Museum open day

Our Essex Police Museum is hosting an open day!

Join us at our museum in Springfield, Chelmsford, between 10am to 2pm on Saturday 31 August for an exciting insight into the history of policing in Essex.

Our theme this year - police vehicles.

Our expert historians will be on hand to talk about the vehicles our officers used to keep people in Essex safe and catch criminals. From 1840 to 2024.

Delve into our history and see the type of cars our officers used in the 1980s and 90s. We’ll of course have some of our modern vehicles for you to look around too, along with a Sherpa carrier –which is an armoured vehicle.

And if cars aren’t your thing, there’s plenty more for you to discover. With over 25,000 historical items in our collection, you can step inside our Victorian cell, look through a charge book from 1914 or even try on some real police uniform. There really is something for everyone.

Entry is free and we’ll have some of our police officers, Special Constables, staff and Cadets on hand for a chat too.

We hope to see you there!