Museums in Hertfordshire, England

Working museum of the four generations of Page blacksmiths who operated the forge from 1811 until 1983. Garden is dedicated to the culture of such plants as would have been grown in the 19th century, and houses an unusual bee shelter.
High Street, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, England, SG10 6BS

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: Closed until late 2008 for expansion and redevelopment.
Phone: 01279 843 301
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OS Grid TL427 192
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Early 17th century townhouse with 18th century facade houses a local history museum. Recreated Jacobean knot garden.
18, Bull Plain, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, SG14 1DT

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: Closed for refurbishment.
Website: Hertford Museum
Phone: 01992 582 686
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OS Grid TL326126
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The extensive zoological collection of Lord Rothschild was opened to the public in 1892, and is now administered by the Natural History Museum. Over 4000 species may be seen, from around the world, in a seies of 6 galleries. "Bizarre, rare and beautiful"!
Akeman Street, Tring, Hertfordshire, England, HP23 6AP

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: quarter mile S of the High Street
Website: Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum
Phone: 020 7942 6171
Fax: 020 7942 6150
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OS Grid SP925 112
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