Dacorum

Dacorum is a local government district in west Hertfordshire, in the East of England. The borough seat is Hemel Hempstead; other main towns are Berkhamsted and Tring. The district covers lowland and chalk hills where the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty reaches into the area around Ashridge, with the National Trust estate and the Bridgewater Monument on its skyline. The Grand Union Canal runs through Berkhamsted and along parts of the Bulbourne valley, and the West Coast Main Line serves Tring station. Berkhamsted Castle’s Norman motte stands close to the town centre and the Snow Centre at Hemel Hempstead provides an indoor ski slope.

Dacorum includes a mix of suburban neighbourhoods, market towns and farmland. Tring Reservoirs lie to the north of Tring and attract wintering waterfowl; canal towpaths and public footpaths link settlements and open land. The Natural History Museum at Tring houses the Rothschild collection of zoological specimens. Local government is provided by Dacorum Borough Council, based in Hemel Hempstead, and the area is part of the Hertfordshire county administrative area. Transport corridors include the A41 and local rail services into London.