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
23rd April
St. George's Day is traditionally celebrated on 23rd April. Despite having Roman or Greek origins he is the patron saint of England and his cross forms the national flag. He is immortalised in the legend of St George and the Dragon. In Henley, the George and Dragon Inn stood in the High Street near to the Market Cross until the early 20th century with its painted sign of St George slaying the dragon hanging over the door.
(George and Dragon Inn c.1900)
See More Weeks In History
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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