Museum Hours
Plan your visit:
The Museum is open all year round.
Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10am till 4pm
(last admissions at 3.30pm)
Please be advised that there is no parking at the Museum.
Museum Admission
Adults £5
Concessions 65+ £4
Children 5 to 16 year olds £3
Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult
Children under 5 Free
Family Ticket £20*
Groups - any group with more than 6 people wanting to visit please contact us in regards to availability and accesibility.
Daycare Groups - it is essential that you let us know you want to visit so we can make sure we have enough room and all our interactives are available. We charge £1 admission per child and adults go free. If you just show up on the day we will charge admission for the attending adults.
Friends of Braintree District Museum Free
Museums Association, Art Pass Free
Carers accompanying disabled people Free (this does not include childminders or daycare staff).
*For a maximum of 4 people, giving museum admission for 12 months from date purchased, excludes events, gift aid optional, only available for purchase at the Museum.
Plan your visit: Getting To Us
Museum Address
Braintree Museum, Manor Street, Braintree, Essex, CM7 3HW
Parking
The Museum has no onsite parking.
Please note that due to the Manor Street Regeneration, Manor and Victoria Street car parks opposite the Museum are now closed.
Please see the alternative parking options for visiting the Museum here
Public Transport
Braintree Train station with a direct line to London Liverpool Street, Witham and Chelmsford is a short walk of 5-10 minutes.
Braintree Bus Park is located opposite the Museum with links to Witham, Colchester, Chelmsford, Halstead, Stansted Airport and more.
The Museum Shop
Unique, original and interesting!
Are you looking for a unique gift or present for someone and like to shop local? Then The Museum Shop is the place to be. We are one of the last independent gift shops in Braintree and our aim is to provide the Museum visitors as well as the local community with unique, original and interesting gifts themed to the Museum’s collections and the Braintree district. Alongside these unique gifts there will also be children’s toys, local honey and some beautiful home and garden wares.
We also offer a photograph reproduction service where visitors can have a choice of thousands of historical local photographs from the Museum’s collections.
The Museum shop is open Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 4pm
Our Cafe - Something Scrummy at Braintree museum...
Our cafe is the perfect place to enjoy lunch or refreshments as part of your visit.
We offer a wide range of freshly made sandwiches, on various breads, delivered daily by our local baker and our fillings are made each day on site as well as baked jacket potatoes, salad bowls, soup (during the Winter months) and sausage rolls.
Our cakes are freshly made from scratch offering a vast selection from various flavours of brownies, to old favourites such as bread pudding and Victoria sandwich.
A children’s menu is also available and there is a good selection of hot and cold drinks.
We offer takeaway, in and outdoor seating.
Something Scrummy also offer catering. If you want to find out more visit their website somethingscrummy.net
For Families
“Favourite place in town! Great for children.”
“Very interactive both for myself and my 3 year old granddaughter.”
“Excellent and outstanding information for children to experience the past.”
We aim to make the museum and exhibitions a place where everyone can engage with our displays. We have interactives all around the museum from smell boxes to weaving activities and our popular immersive classroom and dressing up areas. We also include discussion prompts to help families have meaningful conversations about our exhibits and offer changing trails for different age ranges through our exhibitions. There is an ample range of seating throughout the museum. We have changing facilities and products and welcome breastfeeding. We don’t have a buggy park but our front of house can recommend safe locations around the museum. We can offer a quiet space should it be needed at any point during a visit. Our quietest times are usually between 2pm and 4pm.
We have an accessible café with a great kids menu but also have a great garden to enjoy a packed lunch or some indoor space we can suggest should the weather not be great. We have some printable activities here should you wish to do something before or after your visit.
What to expect on your visit
“Absolute gem of a museum, caters for everyone! Very helpful staff, great exhibition. Loved the history and learned a lot. Gift shop had something for everyone we felt so happy to have visited!”
Braintree Museum is situated in the heart of Braintree town and is based in the old Manor Street School building. The Museum is based on one level. Staff and Visitor Services Volunteers are on hand at the reception to offer assistance. We look forward to welcoming you.
If you have any queries or require any assistance please phone 01376 328868 or contact us using the enquiry form on our contact page: https://braintreemuseum.co.uk/contact-us/
For our full access statement click here
School Visits
Braintree Museum is an evocative and engaging destination ideally suited to school visits offering comprehensive education packages.
Group Visits
Whether you are interested in local history, curious about the museum, or just looking for a day out for your group that is just that little bit different we are sure these experiences will provide an unforgettable day.
Sleepovers
Our sleepovers are a brilliant way for Girlguides and Scouts to experience the museum after dark and discover Braintree’s fascinating past. Throughout this overnight event, you will get the opportunity to achieve a number of interest and challenge badges through our hands-on workshops.
