Your visit

At the First Garden City Heritage Museum there is something for everyone.

Come and see our displays on the Garden City Movement
This fascinating story tells of Ebenezer Howard’s ideas to help people living in slum conditions and farmers unable to support their families, live in a place where they could benefit from the heath of the country and comforts of the town to form a Garden City. Howard’s philosophies have since been replicated all over the world. 

Look around a unique 1907 architect’s office
Visit the former drawing office of Letchworth town planner, Barry Parker, filled with hand-made ‘Arts & Crafts’ furniture and paintings. 

Explore our special exhibitions
Come and discover Letchworth Garden City’s rich social history through our special exhibition programme. To view forthcoming exhibitions and see past exhibitions, recreated online, click here.

Enjoy our events
We regularly hold events ranging from Fun Days for the kids to Open Evenings for adults. You can check out all our forthcoming events by clicking here. 

Access
The museum has an induction loop system for visitors with hearing difficulties, and large print copies of all text. There is seating provided throughout the museum. We are happy to accommodate visitors in wheelchairs - please contact us before your visit. Guide dogs are welcome at the museum. Please note we have no accessible toilets. The nearest accessible toilets are located at Morrisons supermarket, on Broadway. We have no formal visitor parking on-site but we are happy to make a space available on the driveway for people with mobility issues- please telephone ahead to book a space (01462 482710). The driveway is roughly 2.8m wide.  Alternatively there are nearby public car parks with larger spaces. Please click here to find a nearby car park.

Please find our downloadable 'Access Guide to the First Garden City Heritage Museum' (pdf) below.

At your request…
We offer a range of talks and tours of Letchworth Garden City. For more information browse the menu on the left. If you have any questions on our services, please get in touch.

Open Monday to Saturday 10am - 5pm

Closed Sundays & Bank Holidays (except for special events)

Admission FREE