Museums and Art Galleries in Essex, England.
The county of Essex is situated in East Anglia, North of The Thames estuary with Kent to the south linked by the Dartford Tunnel crossing, Suffolk to the north and moving to the west, Greater London, Hertfordshire and north west to Cambridgeshire. Essex enjoys both a close proximity to London and a smattering of seaside resorts. Rural Essex is a delight, particularly where it borders Suffolk to the north and in Constable’s paintings there are many scenes which remain today.The Romans settled here with both Colchester and Chelmsford reaching national importance, the lformer, Colchester, is the oldest recorded Roman town in England, existing as a Celtic settlement before the Roman conquest and the latter being the only English town to receive the Royal prefix. Essex has a population of around 1,600,000 and it’s county town is Chelmsford. Essex is also host to Stansted Airport, London's third airport, which is situated on the Essex and Cambridgeshire border and just a 45 minute drive to London.
Museums and Art Galleries in Essex
Braintree
Braintree District Museum
Warner Textile Archive, Braintree
Brentwood
Brandler Galleries Ltd
Brentwood Museum
Brightlingsea
Brightlingsea Museum
Burnham On Crouch
Back2thewall Gallery
Burnham-on-Crouch
Burnham-on-Crouch Museum
Colchester
Birch Gallery
Colchester
Colchester Castle Museum
The Minories (Colchester School of Art & Design)
Dagenham
Valence House Museum
Dedham
Sir Alfred Munnings Art Museum
Pitsea
Darren Chaplin Gallery
Saffron Walden
Ashdon Village Museum
Westcliff-on-Sea
Beecroft Art Gallery
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