Why I love historic Berkshire

TV presenter Dan Snow has travelled the world to rediscover historic places, people and events, but he still believes that for really exciting history nobody needs to travel any further than Berkshire

- Bernard Bale

“Think of Berkshire and Windsor immediately springs to mind, but almost every square meter of the county has a tale to tell that brings to life its fascinating past,” said Dan.

In a sense, Dan Snow is a Crusader because he likes nothing better than to arouse an interest in history among people who perhaps had previously thought of it as little more than a boring school lesson. Already Dan has converted many with his television series, books, radio broadcasts, and his History Hit podcast.

Berkshire has provided him with many happy visits and he plans many more in the future.

“I have featured various parts of the county in my television series; it is such an amazing area producing centuries of historical facts,” said Dan. “What I really like is that Berkshire people are so in touch with their history as can be seen by a large number of heritage and history groups within the county. They take a passionate interest and pride in it, whether we are going way back to Roman times and before, or to the more modern links with the 21st century.