
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...

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...

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...

Colchester Castle Museum
- Colchester
- Outdoor
- Museums and Art Galleries
At Colchester Castle Museum follow in the footsteps of Roman soldiers, Norman invaders, the Witchfinder General and the devastation of Queen Boudica!...

Hollytrees Museum
- Colchester
- Indoor
- Museums and Art Galleries
A rather highlight of the Hollytrees Museum is the little Hollytrees Museum! What a delight for any child to nose through a dolls house that's a thor...

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...

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...

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...
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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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- Saffron Walden
- Indoor
- Museums and Art Galleries
Saffron Walden Museum is a great local museum that has been entertaining visitors since it opened in 1835. There are many permanent exhibitions, cove...

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...

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...
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...

Imperial War Museum Duxford
- Duxford
- Indoor and Outdoor
- Museums and Art Galleries
Step into the history of aviation at the Imperial War Museum Duxford! Discover the stories of those who lived and worked at RAF Duxford and explore g...