The Centre
Located in the main High Street of this historic market town, the Heritage Centre is a museum of the town’s history from the Norman Conquest to the present day.
The Museum & Heritage Centre at Henley-in-Arden, near Stratford-upon-Avon, England is a unique facility made possible by the generosity of a former Lord of the Manor of Henley-in-Arden, Joseph Alexander Hardy of Pennsylvania and inaugurated by his daughter, Robin Hardy Freed, in November 1996.
Please take a look round our site. We look forward to welcoming you on a visit to the Centre very soon.
This Week in History
10th April 1513
On 10th April 1513 Charles Brandon was appointed steward of the manors of Henley, Tanworth & Warwick and master of the hunt in the parks of Henley. Henley had two deer parks created in the 13th Century: The Little Park which surrounded the Castle and the Great Park which lay to the North of the town. Parks were created to keep deer and other animals within the lord's lands for hunting. Both parks were sold off in 1682 for £4357 10s and a detailed map of Henley Park (Little Park) survives from 1695.
(Aerial view of the Mount and the fishpond earthworks c.1950)
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Saturday 21 March 2026
The Heritage Centre is getting ready to re-open for the season on Tuesday 31st March
This year it is the Bicentennial of the opening of the Stratford Moreton Tramway.
The Heritage Centre will be taking part in a collaborative celebration of the Stratford Moreton Tramway by renewing our display of William James - the Railway Pioneer.
Other organisations that will be celebrating this event are the Stratford Society, Museum of Stratford upon Avon & Shipston on Stour History Society at Shipston Museum.
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