



Explore Essex Police's fascinating history through interactive exhibits and displays designed for families with children aged 3-8.
Venue Type
Indoor
Typical visit duration
1-3 hours
Booking
Walk-in
Recommended ages
3 years – 8 years
It's a great little museum. It's a shame that cannot be made bigger with more memorabilia. The museum guide, Hannah was excellent in accommodating visitors and children with showing items and engaging with the needs of children.
Nice little museum, free to enter, but donations welcome. Cheap little gift shop there. The museum is small but interesting.
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.
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!
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.
Reviews last updated: 7 October 2026
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This venue was last updated on 7 October 2026
