Hertford Castle Heritage Day

As part of the national Heritage Open Days weekend, Hertford Town Council hosts its annual Heritage Day on Sunday 8th September at Hertford Castle.

Castle Grounds:

From 12-4pm, take a step back in time and experience the beautiful Castle lawn transformed to include a small settlement of interactive medieval encampments. Visitors will also be able enjoy a full programme of entertainment including fire breathing, storytelling and Viking re-enactment battle scenes. Plus, wield a bow and arrow in the archery workshop, take part in Viking games, participate in the re-enactment of the Castle's history and discover the history within the Castle, which will be open for visitors to explore. 

Heritage Day Programme

Vintage Buses: 

Travel back in time on vintage buses which will be returning to Hertford and will be passing the Heritage day celebrations at the Castle. Buses that where built during the late 1940s and early 1950s will be providing free rides in and around Hertford. Trips to Welwyn Garden City, Stevenage and Knebworth are just some of the locations which are around one hour long. Shorter trips of around 15 minutes are available from Old London Road in Hertford. Buses will run from 11am until 5pm, boarding and alighting at Old London Road and The Wash (outside BEAM and Hertford Town and Tourist Information Centre). For full details purchase a programme in advance from the Hertford Town and Tourist Information Centre.

Event Sponsors

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Event Information 

Location 

Hertford Castle, Castle Street, SG14 1HR 

Entry information 

The event is FREE of charge to attend, you are however welcome to donate to the Mayor of Hertford’s Charity Appeal Fund, which this year is supporting Hertford and District Guides & Citizens Advice East Herts.

The Castle grounds can be accessed by foot at any of the following pedestrian gates: Castle Street, St Andrew Street Car Park, Main Castle Gate off The Wash or through the Moat Garden on Castle Street.

Travelling to the Event

Hertford Town Council declared a Climate Emergency in July 2023 and has committed to taking action to protect human health and our natural world to the maximum extent its powers allow. We therefore encourage people to come to our events by public or active transport. The two Hertford railway stations, Hertford North and Hertford East, are a short walk from the Castle, and bus services are available to the Wash and Hertford bus station. Please visit National Rail for live train times and Intalink for bus routes.

Parking

Unfortunately, there is no public parking at Hertford Castle (including disabled) but there are a number of car parks close to the Castle. Please click here for more information and map. 

Amenities 

Toilets are located to the side of the main lawn on the footpath by the Ashley Webb Shelter. 

Disabled toilets & baby changing facilities are available inside the castle, please speak to a volunteer for access. 

First aid will be provided by St John's Ambulance and will be located on the main lawn.

Dogs are welcome, however they must be kept on a lead at all times and we kindly ask that dog waste is picked up and put in the bins provided.