Art galleries in Chelmsford
Galleries are best taken slowly. Chelmsford, Essex has 33 mapped right now. That's 33 galleries mapped around Chelmsford. The exhibition schedule matters more than the count: a small gallery with a great current show beats a big one between exhibitions. Opening nights are the cheat code — free entry, the artists in the room, and a crowd that actually wants to talk about the work.
This guide covers every art gallery we could verify in and around Chelmsford (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Fry Art Gallery and Telephone Kiosk, plus Medway ArtBox. If a gallery's missing from Chelmsford's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Chelmsford gallery lineup
33 mapped within about 40 km:
Fry Art Gallery
Art gallery
Fry Art Gallery is Art gallery on 19a Castle Street, Saffron Walden. Fry Art Gallery also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Apr Su[1] - Oct Su[-1] Tu-Fr 14:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-17:00; Su 13:30-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
19a Castle Street, Saffron Walden
Hours: Apr Su[1] - Oct Su[-1] Tu-Fr 14:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-17:00; Su 13:30-17:00
Phone: +44 1799 513779
Telephone Kiosk
Art gallery
Telephone Kiosk is Art gallery on Market Hill, Sudbury.
Market Hill, Sudbury
Medway ArtBox
Art galleryRun by Nucleus Arts
Run by Nucleus Arts, Medway ArtBox is Art gallery.
God's Own Junkyard
Art gallery
God's Own Junkyard is Art gallery on Shernhall Street, London. God's Own Junkyard also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Fr-Sa 11:00-21:00; Su 11:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Shernhall Street, London, E17 9HQ
Hours: Fr-Sa 11:00-21:00; Su 11:00-18:00
Phone: +44 20 8521 8066
St John's Arts And Recreation Centre
Art gallery
St John's Arts And Recreation Centre is Art gallery.
Gallery Fore
Art gallery
Gallery Fore is Art gallery on 105 Fore Street.
105 Fore Street
The Winns Gallery
Art gallery
The Winns Gallery — Art gallery.
Francesca Mafffeo Gallery
Art gallery
Francesca Mafffeo Gallery — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Francesca Mafffeo Gallery: the map lists its hours as Tu 10:00-17:00; We 10:00-14:30; Th 10:00-17:00; Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu 10:00-17:00; We 10:00-14:30; Th 10:00-17:00; Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-17:00
Colchester Gallery
Art gallery
Colchester Gallery is Art gallery on 35a North Hill, Colchester.
35a North Hill, Colchester
Old Leigh Studios
Art gallery
Old Leigh Studios is Art gallery.
Lynn Tait Gallery at the Old Foundart
Art gallery
Lynn Tait Gallery at the Old Foundart — Art gallery.
Lopping Hall Gallery
Art gallery
Lopping Hall Gallery is Art gallery on 189.
189, IG10 4LF
One Hoe Street
Art gallery
One Hoe Street — Art gallery, found on 1 Hoe Street in London.
1 Hoe Street, London
Pictorem Gallery
Art gallery
Pictorem Gallery — Art gallery.
art in the docks
Art gallery
art in the docks — Art gallery, found on 25 Shackleton Way in London. Also worth knowing about art in the docks: it has a website with more detail.
25 Shackleton Way, London, E16 2XJ
The Alchemy Gallery
Art galleryRun by Craft Arena
The Alchemy Gallery is Art gallery run by Craft Arena.
Peter Blake Gallery
Art gallery
Peter Blake Gallery — Art gallery.
Original Art Shop
Art gallery
Original Art Shop is Art gallery on 17 Sir Isaac's Walk, Colchester.
17 Sir Isaac's Walk, Colchester, CO1 1JJ
MP Gallery
Art gallery
MP Gallery — Art gallery, found on 21 Sir Isaac's Walk in Colchester. Also worth knowing about MP Gallery: it has a website with more detail.
21 Sir Isaac's Walk, Colchester, CO1 1JJ
ESCALA Gallery
Art gallery
ESCALA Gallery is Art gallery. ESCALA Gallery also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
1B
Art gallery
1B is Art gallery on 1B Coppermill Lane, London. 1B also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
1B Coppermill Lane, London
Beecroft Art Gallery
Art galleryRun by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Run by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, Beecroft Art Gallery is Art gallery, found on Victoria Avenue in Southend-on-Sea. Also worth knowing about Beecroft Art Gallery: the map lists its hours as We-Su 11:00-17:00; PH off; it has a website with more detail.
Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6EX
Hours: We-Su 11:00-17:00; PH off
Former Beecroft Art Gallery
Art gallery
Former Beecroft Art Gallery — Art gallery.
The Gallery
Art gallery
The Gallery — Art gallery, found on 14 High Street in Maldon.
14 High Street, Maldon, CM9 5PJ
The Minories
Art gallery
The Minories — Art gallery, found on 74 High Street in Colchester. Also worth knowing about The Minories: it has a website with more detail.
74 High Street, Colchester, CO1 1UE
The Lawrence Walker Gallery
Art galleryRun by Colchester Arts Centre
The Lawrence Walker Gallery is Art gallery run by Colchester Arts Centre on 24 Priory Walk, Colchester.
24 Priory Walk, Colchester, CO1 1LG
Haverhill Arts Centre
Art gallery
Haverhill Arts Centre — Art gallery, found on High Street in Haverhill. Also worth knowing about Haverhill Arts Centre: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-16:00; Sa 10:00-14:30; it has a website with more detail.
High Street, Haverhill, CB9 8AR
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-16:00; Sa 10:00-14:30
The Stone Space
Art gallery
The Stone Space — Art gallery. Also worth knowing about The Stone Space: it has a website with more detail.
Café Nucleus Rochester
Art gallery
Café Nucleus Rochester is Art gallery on 15A High Street, Rochester. Café Nucleus Rochester also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
15A High Street, Rochester, ME1 1PY
Brothership
Art gallery
Brothership — Art gallery, found on 14 Bull Plain in Hertford. Also worth knowing about Brothership: it has a website with more detail.
14 Bull Plain, Hertford, SG14 1DT
Nucleus Arts Centre & Cafe Nucleus
Art galleryRun by Nucleus Arts Centre
Run by Nucleus Arts Centre, Nucleus Arts Centre & Cafe Nucleus is Art gallery, found on 272 High Street in Chatham. Also worth knowing about Nucleus Arts Centre & Cafe Nucleus: it has a website with more detail.
272 High Street, Chatham, ME4 4BP
Picture Frame Gallery
Art gallery
Picture Frame Gallery is Art gallery.
Romford, RM2 5EU
IIF Gallery
Art gallery
IIF Gallery is Art gallery on 71 High Street, London.
71 High Street, London, E11 2AE
What the map tells us about art galleries in Chelmsford
5 of the 33 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — galleries keep proper public hours, so plan around the listed times.
14 have websites listed. That's where the current exhibition is announced — the one thing worth checking before you visit.
14 galleries list websites — that's where the current exhibition is announced, and it's the one thing worth checking before you visit.
The Chelmsford gallery walk
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Fry Art Gallery on 19a Castle Street, Telephone Kiosk on Market Hill, Medway ArtBox, God's Own Junkyard on Shernhall Street, St John's Arts And Recreation Centre, Gallery Fore on 105 Fore Street, The Winns Gallery, and Francesca Mafffeo Gallery. That's 33 stops on the Chelmsford gallery walk. 25 more are listed below.
Gallery tips for Chelmsford
Gallery-going in Chelmsford? A few habits help:
- The café is part of the visit at Fry Art Gallery. If the gallery has a café, use it. Lingering over coffee after the show is half the experience.
- Ask about private views at Telephone Kiosk. Mailing lists get you invited to previews — quieter, with the artists around and first pick of the work.
- Ask what's coming next. Gallerists love talking about the next show. It also tells you when to come back.
- Bring a curious friend. Art is better with someone to argue with about it. The disagreement is the point.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Chelmsford — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new art gallery in Chelmsford can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 33 that's closed, or a great art gallery we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
We don't review exhibitions — shows change too fast. What we list is the where: real galleries, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 33 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Art gallery listings for Chelmsford: 33 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.