The British Schools Museum, based in original Victorian and Edwardian school buildings on Queen Street, gives visitors an insight into what education used to be like. There s also a tearoom and shop.
The North Hertfordshire Museum offers four galleries full of exhibits with a local theme and also has an on-site café and shop.
The Hitchin Festival - dubbed a summer festival for the people of Hitchin by the people of Hitchin - runs every July, pandemics permitting.
Hitchin Lavender is a huge draw in the summer months, with visitors flocking to enjoy the 25 miles of lavender fields and the fabulous photo opportunities they present. Owned and operated by a local family, there s a restaurant, gift shop and play area, making for an ideal day trip.
An artists impression of the proposed four-storey apartment buildings in Garrison Court, Hitchin.
- Credit: DLA Town Planning
Hitchin residents have been sharing their thoughts on a revised planning application that would see two multi-storey flat blocks built in the centre of town.
The four-storey tower blocks, which would be connected and contain eight apartments, would replace the existing garages at the rear of Garrison Court.
DLA Town Planning, which submitted the planning application, say the building will be constructed with light buff or grey facing brick work, with stepped banding at each level. Each floor will also boast Juliette balconies.