Hidden Treasures behind the scenes tour

The North Hertfordshire Museum Service holds extensive collections including social history (things we use in everyday life and work), archaeology, art, costumes and natural history. It is working towards combining two museums into one new site, to tell the story of North Hertfordshire and the people who have lived here from pre-history right up to the turn of the 21st century. Our tours will offer visitors the opportunity to see behind the scenes preparation work on collections at Letchworth Museum.

Date: August 27th, 10 – 10.40am / 2.30 – 3.10pm

Booking details: email letchworth.museum@north-herts.gov.uk / telephone 01462 685647

Special conditions / access information:

Meeting point for both events is the Letchworth Museum front door.

There is a step up to the front door, and steps to the first floor display areas, with no lift. There are two toilets within the building. There are a limited number of seats around the course of the tour.

There is no onsite parking.There is nearby parking 118m/130yds from the main entrance in the Arena Car Park, off Eastcheap, which has 96 parking spaces. It is one level open air parking with a tarmac surface. There is a multi-storey car park 482m/ 528yds from the main entrance called Letchworth Garden Square. It has 113 short stay and 263 long stay parking spaces. For further information on charges and spaces see http://www.north-herts.gov.uk/letchworth_car_parks-4.pdf There is also a car park at Morrison’s supermarket, 130m/ 142yds from the museum. The cost is refundable with a purchase from the supermarket.

Work on collections and displays in the museum requires us to use a lot of the former public spaces, so there is no space for pushchairs etc, and the tours are not recommended for very small children.