Chelmsford Museum | Essex

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Chelmsford Museum

Chelmsford Museum and Essex Regiment Museum sit at the heart of the city’s beautiful Oaklands Park.

Chelmsford Museum is FREE to visit and houses 4 main attractions:

  • Chelmsford Museum
  • Oaklands Park
  • Essex Regiment Museum
  • Sandford Mill Industrial Store

Learn

Discover our cross curricular learning sessions where we use our collections and interactive exhibits to bring learning to life. Led by experienced museum tutors.

Collections

Dig deeper into Chelmsford Museum and discover more about some of the objects in our collections, from thousands of years of Chelmsford’s history.

Exhibitions

  • Military exhibition
  • Toys and Childhood exhibition
  • Story of Chelmsford exhibition
  • Bright Sparks Room
  • Our other exhibitions

Plan your visit to Chelmsford Museum today!


Nearby Places to Visit
Talliston House & Gardens
Little Easton Manor
St. Andrews Church Greensted
Essex Spirits Co

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Address

Oaklands Park
Moulsham Street
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 9AQ

Opening Times

Mon10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun10:00am - 5:00pm

Summer opening times
1 April to 31 October
Open every day (including bank holidays): 10am to 5pm

Winter opening times
1 November to 31 March
Open every day (including bank holidays): 10am to 4pm

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What’s On, Upcoming Events

Starts

23

Mar

Expires

23

Feb

Restless Brilliance: The Story of J.A. Baker and The Peregrine

The Peregrine by J.A. Baker was first published in 1967. The book was an immediate success. Reviews called it a masterpiece of nature writing and it won several awards. Since then, Baker’s...

Chelmsford Museum | Essex
Chelmsford Museum, Oaklands Park, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 9AQ

Starts

30

Nov

Expires

01

Dec

Festive Wreath Making

Festive Wreath Making at Chelmsford Museum Experts in their fields, join local willow artist Deb Hart – creator of the VE Day tanks, Queen’s Platinum Jubilee crown and the peregrines in...

Adult: £65.00

Chelmsford Museum | Essex
Oaklands Park, Moulsham St, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 9AQ

Starts

30

Nov

Expires

08

Dec

Father Christmas at The Snug

We are delighted to have a special visitor returning to the museum this year – Father Christmas will be in residence for two weekends! Book in your spot to visit him in our weekend ‘Snug’...

Child: £25.00

Chelmsford Museum | Essex
Oaklands Park, Moulsham St, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 9AQ

Additional Features

  • Archaeology
  • Biology
  • Fine Art
  • Geology
  • Industrial
  • Military
  • Social History
  • Cabinet of Curiosities
  • Jigsaw puzzles

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