About Us
The museum is housed in the quaint little lodge of a Victorian cemetery; once home to the sexton, his wife and six children. No longer used for new burials, the cemetery is now managed as a nature reserve and has a beauty and tranquility all of its own.
The Brentwood Museum society was founded in 1977 and acquired its present building in Lorne Road cemetery in 1985. We opened to the public in 1989 and since then have continued to open regularly during the summer months, welcoming visitors from across the country.
In 1993 the museum was granted formal registration with the Museum and Galleries Commission, one of just a handful of Essex Museums to gain such recognition. And in 2008 the Museum was granted full accreditation status.
We are staffed entirely by a group of dedicated volunteers. If you’d like to join us please get in touch, or if you’d just like to visit our opening times are listed on the right.
We hope to see you soon.
Education & Group visits
We provide group visits on demand. These visits allow us to focus on a particular aspect of the museum or Brentwood history that’s of interest to your group and provides a chance to explore the museum.
Become a Member
Members of the Brentwood Museum Society get access to our talks programme which runs from October to April.
We also host special events for members in the form of a summer drinks party and a Christmas drinks evening.
Membership is £24 for 2025, get in touch if you’d like to join.
Volunteering
We are staffed entirely by a group of dedicated volunteers. If you’d like to join us please get in touch, or if you’d just like to visit our opening times are listed on the right.
Museum admission is free
All donations welcome.
Opening Times
The museum is now OPEN!
2025 Public openings: (Sat/Suns 2:30-4:30pm Mons 10:30am-12:30pm)
Saturdays: 5th Apr., 3rd May, 7th June, 5th July, 2nd Aug., 6th Sept., 4th Oct.
Sundays: 6th Apr., 4th May, 8th June, 6th July, 3rd Aug., 7th Sept., 5th Oct.
Mondays: 7th Apr., 5th May, 9th June, 7th July, 4th Aug., 8th Sept., 6th Oct.
The winter talks programme runs from October until May.
The talks take place on the third Thursday of the month at 7.45pm. They take place in the Gwendoline Lewis Room of Shenfield Parish Hall, Hutton Road, Shenfield, CM15 8LB.