Chelmsford Museum

Chelmsford Museum

See, smell, touch and hear Chelmsford’s past and think about Chelmsford’s present at Chelmsford Museum. It is open daily, with a wide range of displays and changing exhibitions.

Dig a little deeper into Chelmsford Museum 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.

Essex Regiment Museum tells the story of the regiment and is located within Chelmsford Museum.

Historic Periods

Pre-Historic (50 000BC-43AD), Roman (43-410), Saxon (410-1066), Medieval (1066-1485), Tudor and Stuarts (1485-1714), Georgian (1714-1837), Victorian (1837-1901), Edwardian (1901-1914), World Wars (1914-1945), Post-War (1945+)

Opening Times

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

Christmas opening times

The Museum will be closed on 25 and 26 December, and 1 January

On 24 and 31 December our hours are 10am to 3pm

The Hive Cafe

The Hive Cafe is open from 8am to 4pm during winter hours, and 8am to 5pm during summer hours.

For more details of when it is open, you can visit the Hive Cafe website.

Cost

Free entry

Facilities

Toilets onsite, Shop, Café, Parking, Disabled Parking, Parking nearby

More Information

E-Badge

Not an E-Badge participating venue

Children’s University

Not a Children’s University destination

Address

Oaklands Park
Moulsham Street
Chelmsford
CM2 9AQ