This list of museums in Herefordshire

Herefordshire

Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...

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Name	Image	Town/City	Type	Summary
Berrington Hall Berrington Hall Berrington Hall is a country house located near Leominster, Herefordshire, England.It is a neoclassical country house building which was designed by Henry Holland in 1778-81 for Thomas Harley. It has a somewhat austere exterior , but the interiors are subtle and delicate...		Leominster Leominster Leominster is a market town in Herefordshire, England, located approximately north of the city of Hereford and south of Ludlow, at...	Historic house	Operated by the National Trust National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland... , late 18th century country house with period furniture, below stairs rooms, grounds, gardens
Brockhampton Estate Brockhampton Estate The Brockhampton Estate is a farmed estate in Herefordshire, England, which is owned by the National Trust.The Brockhampton Estate is located near the village of Bromyard....		Bromyard Bromyard Bromyard is a town in northeast Herefordshire, England with a population of approximately 4,000. It lies near to the county border with Worcestershire on the A44 between Leominster and Worcester. Bromyard has a number of traditional half-timbered pubs and some buildings dating back to Norman times...	Historic house	Operated by the National Trust National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland... , medieval manor house, woods, parkland
Bromyard & District Local History Centre		Bromyard Bromyard Bromyard is a town in northeast Herefordshire, England with a population of approximately 4,000. It lies near to the county border with Worcestershire on the A44 between Leominster and Worcester. Bromyard has a number of traditional half-timbered pubs and some buildings dating back to Norman times...	Local	website, local history
Butchers Row House Museum		Ledbury Ledbury Ledbury is a town in Herefordshire, England, lying east of Hereford, and south of the Malvern Hills.Today, Ledbury is a thriving market town in rural England. The town has a large number of timber framed buildings, in particular along Church Lane and High Street. One of Ledbury's most outstanding...	History	website, information, Victorian life
Cider Museum Hereford		Hereford Hereford Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, southwest of Worcester, and northwest of Gloucester...	Food	website, former cider making factory, equipment and history of cider making
Coningsby Medieval Museum		Hereford Hereford Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, southwest of Worcester, and northwest of Gloucester...	Religious	information, site of the Blackfriars Monastery, which was a Dominican Dominican Order The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...  monastery Monastery Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...  home of crusaders Crusaders The Crusaders are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Christchurch that competes in the Super Rugby competition. They are the most successful team in Super Rugby history with seven titles...  of the Order of St. John and an ex-serviceman's hospital
Croft Castle Croft Castle Croft Castle is a manor house and associated buildings near the village of Yarpole in Herefordshire, England some to the north-west of Leominster .-11th century origin:...		Yarpole Yarpole Yarpole is a small village in rural north Herefordshire, England located between Leominster and Ludlow, Shropshire.St Leonard's church chancel was restored by Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1864....	Historic house	Operated by the National Trust National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland... , stone manor house dating back to the 11th century, Georgian interiors, woodland trails, walled garden
Eastnor Castle Eastnor Castle Eastnor Castle is a 19th century mock castle, two miles from the town of Ledbury in Herefordshire, England, by the village of Eastnor. It was founded by John Cocks, 1st Earl Somers as his stately home and continues to be inhabited by his descendents. Currently in residence is the family of...		Ledbury Ledbury Ledbury is a town in Herefordshire, England, lying east of Hereford, and south of the Malvern Hills.Today, Ledbury is a thriving market town in rural England. The town has a large number of timber framed buildings, in particular along Church Lane and High Street. One of Ledbury's most outstanding...	Historic house	19th century mock castle with fine art and furnishings, gardens, maze, woodland trails
Hampton Court, Herefordshire Hampton Court, Herefordshire Hampton Court is a castellated country house in the English county of Herefordshire. The house is located in the village of Hope under Dinmore, near Leominster.- History :...		Hope under Dinmore Hope under Dinmore Hope under Dinmore is a village in Herefordshire, England, on the A49 road, about 4 miles south of Leominster and 9 miles north of Hereford. The Newport-to-Shrewsbury railway line tunnels under Dinmore through the split-level 1,051-yard long Dinmore Tunnel....	Historic house	Castle country house and gardens
Hellens Hellens Hellens Manor, also known as Hellens House or simply Hellens and located in the village of Much Marcle in Herefordshire is one of the oldest dwellings in England, currently primarily composed of Tudor style architecture, but some elements may be far older.-History:The manor was granted to the de...		Much Marcle	Historic house	Tudor style house
Hereford Museum & Art Gallery		Hereford Hereford Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, southwest of Worcester, and northwest of Gloucester...	Multiple	Local history, art, decorative arts
Herefordshire Light Infantry Museum		Hereford Hereford Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, southwest of Worcester, and northwest of Gloucester...	Military	information, information, open by appointment
Kington Museum		Kington Kington, Herefordshire Kington is a market town and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,597.-Location:Kington is near the Wales-England border and, despite being on the western side of Offa's Dyke, has been English for over a thousand years. The town is in the...	Local	website, local history
Ledbury Heritage Centre		Ledbury Ledbury Ledbury is a town in Herefordshire, England, lying east of Hereford, and south of the Malvern Hills.Today, Ledbury is a thriving market town in rural England. The town has a large number of timber framed buildings, in particular along Church Lane and High Street. One of Ledbury's most outstanding...	Local	website, local history
Leominster Folk Museum		Leominster Leominster Leominster is a market town in Herefordshire, England, located approximately north of the city of Hereford and south of Ludlow, at...	Local	information, local history
Mappa Mund & Chained Library		Hereford Hereford Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, southwest of Worcester, and northwest of Gloucester...	History	Medieval map of the world and library, located at Hereford Cathedral Hereford Cathedral The current Hereford Cathedral, located at Hereford in England, dates from 1079. Its most famous treasure is Mappa Mundi, a mediæval map of the world dating from the 13th century. The cathedral is a Grade I listed building.-Origins:...
Market House Heritage Centre		Ross-on-Wye Ross-on-Wye Ross-on-Wye is a small market town with a population of 10,089 in southeastern Herefordshire, England, located on the River Wye, and on the northern edge of the Forest of Dean.-History:...	Local	website, local history
Mortimer's Cross Water Mill Mortimer's Cross Water Mill Mortimer's Cross Water Mill is an 18th century watermill located on the River Lugg, northwest of Leominster, Herefordshire, England. It is owned by English Heritage and is in partial working order.-External links:* *...		Leominster Leominster Leominster is a market town in Herefordshire, England, located approximately north of the city of Hereford and south of Ludlow, at...	Mill	Restored water mill
Nazeing Glass Museum of 20th Century British Domestic Glass		Broxbourne Broxbourne Broxbourne is a commuter town in the Broxbourne borough of Hertfordshire in the East of England with a population of 13,298 in 2001.It is located 17.1 miles north north-east of Charing Cross in London and about a mile north of Wormley and south of Hoddesdon...	Art	website, works and history of Nazeing Glass Works and other British glass manufacturers in the 20th century
Old House, Hereford		Hereford Hereford Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, southwest of Worcester, and northwest of Gloucester...	Historic house	17th century Jacobean period house
Time Machine Museum		Bromyard Bromyard Bromyard is a town in northeast Herefordshire, England with a population of approximately 4,000. It lies near to the county border with Worcestershire on the A44 between Leominster and Worcester. Bromyard has a number of traditional half-timbered pubs and some buildings dating back to Norman times...	Media	website, exhibition of Doctor Who Doctor Who Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior... series props, monsters and costumes, also from Star Wars Star Wars Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year... , puppets from Gerry Anderson Gerry Anderson Gerry Anderson MBE is a British publisher, producer, director and writer, famous for his futuristic television programmes, particularly those involving specially modified marionettes, a process called "Supermarionation"....  television shows including Thunderbirds Thunderbirds (TV series) Thunderbirds is a British mid-1960s science fiction television show devised by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and made by AP Films using a form of marionette puppetry dubbed "Supermarionation"... , Stingray Stingray (TV series) Stingray is a children's marionette television show, created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and produced by AP Films for ATV and ITC Entertainment from 1964–65. Its 39 half-hour episodes were originally screened on ITV in the UK and in syndication in the USA. The scriptwriters included Gerry and...  and Captain Scarlet Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, often referred to as Captain Scarlet, is a 1960s British science-fiction television series produced by the Century 21 Productions company of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, John Read and Reg Hill... , teddy bears
Violette Szabo Museum		Wormelow Tump Wormelow Tump Wormelow Tump is a village in Herefordshire, England, south of Hereford and north west of Ross-on-Wye.The tump itself was a mound which local tradition holds was the burial place of King Arthur's son Amr . The tump was flattened to widen the road in 1896.Wormelow gave its name to a hundred...	Biographical	website, life of World War II secret agent Violette Szabo Violette Szabo Violette Reine Elizabeth Bushell Szabo, GC, was a Second World War French-British secret agent.-Early life and marriage:...
Waterworks Museum (Hereford)		Hereford Hereford Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, southwest of Worcester, and northwest of Gloucester...	Industry	website, Victorian water pumping station with steam engines, history of drinking water
Weobley Museum		Weobley Weobley Weobley is a black and white village in Herefordshire, England.The name possibly derives from 'Wibba's Ley', a ley being a woodland glade and Wibba being a local Saxon landowner...	Local	information, information, local history