Museums & places of interest

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Enjoy a day out exploring the spacious grounds and estate... Read more

Baldock museum charts the changing fortunes of the modern market town, founded by the Knights Templar around 1148, on the site of an earlier Iron Age and Roman town. The museum also has changing displays exploring particular features of the town's history.
Open: Fridays 11am - 3pm
Saturdays 11am - 3pm
Sundays 2pm - 4pm
We are closed during Christmastide

It is over 200 years since the first "Monitorial School" in Hertfordshire opened in Dead Street, but which now has the more cheerful name of Queen Street. The furnished classrooms are open to the public and equipped to show the history of elementary education from pre-Victorian times to the late 1960s. Here young and old can enjoy going back to school, to a place where "Learning Comes to Life".

Cadbury World is located in the grounds of the original Cadbury factory, Discover the history, the making and the magic of Cadbury confectionery as you journey through our chocolatey zones. From learning how chocolate is made to playing in chocolate rain . You'll discover the origins of the cocoa bean amidst trees and waterfalls in the Aztec Jungle, before jumping on board the magical Cadabra ride and visiting the 4D Chocolate Adventure zone.

Open Air Museum is a 43-acre site with woodland walks, a traditional farm, and 37 rescued historic buildings. There are special events and activities most weekends, including Vikings, Gladiators and Medieval Knights. Visitors can enjoy lunch or a cream tea in our Furniture Factory Tea Room or a picnic on the Village Green. A good value season ticket is available. Closed over winter.

Park & woodland 29th March 2021.
Park & gardens open from 3rd April 2021.

As well as Hatfield House itself, enjoy the manicured garden, extensive park and woodland walks, 9 unique shops and busy restaurant. The House & Gardens, are closed during the winter.

Hitchin Market is one of the largest outdoor markets in the region set by the river at the heart of our beautiful town. Featuring over a 150 covered stalls we are open every Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

There are specialist market days throughout the year, including a weekly Antiques Markets every Friday and Craft & Farmers once a month.

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IWM Duxford tells the story of the impact of aviation on the nature of war, on people's lives and the history of our region. Eight distinctive exhibition halls, historic buildings and state-of-the-art exhibitions, are filled with extraordinary collections taking you on an unforgettable journey through the times of war and peace.

Jordans Mill is based just off the A1 in Broom, near Biggleswade, boasting a Riverside Café, Mill Gardens, Mill Shop and 150-year- old flour mill
which sits by the River Ivel.

Visit this lovingly restored Victorian watermill to gain a fascinating insight into the heritage of flour milling in Britain and the unique story of the
Jordan family. The Mill is open for tours... Read more

Our 250 acres offer a quiet refuge for country picnics and dog walking (visitors are asked to use leads in the park and not to take pets into the gardens). You might catch a glimpse of Red and Sika deer. Children can run loose at the Adventure Playground, search for Geoffrey the Gorilla, hiding at the centre of the Victorian Maze, and enjoy a dinosaur safari with 72 pre-historic creatures grazing amongst the redwoods. Closed during the winter.