Welcome to Henley‑in‑Arden
Museum & Heritage Centre.

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Henley-in-Arden Museum and Heritage Centre

The Centre

Located in the main High Street of this historic market town, the Heritage Centre is a museum of the town’s history from the Norman Conquest to the present day.

The Museum & Heritage Centre at Henley-in-Arden, near Stratford-upon-Avon, England is a unique facility made possible by the generosity of a former Lord of the Manor of Henley-in-Arden, Joseph Alexander Hardy of Pennsylvania and inaugurated by his daughter, Robin Hardy Freed, in November 1996.

Please take a look round our site. We look forward to welcoming you on a visit to the Centre very soon.

This Week in History

10th February 1227

Peter de Montfort Lord of the Manor obtained a Market Charter for the Manor of Beaudesert from King Henry III on 10th February 1227. It allowed a Monday market and a yearly fair at the feast of St Giles which was almost exactly the same as the Charter he was granted for the Manor of Henley on 3rd July 1221.

(Calendar of Charter Rolls, C 53/18)

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Wednesday 27 November 2024

Urgent Repairs

We are now closed to the public for the winter (except booked groups) however work to get us ready for next year goes on

We are grateful to Arden Valley Roofing for repairing the area around a chimney to prevent further water damage into our building.

We also thank E H Smith Charitable Trust for providing funds to help cover some of the cost for this urgent repair.

The Centre is closed for the Winter.
We will reopen in April 2025.

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