Attractive, lived-in castle with a very grim history -- Edward II got impaled here, and they still show off the dungeon it happened in; the castle is intact, except for a large gap in the inner ward wall that Cromwell (who destroyed most of the old private baronial castles in England) had done as a penalty as opposed to total 'slighting', and which gave them a nice view of the sunset over the Severn -- an insider deal, since the Berkeleys have a history of betrayal that goes back a long time and they made some sort of arrangement -- sue me if that's libel!

The architect (a good one) came up with the 'Berkeley Arch', a very attractive variation of the Ogee, a kind of triangular arrangement (it has been imitated on college campuses). The living quarters, great hall, etc. are a very fine survival from the period, not much changed except for some Victiorian improvements.