Friends of Berkeley Castle Summer Party
On Sunday 17th August 40 Friends of Berkeley
Castle & their guests enjoyed the annual Friends’ Garden Party hosted by
Charles & Daisy Berkeley. The refreshments were of the usual high standard,
and this year we had the pleasure of a sunny evening in the shelter of the keep
garden.
Dr Stuart Prior, of Bristol University, and his wife Catherine
were our guests. This year Stuart has made some
fascinating discoveries in one of the outer keep walls which provide compelling
evidence that the castle keep used to be much larger than the structure that we
see today. Stuart led a number of intrepid Friends to the top of the keep wall
to see this architectural evidence - as well as to enjoy the spectacular views
of the surrounding countryside.
Come and join us next year!