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    Best Museums and Art Galleries In Colne Engaine

    We've rounded up the best museums and art galleries in Colne Engaine in our quest to discover brilliant family attractions and places to visit near you. There are 127 Colne Engaine 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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    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

    5.9 mi

    Visitors at Colchester Castle Museum

    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!...

    Ages 0-12

    9.7 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

    9.8 mi

    Outside view of Hollytrees Museum in Colchester

    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...

    Ages 4+

    9.8 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

    16.6 mi

    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+

    18.1 mi

    Outside view of Saffron Walden Museum

    Saffron Walden Museum(1)

    • 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...

    All Ages

    20.1 mi

    Entrance to Moyse's Hall Museum in Bury St Edmunds

    Moyse's Hall Museum

    • Bury St Edmunds
    • Indoor
    • Museums and Art Galleries

    The Moyse's Hall Museum is an outstanding archaeological collections that carry you back to Bronze Age, Roman and Mediaeval times. More recent histor...

    Ages 0-12

    21 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+

    21.1 mi

    Staff dressed as historic characters at Museum of East Anglian Life in Stowmarket

    Museum of East Anglian Life

    • Stowmarket
    • Indoor and Outdoor
    • Museums and Art Galleries

    Encounter the history and natural world of East Anglia on the beautiful 75 acre site surrounding the Museum of East Anglian Life. Discover 15 splendi...

    Ages 0-8

    21.2 mi

    Kids make butterfly hats at Ipswich Museum

    Ipswich Museum

    • Ipswich
    • Indoor
    • Museums and Art Galleries

    Calling all time travellers! Ipswich Museum has an adventure with your name on it, spanning thousands of years from all over the globe. The exhibits...

    All Ages

    21.2 mi

    A little boy with a paper plane at Imperial War Museum Duxford in Cambridgeshire

    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...

    All Ages

    26.3 mi

    Trolley busses at Ipswich Transport Museum

    Ipswich Transport Museum

    • Ipswich
    • Indoor
    • Museums and Art Galleries

    Ipswich Transport Museum will show kids how people used to travel with an amazing selection of different modes of transport. You can see a fire engin...

    All Ages

    22.6 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

    22.7 mi

    A horse statue at Palace House in Newmarket

    National Horse Racing Museum

    • Newmarket
    • Indoor and Outdoor
    • Museums and Art Galleries

    National Horse Racing Museum is an education for horse lovers everywhere! It tells the whole story from its royal origins to Lester Piggott, Frankie...

    Ages 4+

    24.1 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+

    25.8 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+

    26.5 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+

    26.8 mi

    Outdoor seating area at Felixstowe Museum

    Felixstowe Museum

    • Felixstowe
    • Indoor
    • Museums and Art Galleries

    Felixstowe Museum will probably surprise you when you discover the significant military history of somewhere that is now a peaceful coastal resort. Y...

    All Ages

    26.8 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+

    26.9 mi

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