During WWI, Berkhamsted was used by troops to train for trench life on the continent. They would live in a nearby tented camp, stand parade on Kitchener’s Field, and trained …
Chipperfield Common is a 117-acre (47 ha) area of former heathland that has developed into beautiful woodland since grazing stopped here in the 1930s. There are a quintet of ponds …
This is a lovely place to have your rest at. The Common (the green) is, apparently, one of the 200 such commons in the Chiltern Hills. The beacon/brazier was erected …
Three Hertfordshire 'puddingstones' (a conglomerate sedimentary rock) have been laid at the location of a beacon that was lit to commemorate the Queen's Golden Jubilee in June 2012.
East of Aldbury, there is a very large and very green area: lots and lots of very lovely woodland (including many bluebells in the warmer months): Aldbury Common and Berkhamsted …