What to do and see in Hertfordshire, England: The Best Museums

Welcome to Gallery 1066, an art gallery nestled in the town of Baldock, Hertfordshire. Situated down a cobbledmews in the picturesque town of Baldock,Gallery 1066 is fast becoming one of the UK’s most innovative art venues. Our cutting edge, relaxed space houses fabulous works to suit every taste offering an affordable investment to admire and enjoy for a lifetime. Our team is on hand to guide you through an array of collectable signed limited editions, originals, sculptures and gift sets. We offer art to fall in love with - see it love it own it!

Hertford Arts Hub is a new, high quality, public art gallery in Hertford’s Culture Quarter. It is planned to house a permanent collection of the works of an international artist, Alan Davie, who lived and worked in Hertford for 50 years and is collected by The Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice; National Galleries Scotland, Edinburgh; The Museum of Modern Art, New York and Tate, London.

Welcome to Norton Way Gallery. We are contemporary, traditional, bijou and select. Established in 2007, we represent over forty artists from across the region, UK and Europe. Exclusively original, our collection includes oils, watercolours, etchings, linocuts, bronze, glass and ceramics. From the internationally acclaimed to emerging talent, we offer enduring works of quality and integrity.

The UK’s oldest aviation museum dedicated to the preservation of the de Havilland aviation heritage. We are currently closed due to the pandemic. We plan to re-open on the 18th May 2021 government guidelines allowing.

Award-winning fully-accessible volunteer-run Bushey Museum and Art Gallery, in Rudolph Road, Bushey, WD23 3HW features local history and art. Bushey's art heritage covers over 200 years and continues today. Two permanent art galleries are devoted to Hubert von Herkomer and Lucy Kemp-Welch. Three galleries show changing displays, currently Recent Arrivals: Additions to Bushey Museum's Collection; 20/20 Vision: artworks, costume and oral history from the Museum's collection from 1820, 1920 and 2020; Before the Railway Came to Bushey: interesting buildings built before 1840. Local History Galleries feature aspects of life in Bushey from Stone Age to local hospitals, police, schools and businesses, to the life of the community during and after the World War. Bushey is 20 mins by rail from Euston, underground to Stanmore, 5 mins from bus routes, car park to rear. Free entry, open Thurs - Sun, 11am-4pm, children welcome!

We depict the history of fire-fighting through the ages, with particular emphasis on Hertfordshire. We have two nineteenth-century hand manual fire appliances, a 1896 Shand-Mason horse-drawn steam-powered fire engine, a 1937 Leyland fire appliance which was based at St Albans and a 1942 Dennis trailer pump used during the Second World War. We have uniforms that can be tried on and equipment that can be handled. There is also a large photographic display and resource library. Entry is free, donations welcome as the museum in voluntarily run by ex-fire service officers. Our Open Days are on one Saturday per month (1pm to 4pm), from April to September, dates on Watford Museum website. Please be aware that we are based on an operational fire station with very limited parking.

Mill Green Museum and Mill, in the tiny village of Mill Green between Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield, is a little gem with loads to offer for a fun day out. You can explore the fascinating 300 year old water mill, restored to full working order. Visit the local history museum in the old mill house, bring a picnic or have a tasty cream tea on summer Sunday afternoons, from Easter to September. We are open all year round, Tuesday-Sunday plus bank holidays. We warmly welcome families and groups. There's always something new to see as we change exhibitions regularly. Every school holiday there's lots of things for children to do. We also have a lively events and activities programme.

Sculptor Henry Moore's former home and studios. Henry Moore Studios & Gardens (Henry Moore Foundation) is now an art gallery & sculpture park showing the artist's iconic work. Moore's former family home & sculpture studios are also open to visitors. Opening is seasonal. Henry Moore Studios & Gardens will be open from 30 March to 28 October 2018.