Open from 10am

Chelmsford Museum and Essex Regiment Museum are free to visit and sit at the heart of Oaklands Park. You can find our opening times, where we are and how to get to us.

Pop in to the Hive cafe for a coffee and delicious cake or meet friends for lunch in our dining rooms overlooking the rose gardens in the beautiful Oaklands Park.

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

If you are enthusiastic about local history and would like to make a difference, you can volunteer with us. Whether if you have a few hours, or can help out on a regular basis.

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

Find out about hiring one of our rooms for a meeting, seminar, talk or evening function at Chelmsford Museum for a flexible affordable venue.