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Chelmsford with kids: days out, clubs and events
A quick way into Chelmsford with children: the free days out, places for a rainy day, clubs that meet every week and what’s coming up, all from the map.
On the map within about 12 km:
📅 What’s on in Chelmsford this weekend
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Free to get into
- Chelmsford Museum Museum & attraction · Moulsham · Free
- Danbury Country Park Park & nature walk · Danbury · Free
- Hatfield Peverel Country Park (unopened) Park & nature walk · Moor Gardens · Free
- Hutton Country Park Park & nature walk · Hutton · Free
- Central Park, Chelmsford Park & nature walk · Chelmsford · Free
- Chelmer Valley Riverside LNR Park & nature walk · Chelmsford · Free
For a rainy day
- Peter Edwards Library & Museum Museum & attraction · Chelmsford
- Essex Police Museum Museum & attraction · Chelmsford
- Sandford Mill Museum Museum & attraction · Chelmer Village
- Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome Museum Museum & attraction · Stow Maries
- Riverside Ice and Leisure Swimming & leisure · Chelmsford
- AirHop Trampoline Park Trampoline & inflatable park · Chelmer Village
Out in the fresh air
- Adventure Castle Play park · Chelmsford · Free
- Hannakins Farm Community Centre Farm & animals · Queens Park
- Call of the Wild Zoo Zoo & wildlife park · South Woodham Ferrers
- Marsh Farm Country Park Farm & animals · South Woodham Ferrers
- Marsh Farm Animal Adventure Park Farm & animals · South Woodham Ferrers
Clubs that meet every week
- Baby and Toddler Rhymetime at Chelmsford Library Baby & toddler groups · Chelmsford · Mondays 10.15am and 11.15am, Wednesdays 10.15am, Thursdays 10.15am
- Chelmsford junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · Essex · Every Sunday at 9am
- 7th Chelmsford Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Chelmsford · Anchors (5–8) Mondays 6.00pm–7.15pm; Juniors (8–11) Mondays 6.00pm–7.30pm; Company (11–15) Fridays 7.30pm–9.30pm; Seniors (15–18) Fridays 7.30pm–9.30pm
- 2nd Chelmsford Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Chelmsford · Anchors (5–8) Tuesdays 6.00pm to 7.15pm; Juniors (8–11) Tuesdays 6.00pm to 7.15pm; Company (11–15) Fridays 8.00pm to 9.30pm; Seniors (15–18) Fridays 8.00pm to 9.30pm; Seniors (15–18) Thursdays 20.00–21.30
- Baby and Toddler Rhymetime at Broomfield Library Baby & toddler groups · Broomfield · Wednesdays 10am
- Baby and Toddler Rhymetime at Springfield Library Baby & toddler groups · Springfield · Thursdays 2pm
- Baby and Toddler Rhymetime at North Melbourne Library Baby & toddler groups · North Melbourne · Tuesdays 9.30am
- Baby and Toddler Rhymetime at Great Baddow Library Baby & toddler groups · Great Baddow · Mondays 11am, Wednesdays 11am