PUBLIC HOUSES "INN" REDBOURN opened February 2026:

PUBLIC HOUSES “INN” REDBOURN focuses on the pubs that remain but also includes some of the 40 that we have lost.  Yes, it is hard to believe that in total there have been 44 inns, or beer houses in Redbourn over the years, due largely to the importance of the location of the village on the Watling Street, especially during the stagecoach era. Thankfully, the busy main road now runs around Redbourn on the by-pass which was completed in 1984.
The old Public Houses always fascinate our visitors, and we have many photographs of them plus memorabilia from inns past and present.  As well as the exhibition, our new interactive map of Redbourn brings many of these and other important buildings to life with historic and recent photographs, easily accessed via a touch screen in the Occupations Room downstairs.
Our thanks go to Hertfordshire Association of Museums who awarded a grant that funded the new display equipment.

PAST EXHIBITIONS

Time for Tea Exhibition - Summer to November 2025

"Picture This" exhibiton February to June 2025

Redbournbury Mill
Exhibition  August - November 2024
The original mill can be traced back to 1086, when it was known as the Chamberlain's Mill.
Today it is a working mill, popular for its artisan bakery following complete restoration by the James family.  The exhibition tells the story of the mill and includes artefacts kindly loaned by the present owners, including personal items belonging to the last miller, Ivy Hawkins.

 February 2024 
The exhibition featured household objects
Then and Now.....

October - November 2023​
We will Remember Them
Remembering the fallen of the WW1 and WW2 with information provided by Gareth Hughes and relevant items from the collection, including a flying suit and Anti-Gas Ointment.

April - May 2023
Coronations, past and present



Featured items from our collection and some on loan from local residents to coincide with the Coronation of King Charles III

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Other Exhibitions:

 June 2023 
Recreation in Redbourn
Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Redbourn Cricket Club, the thriving tennis club, opening of the Recreation Centre and many other sporting activities in the village.

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Village Hall, around 1946

John Heather, amateur cinematographer at
Redbourn Cinema in the Village Hall

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Village Hall in 2022

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Woollams Almshouses

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October 2021
Almshouse Association 75th Anniversary
An exhibition of past and present times at Woollams Almshouses on Redbourn Common and the history of the Woollam family, their Silk Mills and The Redbourn Charities.

​EDUCATING REDBOURN
 In November 2022, we looked at the history of Redbourn's schools.

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February 2022
REDBOURN VILLAGE HALL 
IN FEBRUARY 2022, REDBOURN VILLAGE HALL CELEBRATED  ITS CENTENARY!

The Village Hall in Redbourn High Street, started life as a straw hat factory and was later extended and opened as Redbourn Public Hall on 14th February 1922.
Redbourn Village museum is fortunate to have 3 hours of cine film from the late 40s and early 50s produced by local cinematographer John Heather. These films are always available to view on our mini cinema in the Skillman Gallery, where we now have a new exhibition about the Village Hall.  On view are many event programmes including the Public Opening Ceremony.

February 2020
Redbourn Women’s Institute Exhibition – celebrating 90 years