We are now fully booked for school visits in 2024. Please book now for learning sessions in the 2025 spring and summer term.
Your visit to Chelmsford Museum
Thank you for booking your school trip to Chelmsford Museum. This page will provide the information you need to help you prepare your pupils and parents for the visit and embed learning experiences into your classroom work.
We want to make the day run smoothly for you. If you have any questions about the visit you can contact us online or call 01245 605700.
Before you visit you should check all details on your booking confirmation form, add any additional information and then sign and send a copy back to us to confirm your visit.
By coach
The coach stop is on the road directly outside the front gate. You can walk up the drive to the main Museum doors. There are no roads to cross.
The Coach stop is only for drop off and pick up. There is a coach lay-by on Three Mile Hill for whole day coach parking.
By mini bus or car
There is a large car park with accessible bays for mini bus parking. Let us know when booking if you are coming by mini bus.
By bus
Buses such as the number 100 run up and down New London Road to the city centre at regular intervals and stop close to the Museum.
Entry to Chelmsford Museum is free, but you must still book your visit in advance if you are bringing a group of more than six pupils.
Our morning sessions usually start at 10.15am and afternoon sessions start at 12.45pm. We will give you exact timings on your booking confirmation form.
For morning sessions, we recommend you aim to arrive at 10am to allow time to hang up coats and use the toilets before the session starts. If you arrive before 10am, there are picnic benches in the park and you can have a snack before you come in.
In the afternoon, if you need to leave before 2.45pm, let us know when booking and we will ensure sessions fit with your coach times.
Our indoor lunch space is only available for groups that have booked a led session. If the weather is fine, you can enjoy a picnic in the park.
If you are coming on an independent visit please be aware that you are not able to eat food in the museum. You are welcome to picnic in the park or visit The Hive café in the Museum. If you would like to take your group into the café, please let us know before you visit.
There are two fully fenced play areas with a range of play equipment suitable for nursery and primary age children. There are picnic benches in the park and plenty of space for pupils to run around on the lawn in front of the museum. There is a quieter ‘secret garden’ to the side of the museum.
Dog walkers enjoy our park too. We ask them to ensure their dogs are under control or on a lead and clear up any fouling that occurs. We cannot take responsibility for the behaviour of dog owners when pupils are in the park, either during a session or free time. If a your pupils become concerned by an approaching dog, encourage them to stay still and calm.
The shop has a good range of pocket money souvenirs. Let us know if your group would like to use the shop during their visit so we can timetable this in. Most children bring between £3 and £5 to spend.