Hertford Museum is based within a town house dating from around 1610 in the heart of the town. The museum has been open to the public for around a 100 years and was started by the Andrews brothers. The museum houses over 50,000 objects from the local area in its collection including items from the Hertfordshire Regiment. There is an active diary of temporary exhibitions and activity workshops. Stop for tea and cake in the Jacobean knot garden of box hedges and lavender.