Museum · Chelmsford · Essex

Chelmsford Museum

Chelmsford Museum is a museum in Chelmsford, Essex. It is managed by Chelmsford City Council. 24 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Chelmsford Cathedral (1.5 km).

Photo: Chelmsford Museum, Forester2009 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Chelmsford

inside the built-up area

Run by

Chelmsford City Council

the operator on record

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Museum in Chelmsford

Inside Chelmsford

Chelmsford Museum is inside Chelmsford’s built-up area, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The weather, month by month

Warm weather in Chelmsford runs May to September, with highs of 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°52 mm

Feb8° / 2°39 mm

Mar11° / 3°34 mm

Apr14° / 4°38 mm

May18° / 7°44 mm

Jun21° / 10°47 mm

Jul23° / 12°45 mm

Aug23° / 12°49 mm

Sep20° / 10°48 mm

Oct15° / 8°61 mm

Nov11° / 4°59 mm

Dec8° / 2°55 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Chelmsford, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Chelmsford. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Chelmsford’s full climate →

About

Chelmsford Museum

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages.

Type: Museum
Run by: Chelmsford City Council
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Chelmsford
Official site: chelmsford.gov.uk/museums/visit/chelmsford-museum

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Before you go

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Finding Chelmsford Museum

Orange is Chelmsford Museum; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns close to Chelmsford Museum

Home to 110,612 people, Chelmsford is the largest of these 7. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in town

Chelmsford

110,612 people · 10 places to visit

2 · 1.9 km south of it

Galleywood

6,410 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 2 km west of it

Writtle

4,703 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 4.3 km north of it

Broomfield

3,491 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Chelmsford Museum is	People	Places to visit
Chelmsford	It’s in town	110,612	10
Galleywood	1.9 km south of it	6,410	8
Writtle	2 km west of it	4,703	7
Broomfield	4.3 km north of it	3,491	8
Margaretting	4.4 km southwest of it	561	3
Howe Green	4.6 km southeast of it	646	6
Sandon	4.9 km east of it	249	8

Make a day of it

More near Chelmsford Museum

Nearby, 24 places within 15 km include 4 historic houses, a cathedral and a garden.

CathedralChelmsford Cathedral1.5 km away 2

Historic houseHylands House2.2 km away 3

Historic housePalace of Beaulieu5.7 km away 4

Historic houseIngatestone Hall8.5 km away 5

Garden · RHSRHS Garden, Hyde Hall10 km away 6

Park or estate · National TrustBlakes Wood7.2 km away 7MuseumMuseumEssex Police Museum2.5 km away 8

Historic houseLeez Priory13 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Chelmsford Museum

Where is Chelmsford Museum?

Chelmsford Museum is in Chelmsford, Essex, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Chelmsford Museum?

Museum in Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom.

Who runs Chelmsford Museum?

Chelmsford City Council.

When is the best time to visit Chelmsford Museum?

May to September are the warmest months in Chelmsford, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Chelmsford Museum?

Within 15 km: Chelmsford Cathedral (1.5 km), Hylands House (2.2 km), Palace of Beaulieu (5.7 km) and Ingatestone Hall (8.5 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Chelmsford Museum: Forester2009, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chelmsford Cathedral: The original uploader was Petepetepete at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hylands House: Graham Pearce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Palace of Beaulieu: Amaibrown, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ingatestone Hall: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
RHS Garden, Hyde Hall: Mrmatiko, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blakes Wood: Malcolm Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leez Priory: Andy Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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