Step in off the busy market-streets of Hertford and discover the eclectic wonders of The Master's House.

Formerly a 16th Century boarding school, the bar, restaurant and hotel has been lovingly refurbished to encompass style, originality and comfort.

Situated at the heart of the town centre the building benefits from close proximity to all local attractions, shops and parking facilities.

With an easygoing sense of luxury, combined with heaps of individuality, The Master's House won't fail to impress whatever the purpose of your visit.

Monday to Thursday: 9.00 am - 12.00 pm
Friday to Saturday: 9.00 am - 1.00 am
Sunday: 9.00 am - 12.00 pm

The property has come a long way since its origin in 1617; originally a three-storey timber-framed Tudor dwelling - 1725 saw the house demolished and restored under the instruction of Katherine Hale (The Patron of the School) who described the building as "so ruinous that the same is not habitable".

Salvaging much of the original elements, the boarding house was rebuilt and for a six-month period between 1831-1837, when there were just twenty-four boarders at the school, British anthropologist and biologist Russell Wallace formerly a dayboy, resided there. Wallace was best known for independently proposing a theory of natural selection, which prompted Charles Darwin to publish his own theory. Later in 1940, the building (at this point owned by the county council) withstood a bomb and planning application for the 1960's proposed relief road, which would have signified the end of the long garden that led directly from the rear of the Master's House straight to the school in the parish of All Saints' church.

Today the A414 bypass on Gascoyne Way prevents visitors from retracing their ancestor's steps, however, adjoining the General Post Office and immediately opposite the Corn Exchange; a grand building of great historical importance still remains. The exterior is not dissimilar from its original standing, the interior: an eclectic juxtaposition of both traditional and contemporary design waiting to be discovered.