About Essex Police Museum
Step inside police headquarters to explore nearly two centuries of law enforcement history through fascinating artefacts and images spanning from Victorian times to today.
What's nearby
- Essex Police Headquarters next door
- Sandford Road Post Office 200m away
- Nisa Local 200m away
- Springfield Road Nursery School 200m away
- Halfords Autocentre Chelmsford Springfield Road 350m away
Distances as the crow flies, via Google
Good to know
Accessibility
- ✓Accessible parking
- ✓Accessible entrance
- ✓Accessible toilet
Details via Google — worth confirming with the attraction before you travel, especially for access needs.
Photos
Photos via Google
Opening hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Closed
- Thursday
- Closed
- Friday
- Closed
- Saturday
- 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Sunday
- Closed
Current hours may differ from the usual schedule above (e.g. holidays) — check Google Maps for today's hours.
What visitors say
We happened to be going past on a Saturday and decided to go and have a look. (We had talked about it many times before!) There is a car park outside which is free and the museum itself is free to enter. The museum is small but they have crammed a fair amount in, and made it as friendly as possible for the small people visiting. Your not likely to be there hours, but its certainly worth a look if in the area. Kids particularly enjoyed doing their fingerprints and using a light and magnifying glass to look at the displays!
· via Google
It's very small but fun. Staff friendly and helpful. Free car park. Has a small souvenir shop. I really enjoyed visiting this museum with my little family. We probably spent less then an hour here but in this time we; tried on police uniform, solved a crime, took our own fingerprints, found jewellery, coloured in, played with toys and of course found out a little bit about police history.
· via Google
Nice little museum, free to enter, but donations welcome. Cheap little gift shop there. The museum is small but interesting.
· via Google
It's Saturday 7th September. They have the date on their website as a date with a trail. It's not open. Lights all off, doors locked, and noone around. It's 13:30. What an utter waste of my time and my 3 year old is extremely disappointed. We have traveled from Colchester.
· via Google
At a glance
- Address
- Essex Police Museum Essex Police Headquarters, Chelmsford, CM2 6DN Get directions
- Category
- Museums & Galleries
- Guest rating
- 4.3 / 5 (66 reviews)
- Suitable for
- All Ages
- Setting
- Indoor
- Good for children
- Yes
- Toilets on site
- Yes
- Destination
- Chelmsford