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
20th June 1726
The first meeting of the Birmingham to Stratford upon Avon Turnpike Trust was held at the Swan Inn, Birmingham on 20th June 1726. This road which passes through Henley was described as 'ruinous and bad', so a Turnpike trust was formed to look after it. At the peak of the great coaching age seven coaches passed through Henley each day. The Turnpike Trust folded in 1872 and Henley's tollhouse was taken down in 1894 in order to make a more convenient approach to the newly built railway station.
(Milestone at Milestone cottage, 185 High Street)
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Monday 28 April 2025
80th Anniversary of VE Day
The Heritage Centre will be open all day (10am – 4pm) on Thursday 8th May.
We have a special display on Second World War recollections from Henley residents that was first created in 1995 for the 50th Anniversary of VE Day as well as our permanent wartime display.
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