St Peter's Parish News
Sunday 8 March 2026
Ashridge Estate public event
The National Trust have a project under way to make changes to visitor access at the Ashridge Estate. As new housing developments spring up around the local area, they forecast a major increase in visitor numbers. This will lead to damage to the landscape though soil erosion and overcrowding at the parking near the Bridgewater Monument. The NT plan to ease pressure on certain popular areas by encouraging visitors to spread over a wider area, and they are proposing to replace the current parking with new visitor “hubs” around the edge of the estate. For Berkhamsted, this will involve turning part of Northchurch Common into a car park and building a new visitors’ centre.
They are holding a public engagement event at Berkhamsted Civic Centre 10am-4pm, where you can see their plans and share your views with the NT team. You can find out more about the Ashridge Estate “Protecting Our Roots” scheme on the NT website:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk 
