Forty Hall Museum and Gardens

Forty Hall Forty Hall (Childhood Room) Forty Hall

The Forty Hall Estate dates back to the medieval period, when a portion of land adjacent to Turkey Brook became the site of Elsyng Palace. The Royal Palace was used as a base for hunting in the nearby Enfield Chace hunting grounds.

 

Forty Hall was built in the grounds between 1629 and 1632, using some of the original bricks from the original Palace, which fell into disrepair after 1603. The Hall changed hands many times, but was finally purchased by Enfield Urban District Council in 1951 and the 273 acres of grounds opened to the public.

 

Forty Hall is a Grade 1 listed Jacobean Hall and contains fine period rooms with richly moulded plaster ceilings. It is a location for festivals, events, exhibitions, workshops and guided tours throughout the year and is a museum of local history.

 

The new Courtyard Cafe provides a range of hot and cold food and drink.

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Forty Hall Museum and Gardens
Forty Hill
Enfield
EN2 9HA
51.670012,-0.068588
Email:
enfield.museum.service@enfield.gov.uk
Website:
www.enfield.gov.uk
Telephone:
020 8363 8196
Admission:
Free
Open:
The Hall and Cafe: Weds-Sun 11-4pm. Estate and grounds: daily, dawn to dusk.
Access:
Disabled access to ground floor and exhibition gallery only.
Buses:
191 or W10 to roundabout at Myddelton Avenue
Rail:
Enfield Town, Crews Hill, Turkey Street, Gordon Hill
Parking:
Free on site parking. Disabled bays located beyond the lake, close to the house
Borough:
Enfield