20 Best Museums and Art Galleries In Baddow Park Near Me | Day Out With The Kids

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    Best Museums and Art Galleries In Baddow Park

    We've rounded up the best museums and art galleries in Baddow Park in our quest to discover brilliant family attractions and places to visit near you. There are 140 Baddow Park museums and art galleries to pick from.Alternatively, why not explore some other sightseeing days out nearby, including tourist attractions. Find the perfect places to go with your kids and get out on your next adventure!

    All the museums and art galleries we list are rated according to the ages they are suitable for, facilities and whether they are suitable for rainy days or best when the sun is shining.

    Many of the places we list are historic or educational in nature and would be suitable for class trips or as ways to keep the learning up whilst having fun over the school holidays.

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    Outside view of Chelmsford Museum

    Chelmsford Museum

    • Chelmsford
    • Indoor and Outdoor
    • Museums and Art Galleries

    Chelmsford Museum Set in a park with an adventure play area, the museum offers a nice variety of exhibits, from a fine collection of fossils, a livin...

    Ages 4+

    2.4 mi

    Entrance to Essex Police Museum in Chelmsford

    Essex Police Museum

    • Chelmsford
    • Indoor
    • Museums and Art Galleries

    Essex Police Museum has a collection of objects, photographs and objects that tell the history of the force from 1840 until present day. You and the...

    All Ages

    3 mi

    Outside view of Battlesbridge Antiques Centre

    Battlesbridge Antiques Centre

    • Battlesbridge
    • Indoor and Outdoor
    • Museums and Art Galleries

    Battlesbridge Antiques Centre comprises over 80 dealers housed in a variety of old buildings and courtyards, and a vintage motorcycle museum. Great f...

    Ages 0-8

    5.9 mi

    Toy aeroplane at The Cater Museum in Billericay

    The Cater Museum

    • Billericay
    • Indoor and Outdoor
    • Museums and Art Galleries

    The Cater Museum is a distinctly educational stop but a particularly fun one for imaginative kids who can get their history fix and let the daydreams...

    Ages 4+

    6.7 mi

    Guy watching show at Central Museum & Planetarium in Southend on Sea

    Central Museum & Planetarium

    • Southend On Sea
    • Indoor
    • Museums and Art Galleries

    The understated Southend Planetarium at the Central Museum seats only 20 people but presents a range of talks about the entire universe, through vari...

    Ages 9+

    12.9 mi

    Buses at Castle Point Transport Museum in Canvey Island

    Castle Point Transport Museum

    • Canvey Island
    • Indoor and Outdoor
    • Museums and Art Galleries

    Canvey Island's vintageCastle Point Transport Museum is now home to over 35 tremendously old and rare buses, coaches, vintage commercials, military a...

    All Ages

    13.3 mi

    Aeroplane at North Weald Airfield and Museum in North Weald Bassett

    North Weald Airfield and Museum

    • North Weald Bassett
    • Indoor and Outdoor
    • Museums and Art Galleries

    North Weald Airfield was the famous Battle of Britain fighter base, RAF North Weald, near to the Essex town of Epping and easily accessible from Lond...

    Ages 4+

    14.6 mi

    Outside view of Southend Pier Museum in Southend On Sea

    Southend Pier Museum

    • Southend On Sea
    • Indoor
    • Museums and Art Galleries

    The Southend Pier Museum brings to life the fascinating past of the longest pleasure pier in the world. Exhibits include many items of memorabilia su...

    Ages 4+

    14.9 mi

    Fire engines at Essex Fire Museum in Grays

    Essex Fire Museum

    • Grays
    • Indoor
    • Museums and Art Galleries

    Essex Fire Museum shows you how firefighting has changed over the years as there have been advances in technology. There are a collection of differen...

    All Ages

    16 mi

    Outside view of Coalhouse Fort in East Tilbury

    Coalhouse Fort

    • East Tilbury
    • Indoor and Outdoor
    • Landmarks

    Coalhouse Fort is considered to be one of the finest examples of an armoured casemated fort in the UK and is still undergoing restoration. It's also...

    Ages 4+

    16.1 mi

    Thurrock Museum

    • Grays
    • Indoor and Outdoor
    • Museums and Art Galleries

    Thurrock Museum welcomes families to explore the history of Thurrock through it's extensive exhibits and artefacts with a rich variety of items on sh...

    Ages 4+

    16.5 mi

    Walled Garden at The Museum of Harlow

    Harlow Museum & Walled Gardens

    • Harlow
    • Indoor and Outdoor
    • Museums and Art Galleries

    The four main galleries exhibit interesting collections and interpretive displays based on the area during notable time periods, these being, Roman,...

    Ages 4+

    16.9 mi

    Buildings at The House on the Hill Toy Museum in Stansted Mountfitchet

    The House on the Hill Toy Museum

    • Stansted Mountfitchet
    • Indoor and Outdoor
    • Museums and Art Galleries

    The House on the Hill Toy Museum is the largest known privately owned toy museum in all of Europe with more than 80,000 fascinating items of mixed an...

    Ages 4+

    19.1 mi

    Sculpture at The Henry Moore Foundation in Much Hadham

    Henry Moore Studios & Gardens

    • Much Hadham
    • Outdoor
    • Museums and Art Galleries

    Henry Moore Studios & Gardens , one of Hertfordshire's leading day out attractions and one of the UK's finest art destinations, is open seasonall...

    Ages 4+

    20.1 mi

    Temporary exhibit by Kent Police Museum in Faversham

    Kent Police Museum

    • Chatham
    • Indoor
    • Museums and Art Galleries

    Ages 4+

    20.8 mi

    Exhibition at Royal Engineers Museum in Gillingham

    Royal Engineers Museum(1)

    • Gillingham
    • Indoor
    • Museums and Art Galleries

    Royal Engineers Museum tells the story of the Corps of Royal Engineers from their military exploits to their contributions to nations around the worl...

    Ages 4+

    21 mi

    Train at Colne Valley Railway in Castle Hedingham

    Colne Valley Railway

    • Castle Hedingham
    • Indoor and Outdoor
    • Railway and Transport Attractions

    Bring your family to come and sample the vintage atmosphere and take a charming hour long ride on an award winning period country Colne Valley Railwa...

    Ages 0-12

    21.1 mi

    Epping Forest District Museum

    Epping Forest District Museum

    • Waltham Abbey
    • Indoor and Outdoor
    • Museums and Art Galleries

    Epping Forest District Museum is a fantastic museum, with 6 different galleries, a gorgeous garden and a lovely gift shop for all that pocket-money m...

    All Ages

    21.2 mi

    Hill top view of coast at Trial-a-Bite Rock and Fossil Tours in Bexleyheath

    Trial a Bite Rock and Fossil Tours

    • Bexleyheath
    • Outdoor
    • Museums and Art Galleries

    Trial a Bite Rock and Fossil Tours is a family run business that offers guided rock and fossil hunting trips in southeast Britain. Come and look for...

    Ages 9+

    21.9 mi

    Girl looking at a shell. Source: Natural Museum of History Colchester

    Natural History Museum Colchester

    • Colchester
    • Indoor
    • Museums and Art Galleries

    At Natural History Museum Colchester did you know that there was an earthquake in Colchester in 1884? Or that mammoths and hippos used to live in thi...

    All Ages

    22.1 mi

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