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A cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). The cheetah has a top speed of up to 114 kilometres per hour but this can only be maintained for short distances of a few hundred metres. Their main food is mostly gazelles, impalas and other small buck and they can hunt the young of wildebeests and zebra. A cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). The cheetah has a top speed of up to 114 kilometres per hour but this can only be maintained for short distances of a few hundred metres. Their main food is mostly gazelles, impalas and other small buck and they can hunt the young of wildebeests and zebra.

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Welcome to the Natural History Museum at Tring

Discover the fascinating range of animals collected by Lionel Walter Rothschild in our beautiful Victorian Museum. It is home to the world-class research and collections of the Natural History Museum's Bird Group.

Entry to the Museum is free!

(A small charge is made for some events)

Monday to Saturday 10.00-17.00
Sunday 14.00-17.00

The Museum is open every day except 24-26 December.

Visiting
Visiting

All you need to organise a visit, including a floor plan, maps and transport advice.

What's on
What's on

Find out about the changing programme of exhibitions and events.

Galleries
Galleries

Make sure you don’t miss any of the Museum's highlights with our gallery guide.

History
History

Find out more about the unusual life of Walter Rothschild and the history of the collections.

Education
Education

Museum workshops, activity sheets, self-guided tours and planning a school visit.

Research and curation at Tring
Research and curation

Learn more about the work of the Natural History Museum's Bird Group, which is based at Tring.

About us
About us

Find out more about how the Museum is governed, the range of work it carries out and the contact details.

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What's on

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Gallery 6 closure

Gallery 6 is closed for refurbishment and will reopen in late 2008. You can watch the work in progress through Gallery 5 windows. The Rothschild Room is also closed as part of this work. Find out what is happening to the collection of domestic dogs

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Contact us

Use the details below to get in touch with the Natural History Museum at Tring.

Natural History Museum at Tring
The Walter Rothschild building
Akeman Street
Tring
Hertfordshire
HP23 6AP
Tel +44 (0)20 7942 6171
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