Please join us for a guided tour of Bentley Priory on Saturday 5th or Tuesday 8th December.

  Saturday tours at 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, (1400 and 1500 - now full)

 Tuesday tours at 1830, 1900, 1930, & 2000 (there will be seasonal entertainment during the evening)

Tickets £5 per person Refreshments will be available  

To reserve a tour place or for more information please contact Erica Ferguson on bentleypriory@btinternet.com with the the number of places you require and the time you would like to come.

Despite the sad news of the delay in Museum development, it is not all bad news. Whilst Bentley Priory was a Royal Air Force station, public access was necessary very limited. Therefore, the Bentley Priory site was largely closed to the public for the last 80 years. Thanks to the cooperation of VSM Estates the Bentley Priory Trust is pleased to be able to open the site to the public on a number of occasions this year.

Civic Trust Heritage Open Days 10-13 September

This will be the main public event on our 2009 calendar. The four days will see Bentley Priory return to the 1940s with RAF and WAAF re-enactors running a mock up of a Battle of Britain operations room, displays of paintings and military memorabilia, children's trails and activities and a cafe service. Entry to the house will be free but there will be a small charge for tours to help us with our fundraising activities.

We are running pre-booked tours on Thursday 10th and Friday 11th of September.  As always these are proving very popular and there are only a few spaces on Friday left.  We will request a donation of £1 per person for the tours to help cover our costs.  To make a booking please contact Erica at bentleypriory@btinternet.com .  If you are unable to book onto a tour why not come on Saturday or Sunday.  We are open from 1000-1700 with lots to see and do.  We have re-enactors recreating the important history of Bentley Priory including Dowding's Battle of Britain Operations Room, Royal Observer Corp observation points and domestic life in the 1940s.  We have lots of exhibits from local museums bringing the WW2 history of the area to life.  We will also have activities for children and exhibits about today's Royal Air Force. Refreshments will be available throughout the Open Days, so why not combine your tour with lunch or a cream tea.

There is plenty of parking on site at Bentley Priory, please do not park in neighbouring roads.  We are located off The Common between Stanmore and Bushey.  For those who know the area we are just the Stanmore side fo the traffic lights by the Alpine Restaurant.  Full details of our location and suggested routes can be found by following this link: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?

the afternoon of Thursday 10th September we will particularly welcome military veterans from all Services to enjoy the Priory and the gardens.  Whether or not you served at Bentley Priory we hope this will offer veterans a relaxed oportuntiy to enjoy this lovely house which played such an important in our military history. 

Bespoke Tours

Guided tours for up to 30 people can be arranged at Bentley Priory in return for a donation to the Trust. If you are part of a group that would like a tour of the house and grounds please contact Erica Ferguson at bentleypriory@btinternet.com