Royal Berkshire Archives

10/06/2026

This month's highlight looks at how Walter Vernon Rivers and his friends made use of a bank holiday in 1893 by going on a cycling holiday through the south west. Read about their journey here: https://bit.ly/437Nk01 🚲

09/06/2026

Exciting news, the new BFHS research centre opens on Monday 15th June!

Discover our new Family Research Centre, offering free access to major genealogy databases, expert research assistance, and extensive local archives.

09/06/2026

Do you want the house [archives] tour? Come behind the scenes with us this 🏠

Interested in visiting us? We are open from 09:00-17:00 Tuesday to Thursday, and 09:00-16:30 on Fridays. We are also open late one Thursday evening a month, where we open from 9am-9pm.

08/06/2026

Happy Best Friends Day to our very best friend Godric 🥰 ✨

*it's technically 48 pictures but it's close

05/06/2026

It's giving main character energy 💅

04/06/2026

Happy National Cheese Day to all who celebrate! 🧀 We're marking the occasion with these brie-lliant cheese labels created by the Berkshire Printing Company, we think they're grate. 😆

04/06/2026

It's Windsor's turn for a step back in time! Have you visited this street before? 🤔

03/06/2026

It's National Volunteers Week and we want to say a big thank you to all our volunteers past and present. You've helped us list collections, complete catalogues, compile indexes, clean maps, and much more! Thank you for all your help and support, we couldn't have done it without you. 🫶

02/06/2026

How we love our archive of many colours!

01/06/2026

A reminder that this Thursday (4 June) is the last time you can see our current exhibition, Fallen, at a late opening! We will be open until 9pm, so if you've been meaning to catch it and can't come during normal opening hours, now's the chance!