles" in England. The castle is protected by law as an ancient monument.
Berkhamsted Castle