Hertfordshire Museums

Museums in Hertfordshire

Ashwell Village Museum

A fascinating collection covering every aspect of village life, housed in a 16th century timber-framed building.

Baldock Museum

This museum is dedicated to the history of Baldock and its locality.

Bishops Stortford Museum

New museum bringing to life the rich history of the town and its unique links with the history of empire and Africa through the Cecil Rhodes collection

British Schools Museum, Hitchin

A collection of elementary school buildings, including the only surviving example of a monitorial schoolroom in the world. The museum also contains an intriguing collection of Victorian school and home artefacts.

Buntingford Heritage Centre

Provides a regular programme of temporary exhibitions about the history of Buntingford and the surrounding area.

Bushey Museum

The collections tell the story of Bushey with an emphasis on the unique artistic history of the village, including works by the Monro Circle and Sir Hubert von Herkomer RA and his famous school of art.

Cromer Windmill

Hertfordshire's sole surviving post mill, Cromer Windmill dates from 1679/81 and was in use until 1923. After many years of restoration work, the mill is now open to the public.

Dacorum Heritage Trust

The Trust acts as the museum organisation for the Borough of Dacorum and operates a museum store in Berkhamsted. The Trust organises displays drawn from its collections at different venues around Dacorum.

Datchworth Museum

Displays about the history of the village housed in a former blacksmith's shop, which contains the original forge and bellows.

De Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre

Situated on the historic site of Salisbury Hall, the museum has on display 18 types of de Havilland aircraft and sections ranging from DH Moths, modern military and civilian jets and the prototype Mosquito.

Elstree and Boreham Wood Museum

A community project to record the history of the area.

Elstree Film and Television Heritage Group

This museum regularly create displays on the growth of the film and television industry in Elstree and Borehamwood, covering key events in the history of the film and television studios as well as current productions.

First Garden City Heritage Museum

Housed in a building designed by Harry Parker the museum tells the story of the Garden City Movement from it origins to the present day. The Temporary Exhibiition Programme explores the social history of Letchworth Garden City from 1903.

The Forge Museum, Much Hadham

There is a working blacksmith on site and a beautiful Victorian Cottage Garden behind the museum, which was the village forge from 1811 to 1983.

Hertford Museum

Located in a 17th century town house with a recreated Jacobean knot garden. There are extensive century-old collections, mainly local history, as well as temporary exhibitions and resources for schools.

Hitchin Museum and Art Gallery

Displays include a reconstructed Victorian chemist's shop and a costume gallery. The museum has a changing temporary exhibition programme and holds regular events. There is also a garden of medicinal plants.

Knebworth House

This has been the home of the Lytton family since 1490 and successive generations have contributed to the building, décor and contents. It has also been used as a film location, including Wayne Manor in the first Batman film.

Letchworth Museum and Art Gallery

Includes displays on natural history and archaeology, particularly the Iron Age and Roman period. The fine art collection concentrates on local artists and contains many works by William Ratcliffe. There is a regular programme of temporary exhibitions.

Lowewood Museum, Hoddesdon

Displays include artefacts, photographs and pictures relating to the history of the Borough of Broxbourne.

Mill Green Museum

A working 18th century watermill, situated in an attractive riverside setting. The adjoining museum has displays on local history and archaeology.

Museum of St. Albans

The story of historic St. Albans from the departure of the Romans to the present day. There is a special exhibition programme and a wildlife garden.

Museum of Technology, The Great War & WWII

The Museum of Technology covers The Great War and WWII (1850 - 1980).

Potters Bar Museum

The museum tells the story of Potters Bar from prehistory to the 1950s. A new exhibition on an aspect of local history is displayed twice a year.

Redbourn Village Museum

The museum includes displays about the village's history up to the present day.

Royston and District Museum and Art Gallery

The museum includes displays of local history from the Stone Age to the present day. It also exhibits an excellent collection of 20th century ceramics, the Royston Tapestry and work by local artists.

St. Albans Organ Theatre

A permanent working exhibition of mechanical musical instruments. Live performances and demonstrations throughtout the year.

St. Albans South Signal Box

A fantastically restored signal box. Open days to the public - see their website for details.

Scott's Grotto, Ware

An enchanting 18th century grotto built by the Quaker poet John Scott. The Grotto was visited by many famous people of the time, including Dr. Johnson. There is also an octagonal summerhouse on the hill above the grotto.

Shaw's Corner, Ayot St. Lawrence

The home of George Bernard Shaw from 1906 until his death in 1950. The atmospheric rooms remain much as he left them and contain many of his literary and personal effects.

Stevenage Museum

The story of Stevenage and its people. Displays include a Roman coin hoard and a computer challenge about the New Town.

Three Rivers Museum, Rickmansworth

A collection from the Three Rivers District, including archaeology, Second World War memorabilia and local photographs.

Veni Vidi Verulamium, St. Albans

Discover the secrets of Roman Verulamium with Veni Vidi Verulamium. Roman Britains, archaeologists & modern school children take you for a walk in the park, telling stories of daily life in Roman times, the excavations and artefacts in the Museum. Based in Verulamium Park, the tours are available throughout the year.

Verulamium Museum, St. Albans

The museum of everyday life in Roman Britain. Discover the life and times of a major Roman city through award-winning displays of mosaics, room settings, interactives and computer touch-screens.

Natural History Museum, Tring

Once the private collection of Walter Rothschild, the museum holds more than four thousand species of animals in a unique Victorian setting. Part of the Natural History Museum.

Local History Museum, Tring

This museum will be opening during Spring 2010.

Watford Museum

Permanent and temporary exhibitions on Watford's past, including a superb art collection, displays about the local printing and brewing industries and a tribute to the town's football club.

Ware Museum

Permanent displays reflect the history of this famous malting town. There are collections of archaeology and social history, including a rare Roman slave manacle.

Welwyn Roman Baths

Preserved in a steel vault within the A1 motorway embankment, the site displays the remains of a Roman bath-house, part of a villa built 1,700 years ago. There is a small collection of Roman objects found locally.