A cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). The cheetah has a top speed of up to 114 kilometres per hour but this can only be maintained for short distances of a few hundred metres. Their main food is mostly gazelles, impalas and other small buck and they can hunt the young of wildebeests and zebra. A cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). The cheetah has a top speed of up to 114 kilometres per hour but this can only be maintained for short distances of a few hundred metres. Their main food is mostly gazelles, impalas and other small buck and they can hunt the young of wildebeests and zebra.

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Welcome to the Natural History Museum at Tring

Discover the fascinating range of animals collected by Lionel Walter Rothschild in our beautiful Victorian Museum. It is home to the world-class research and collections of the Natural History Museum's Bird Group

Entry to the Museum is free!

(A small charge is made for some events)

Opening times
Monday to Saturday10.00-17.00
Sunday14.00-17.00

The Museum is open every day except 24-26 December.

Parking Update
Space in the Museum car park is limited until 4 May due to vital maintenance work. Visitors are encouraged to use the town car parks if necessary. We apologise for any inconvenience.

  • Children visiting gallery
    Visiting

    All you need to organise a visit, including a floor plan, maps and transport advice.

  • Tring - wild, weird, wonderful
    What's on at Tring

    Find out about the changing programme of exhibitions and events.

  • See the stunning, newly refurbished Gallery 6
    Galleries

    Make sure you don’t miss any of the Museum's highlights with our gallery guide.

  • Zebra-drawn carriage driven by Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild
    History

    Find out more about the unusual life of Walter Rothschild and the history of the collections.

  • Carausius morosus, Indian stick insect
    Education

    Museum workshops, activity sheets, self-guided tours and planning a school visit.

  • Research and curation
    Research and curation

    Learn more about the work of the Natural History Museum's Bird Group, which is based at Tring.

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    About us

    Find out more about how the Museum is governed, the range of work it carries out and the contact details.

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What's on

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Animal Record Breakers
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Contact us

Natural History Museum at Tring
The Walter Rothschild building
Akeman Street
Tring
Hertfordshire
HP23 6AP
Tel +44 (0)20 7942 6171

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Event highlights

spring chickens

Spring is here so we've got plenty of events to celebrate the season and the great outdoors. Kids can finger paint spring chickens or make a house mouse, while families can take part in bug counting and pond dipping.

And don't miss our latest temporary exhibition Animal Record-Breakers. 

Exhibitions and events

Gallery announcements

Galleries 5 and 6 will be closed for maintenance from Monday 14 to Friday 18 May. 

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Discover the galleries at Tring