A chance to see and hold fire-fighting equipment from the past will be among the attractions to be enjoyed when Hertfordshire’s only fire-related museum again opens its doors on Saturday.

The Herts Fire Brigade Museum, in Lower High Street, Watford, will be giving visitors the opportunity to find out more about the history of fire-fighting during its open day from 1pm to 4pm.

Among the attractions the museum houses are an 1896 horse-drawn steam fire pump, a 1937 Leyland pump-escape fire engine that served at St Albans, and a 1942 Dennis trailer pump used during the Second World War.

Visitors will have the opportunity to try on uniforms and handle early breathing apparatus sets, while the museum also has a large photographic collection featuring Watford Fire Brigade, fires and fire engines, and the Buncefield explosion and fire of 2005.

The museum also has a fire-related library and resource material collection but this is accessible by appointment only.

The museum is based at Watford Fire Station and visitors should be aware there is very limited parking, and no access to the fire station itself.