The Natural History Museum at Tring is now open and we can't wait to see you again.
Tuesday-Sunday and bank holidays
10.30-16.30
Closed 24-26 December
Last updated 2 June
Tickets
All visitors must book a free ticket in advance online for guaranteed entry. Government guidance around indoor visits (the rule of six) applies at the Museum.
To help keep everyone safe, a timed entry system is in place. Only a limited number of people are allowed in our galleries.
There are three time slots available: 10.30-12.00, 13.00-14.30 and 15.00-16.30. The Museum is closed between time slots for cleaning.
Please only book if you're able to attend, or let us know if you can no longer make it, so that we can make the tickets available to other visitors.
Tickets are currently available for visits up to 5 September.
Walk-up tickets
Subject to capacity on the day, we may have a limited number of walk-up tickets available. We cannot guarantee entry to the Museum without a pre-booked ticket.
Plan your visit
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Safety information
The safety of our visitors and staff is our priority. Here's what we're doing to help keep everyone safe, and what you can do to help.
Face coverings
Face coverings must be worn inside the Museum. Read our full list of exemptions.
Cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue. If no tissue is available, use your elbow. Face coverings are provided to staff.
Social distancing
Please respect social distancing throughout the Museum. Some smaller spaces within the galleries will require you to wait for other visitors.
Hand sanitiser stations
Hand sanitiser is available at the entrance and exit to the Museum.
Cleaning
Our facilities will be cleaned regularly by staff.
Contactless payments
Pay with contactless if possible, although cash will still be accepted.
Feeling unwell?
Please do not visit the Museum if you're feeling unwell or have a temperature, consistent cough or loss of taste.
- Government guidance around indoor visits (the rule of six) applies at the Museum.
- In line with updated government advice, all visitors over the age of 16 will be asked to scan the NHS QR code or provide their name and contact details on arrival at the Museum. Smartphone users can download the NHS COVID-19 app before arriving at the Museum.
- All touch interactives have been removed from the galleries.
- For information about cloakrooms, toilets and lifts, visit Facilities and access at Tring.
- We may need to share your information with the NHS Test and Trace service if someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 lists the Museum as a place they recently visited. Read our privacy notice to find out how your information is shared and stored. If you do not want your contact details passed on to the NHS Test and Trace service, you can opt out by contacting us. Please note that your contact details will still be collected when you book your ticket so that we can provide important safety information about your visit.
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Getting here
Entrances
The entrance to the Museum is on Akeman Street.
Transportation
By road
Tring is on the A41, 48 kilometres (30 miles) north-west of London. From the M25, exit at Junction 20.
Parking
There is free car parking in Dawes Park. It has 50 spaces, with three for Blue Badge holders and two parent-and-toddler spaces.
There is free car parking near Hastoe Lane. It has 40 spaces, with four for Blue Badge holders.
The Akeman Street car park is currently closed due to major building works. Two Blue Badge holder spaces are still available.
Alternative car parks are available off the high street. The car parks managed by Dacorum Borough Council are free for the first hour with a small charge thereafter.
By train
There are regular train services to Tring station. The station is about three kilometres (two miles) from the Museum and can be reached by bus or taxi.
You can check train times using the National Rail journey planner, and find local transport information on the Tring Town Council website. Follow Network Rail's Coronavirus safe travel advice.
By bus
Buses run from most of the towns in the area. Plan your bus journey on the Hertfordshire Travel Information website or call Traveline on +44 (0)870 608 2608.
Coach parking
There are two coach parking spaces in the overflow car park off Hastoe Lane.
Animal Mummies: What's Inside
Our free family exhibition explores the animal mummies given as gifts to the ancient Egyptian gods and how modern technology allows Museum scientists to study them.
18 May - 17 October
Schools
Inspire your students to ponder their place within the natural world and explore the variety of life.
Our hands-on workshops and gallery activities are closely tied to the National Curriculum.
Learning Volunteer Programme
Discover more about the natural world by interacting with visitors in the Museum's specimen-rich galleries.
You will use real specimens in our handling collection, from animal skulls to insects, to share your knowledge with school groups and the public through hands-on interactions.
Filming
Choose the Museum at Tring as the backdrop for your next film project or photography shoot.
It houses an extensive collection of mounted specimens and the wide variety of mammal, fish and bird specimens, together with the Victorian architecture, make Tring a unique location for shoots.
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