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About
On Thursdays throughout the summer holidays, join our tour guide Rachel as she returns with one of her popular talks as Mrs Wells, the wife of the former Oaklands House owner Fred Wells.
The talk will be about how the gardens of Oaklands Park were used by the Wells family as a place of leisure and agriculture. In this summertime talk and tour, Rachel will show you where the walled garden used to be and what was grown there. You will also hear about who the gardeners were and where they lived, and the kind of work they would undertake. Rachel will also talk about how the garden was used during the First World War, and how the entrepreneur Flower family brought the roaring 1920s to Oaklands, changing the landscape with tennis and lemonade parties!
The tour is free to attend with museum entry (£4 or free for members), but spaces are limited, so make sure you secure your place. Attendees will be walking around the gardens outdoors, or inside the museum if the weather takes a turn. Dressing comfortably and being prepared to move around the park or building is advised.
Book Tickets
Guide Prices
| Ticket Type | /Ticket Tariff |
|---|---|
| Free | Free |
Note: Prices are a guide only and may change on a daily basis.
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Map & Directions
Road Directions
The Museum of Chelmsford is located on Moulsham Street, near the junction with New London Road. We have a free car park at Museum of Chelmsford, with space for Blue Badge holders. Maximum stay is two hours.
More car parking options include:
Moulsham Street
CM2 0LF, 170 spaces
https://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/parking-and-travel/car-parks/moulsham-street-car-park/
Parkway
CM2 0DG, 97 spaces
https://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/parking-and-travel/car-parks/parkway-car-park/
Shire Gate
CM2 0SE, 183 spaces
https://www.parkme.com/lot/139732/shire-gate
Just Park
Private properties to park in nearby. Enter the museum postcode (CM2 9AQ) plus a date and time to view a map of available spaces.
https://www.justpark.com/uk/parking/chelmsford/
On road parking on areas of Moulsham Street
Permit holders only Z4 Mon-Fri 9am to 10am, no waiting Mon-Sat 10am to 11am
More information: https://sepp.traffweb.app/traffweb/1/TrafficOrders
Please check before you park.
Public Transport Directions
The nearest bus stop to Museum of Chelmsford is on New London Road, at the junction with Moulsham Street opposite the Rising Sun pub.
The number 300 and C1 buses travel from Chelmsford train station (stand 5 and stand 11, respectively) to this stop. These stands are indicated with stars on the below image. Bus 13 also leaves from Chelmsford Station (stand 6) to this stop, but is less frequent.
You can also get the 46 and 351 busses to the BBC Essex stop and walk about 7 minutes to the museum.
You can look at First Essex to check which buses go to the museum.
The nearest railway station to Museum of Chelmsford is Chelmsford Station. The museum is about a 30 minute walk from the station or you can get a bus (see the above accordion). Find directions from the station and timetable information at Greater Anglia.
