Places to explore in BerkshireEngland · South East England

Largest occupied castle in the world.

Rolling chalk downland above the Vale of the White Horse, threaded by one of Britain's oldest roads

1,731 km²

Palladian mansion in Thames-side parkland.

Ornamental woodland garden in the royal park.

Thames town whose High Street of old shop fronts runs from Windsor Bridge to Henry VI's Eton College

Berkshire

Famous Thames lock and weir at Maidenhead, once the busiest on the river and a fashionable Edwardian boating spot.

Ancient wooded common of oak and heath crossed by an avenue of old trees, one of the largest commons in the county.

Replica double gallows on a Neolithic long barrow high on Inkpen ridge, raised in 1676 and never used again after one hanging.

Small Thames island park at Maidenhead by Boulter's Lock, with riverside gardens, an aviary and a café.

Cricket-green village pub near Maidenhead run by chef Dominic Chapman.

Beer served through a hatch in a panelled Downs pub kept by the same family for over 250 years, filled rolls and no music.