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Hertford Museum

Hertford Museum is a local museum in Hertford, Hertfordshire. Close by, Hertford Castle Gate House is 300 m away, one of 40 within 15 km. It is written up in 2 Wikipedias.

Photo: Hertford Museum, Caitlin from Hertfordshire, UK (CC BY 2.0)

Where

In Hertford

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Museum in Hertford

Inside Hertford

Hertford Museum is inside Hertford’s built-up area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The best months to visit

If warmth matters, go May to September: Hertford reaches 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°62 mm

Feb8° / 2°48 mm

Mar11° / 3°40 mm

Apr14° / 5°44 mm

May18° / 7°47 mm

Jun21° / 10°52 mm

Jul23° / 13°50 mm

Aug23° / 12°61 mm

Sep20° / 10°50 mm

Oct15° / 8°72 mm

Nov11° / 4°67 mm

Dec8° / 2°63 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Hertford, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Hertford. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Hertford’s full climate →

About

Hertford Museum

Local museum in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

In Hertford, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Hertford
Official site: hertfordmuseum.org

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Address and hours

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Hertford Museum at a glance

Orange marks Hertford Museum, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Towns around Hertford Museum, by distance

In size, Hoddesdon comes first of the 8, with 40,615 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Hertford

28,807 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 2.4 km northeast of it

Ware

19,631 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 2.4 km southeast of it

Hertford Heath

2,830 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 3.7 km east of it

Great Amwell

1,017 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Hertford Museum is	People	Places to visit
Hertford	It’s in town	28,807	11
Ware	2.4 km northeast of it	19,631	8
Hertford Heath	2.4 km southeast of it	2,830	11
Great Amwell	3.7 km east of it	1,017	9
Hoddesdon	4.3 km southeast of it	40,615	13
Thundridge and Wadesmill	4.5 km northeast of it	720	6
Little Berkhamsted	4.8 km southwest of it	265	5
Stanstead Abbotts	5 km east of it	3,754	6

Make a day of it

Other places close by

Choose from 40 places within 15 km, such as 4 historic houses, a castle and a zoo.

CastleHertford Castle Gate House300 m away 2

Historic houseHatfield House9.9 km away 3

Historic houseKnebworth House13 km away 4

ZooHertfordshire Zoo6.3 km away 5

Historic houseBrocket Hall11 km away 6

Art galleryHenry Moore Foundation12 km away 7

Historic houseFanhams Hall5.4 km away 8

Museum · National TrustShaw's Corner14 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Know before you visit Hertford Museum

Where is Hertford Museum?

Hertford Museum is in Hertford, Hertfordshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Hertford Museum?

Local museum in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Hertford Museum?

May to September are the warmest months in Hertford, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Hertford Museum?

Within 15 km: Hertford Castle Gate House (300 m), Hatfield House (9.9 km), Knebworth House (13 km) and Hertfordshire Zoo (6.3 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Hertford Museum: Caitlin from Hertfordshire, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hertford Castle Gate House: Caitlin from Hertfordshire, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hatfield House: Allan Engelhardt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Knebworth House: Heron2 (Heron on en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hertfordshire Zoo: William Warby from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brocket Hall: Self, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Henry Moore Foundation: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fanhams Hall: Darren Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Shaw's Corner: PaulSkin from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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