Name: Chelmsford Museum
Rating: 5.0

Chelmsford Museum

Museum of Chelmsford, Moulsham Street, Chelmsford CM2 9AQ, UK

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Description

Welcome to Museum of Chelmsford, We have created an area in the museum where you can pick up resources to help your children explore the museum and park. All of the resources are free to borrow while you use the museum, we just ask that you return them at the end of your visit.

Take a walk through Chelmsford's history, from the Ice Age, right through to the present day. See a mammoth, watch a princely Anglo-Saxon burial, and see stunning art by a Turner Prize winner.

Price starts from £4.00 for Adults and free for Children. If you are looking for Best place for day out with kids and families then this is the perfect destination offering fun, adventure, and unforgettable memories for everyone.

Features

Paid
Host birthday parties: No

Features

Collections: Dig a little deeper into the Museum of Chelmsford and discover more about some of the objects in our collections. We collect a wide range of objects from thousands of years of Chelmsford's history. Explore with The Great Baddow Hoard, Archaeology, Biology, Fine Art, Geology, Industrial, Military, Social History, Online portal, Cabinet of Curiosities, Jigsaw puzzles.

Galleries:

Military: Discover the story of the Essex Yeomanry. Artefacts include uniform, medals and weaponry. Located in the Museum of Chelmsford.
Toys and Childhood: Our Toys and Childhood gallery brings the excitement of looking through a toy shop window.
Story of Chelmsford: Our exciting displays take you on a journey through Chelmsford's history.
Our other galleries: Find out more about the exhibitions of Ceramics, Fashion and Costume, Wildlife and the Victorian Kitchen at the Museum of Chelmsford.
Bright Sparks: A fascinating exhibition telling the story of how modern industries thrived in Chelmsford. Local heroes include Marconi, Hoffmann and Crompton.
Temporary Exhibition Gallery: Our Temporary Exhibition Gallery is the ideal space for our curatorial team to explore subjects and themes linked to Chelmsford and the wider region in more depth.
Our Chelmsford Gallery: The Museum of Chelmsford gallery ‘Our Chelmsford’, is a space for Chelmsford artists to exhibit their work in a public gallery and be visible to local and regional audiences.

Facilities

Parking: We have a free car park at Museum of Chelmsford, with space for Blue Badge holders. Maximum stay is two hours. Private properties to park in nearby. Enter the museum postcode (CM2 9AQ) plus a date and time to view a map of available spaces.
Food & Drinks: Our onsite café, The Hive, is open from 8am every day and members can receive 10% off of their food and drink purchases.
Toilets: There are toilets and accessible toilets available at the museum. Baby changing facilities can be found in both the men's and women's toilets.

Website

Contact

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Price

Price: Paid

Price Details

Entry: £4 for adults; children, young people, and carers are free.
Memberships: £20 per year single & £30 per year joint.

Pricing URL: https://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/museums/visit/museum-of-chelmsford/

Birthday Parties

Offer Birthday Parties: No

Summer Opening Times (1 April – 31 October)

Open daily (including bank holidays): 10:00am–5:00pm (last entry 4:00pm).

Winter Opening Times (1 November – 31 March)

Open daily (including bank holidays): 10:00am–4:00pm (last entry 3:00pm).

Christmas Opening Times

Closed: 25 & 26 December, and 1 January.
24 & 31 December: 10:00am–3:00pm.

Address: Museum of Chelmsford, Moulsham Street, Chelmsford CM2 9AQ, UK

Post Code: CM2 9AQ

Council: Chelmsford

County: Essex

By car: The Museum of Chelmsford is located on Moulsham Street, near the junction with New London Road. We have a free car park at Museum of Chelmsford, with space for Blue Badge holders. Maximum stay is two hours.
By bike: The Museum of Chelmsford is located on a cycle route and has cycle parking facilities.
By bus: The nearest bus stop to Museum of Chelmsford is on New London Road, at the junction with Moulsham Street opposite the Rising Sun pub.
By train: The nearest train station to Museum of Chelmsford is Chelmsford Station. The museum is about a 30 minute walk from the station or you can get a bus (see the above accordion). Find directions from the station and timetable information at Greater Anglia.
Parking: We have a free car park at Museum of Chelmsford, with space for Blue Badge holders. Maximum stay is two hours. Private properties to park in nearby. Enter the museum postcode (CM2 9AQ) plus a date and time to view a map of available spaces.