Chelmsford Museum interior with display cabinets, wall panels and interactive screens

Chelmsford Museum

Museums

Searching for something...
  • Accommodation
  • Things to Do
  • What's On
  • Food & Drink
Accommodation Search
Check Availability
Arrival Date:
Add Room
Type:
Area:
Location
Keyword:
Things to Do Search
Type:
Area:
Location
Keyword:
What's On Search
Dates
Type:
Area:
Location
Keyword:
Food & Drink Search
Type:
Area:
Location
Keyword:
Accommodation Search
Check Availability
Arrival Date:
Add Room
Type:
Area:
Location
Keyword:
Things to Do Search
Type:
Area:
Location
Keyword:
What's On Search
Dates
Type:
Area:
Location
Keyword:
Food & Drink Search
Type:
Area:
Location
Keyword:

Number of results: 30

, currently showing 1 to 20.

  1. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 6 reviews6 reviews

    Address

    Town Street, Thaxted, Essex, CM6 2LA

    Telephone

    01371 830856

    Thaxted

    This magnificent building houses a permanent display of old photographs and objects relating to the history of Thaxted and a small museum. The building is an impressive survival of a market feature, once common throughout the country, built by the…

    Add Thaxted Guildhall to your Itinerary

  2. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 164 reviews164 reviews

    Address

    Museum Street, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1JL

    Telephone

    +44 (01)799 510333

    Saffron Walden

    Friendly, family-size museum. Exhibits include moccasins, mummy cases, woolly mammoths and Wallace the Lion! Meadow for picnics with castle ruins. Winner Best Museum of social history. Accessible for disabled visitors.

    Add Saffron Walden Museum to your Itinerary

  3. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 93 reviews93 reviews

    Address

    Southend Pier (shore end), Western Esplanade, Southend, Essex, SS1 2EL

    Telephone

    +44 (0)1702 611214

    Southend

    Brings to life the fascinating past of the longest pleasure pier in the world. Artefacts, pictorial displays of pier's entertainment, disasters, staff, boats, illuminations and railway. Suitable for all ages.

    Add Southend Pier Museum to your Itinerary

  4. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 811 reviews811 reviews

    Address

    Tiptree Tea Room,Shop & Museum, Wilkin & Sons Ltd, Factory Hill, Tiptree, Colchester, Essex, CO5 0RF

    Telephone

    +44 (0)1621 814524

    Factory Hill, Tiptree, Colchester

    Tiptree is the home of the Wilkin family - where from 1885 the first Tiptree jam was made. Delightful museum, tea room and gift shop.

    Add Tiptree Tea Room, Shop & Museum to your Itinerary

  5. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 49 reviews49 reviews

    Address

    Manor Street, Braintree, Essex, CM7 3HW

    Telephone

    +44 (0)1376 328868

    Braintree

    This award winning museum is based in the converted Courtauld School and has displays from Crittall steel windows to Warners royal silks, Castle Hedingham pottery to Edward Bawden prints.

    Add Braintree District Museum to your Itinerary

  6. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 286 reviews286 reviews

    Address

    Oaklands Park, Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 9AQ

    Telephone

    +44 (0)1245 605700

    Chelmsford

    Chelmsford Museum will take you through Chelmsford's history, from the Ice Age, right through to the present day. From the chance to see a mammoth, or watch a princely Anglo-Saxon burial, to finding out what used to be on your street, the museum has…

    Add Chelmsford Museum to your Itinerary

  7. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 1241 reviews1241 reviews

    Address

    Castle Park, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1TJ

    Telephone

    01206 282939

    Colchester

    Colchester Castle is the largest Norman Keep in Europe. Constructed on the foundations of the Roman Temple of Claudius. The Castle Museum today reveals many fascinating layers of history to visitors.

    Add Colchester Castle Museum to your Itinerary

  8. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 323 reviews323 reviews

    Address

    Flambirds Chase, Hackmans Lane, Nr Maldon, Essex, CM3 6RJ

    Nr Maldon

    Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome is a unique place with a unique history. It is the largest known surviving group of RFC buildings on a WWI aerodrome which was not adapted for further military use later in its history. Its collection of aircraft,…

    Add Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome to your Itinerary

  9. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 46 reviews46 reviews

    Address

    Muskham Road, Harlow, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2LF

    Telephone

    01279 446222

    Harlow

    Learn about Harlow's history and explore three historic gardens set across two acres of lush green space.

    Add Harlow Museum & Walled Gardens to your Itinerary

  10. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 41 reviews41 reviews

    Address

    1st Floor, 91 High Street, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 7EJ

    Telephone

    01268 773535

    Rayleigh

    Housed in a 14th century timber framed building in the centre of the High Street is a museum dedicated to the history of Rayleigh, Essex. While away a few hours looking through the various artefacts collected over time by Local History Group…

    Add Rayleigh Museum to your Itinerary

  11. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 67 reviews67 reviews

    Address

    Southchurch Hall Close, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 2TE

    Telephone

    +44 (0)1702 467671

    Southend-on-Sea

    Southchurch Hall will be closed for renovation works for 8 weeks from the 15th of April 2024
    Southchurch Hall is medieval moated manor house, which dates to the early 14th century.
    The house allows visitors to explore what life was like during the…

    Add Southchurch Hall and Gardens to your Itinerary

  12. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 399 reviews399 reviews

    Address

    Carriage house, Station Road, Maldon, Essex, CM9 4LQ

    Telephone

    +44 (0)1621 841826

    Maldon

    An award winning collection of British military artefacts from the English Civil War to today. Collections focus on the Special Forces, espionage, uniforms, medals, swords and the Donnington Firearms Collection of over 700 guns. Family friendly…

    Add Combined Military Services Museum to your Itinerary

  13. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 32 reviews32 reviews

    Address

    47 Mill Road, Maldon, Essex, CM9 5HX

    Telephone

    07973 559981

    Maldon

    Social history museum of Maldon and District situated on the edge of the award winning Promenade Park.

    Add The Museum in the Park to your Itinerary

  14. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 12 reviews12 reviews

    Address

    Warners Mill, Silks Way, Essex, CM7 3GB

    Telephone

    +44 (0)1376 316780

    Silks Way

    A unique record of the history of textile design. The Archive celebrates fabrics and designs produced by Warner and Sons from the mid 19th century.

    Add Warner Textile Archive to your Itinerary

  15. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 39 reviews39 reviews

    Address

    39-41 Sun Street, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1EL

    Telephone

    +44 (0)1992 716882

    Waltham Abbey

    Epping Forest District Museum features seven galleries revealing the fascinating story of the museum's collections.

    Add Epping Forest District Museum to your Itinerary

  16. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 562 reviews562 reviews

    Address

    Mountfitchet Castle, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, CM24 8LY

    Telephone

    +44 (0)1279 813237

    Stansted Mountfitchet

    Mountfitchet Castle is a multi-attraction incorporating Mountfitchet Castle & Norman Village of 1066, House on the Hill Museum, Haunted Manor and Dinosaur Encounters with our new animatronic dinosaurs!

    Add Mountfitchet Castle to your Itinerary

  17. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 25 reviews25 reviews

    Address

    Grays Fire Station, Hogg Lane, Grays, Essex, RM17 5QS

    Telephone

    +44 (0)1376 576847

    Grays

    A history of the Essex Fire Service with items from the 18th century to today including appliances, uniforms, photos and WW2 memorabilia.

    Add Essex Fire Museum to your Itinerary

  18. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 214 reviews214 reviews

    Address

    Castle Park, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1UG

    Telephone

    01206 282940

    Colchester

    Three centuries of fascinating toys, costume, clocks and decorative arts displayed in an attractive Georgian town house from 1718.

    Add Hollytrees Museum to your Itinerary

  19. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 138 reviews138 reviews

    Address

    High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1DN

    Telephone

    01206 282941

    Colchester

    Get up close to nature as you discover an interesting perspective on the local natural environment from the Ice Age right up to today in this much-loved family-friendly museum.

    Add Natural History Museum to your Itinerary

  20. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 97 reviews97 reviews

    Address

    Priory Park, Victoria Avenue, Southend, Essex, SS2 6NB

    Telephone

    01702 342878

    Southend

    A stunning Grade I listed Priory and the oldest continuously occupied building in Southend. Prittlewell Priory has been a monastery, a private house, and a museum.

    Add Prittlewell Priory to your Itinerary

Follow Us and Share Your Photos @visitessex

Don't Miss

Don't Miss

Don't Miss

Don't Miss

Don't Miss

Don't Miss

Don't Miss

Don't Miss

Don't Miss