History
The Berkeley Hunt's establishment is said to have been, in its (18th century) day, one of the largest and most important the world has ever known.
Hounds have been kept at Berkeley since the 12th century, at first to hunt the stag and the buck, and since the 18th century, to hunt the fox.
The Berkeley family still own the Berkeley's hounds and the kennels.
Fox hunting in its traditional form has been unlawful in the UK since February 2005.
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