Two museums in the district have announced when they will be reopening.

St Albans Museum + Gallery will reopen next Monday (August 17) and will be open every day from 11am - 5pm.

Verulamium Museum will reopen on September 1. The museum will be open from Monday to Friday at 10am - 4.30pm and on Saturdays from 11am - 4.30pm.

The St Albans District Council made this announcement following the success of reopening the cafe at the Museum + Gallery in July.

The St Albans Clock Tower, which would usually have opened from Easter to September, will reopen on September 12 and 13 from 11am - 4pm to celebrate Heritage Open Days.

To ensure the safety of visitors, numbers within each building will be restricted to allow for social distancing.

As a larger venue the Museum + Gallery will be able to accomodate a bigger number of walk-in visitors. But vistors to the Verulamium Museum have been encouraged to pre-book.

All visitors will need to complete a short registration form for the track and trace scheme, either when they pre-book online or when they arrive.

Cllr Anthony Rowlands responsible for leisure, heritage and public realm said: "We’re so pleased to be reopening our museums fully for people to experience in person once again

"“We hope visitors will be reassured that we have a range of measures in place to ensure our spaces are safe for everyone. 

"Although some of the much-loved interactive elements have been temporarily removed to reduce the risk of Covid-19, the museum team has worked hard to ensure there are still elements to keep all the family entertained during their visit."