events

Mon., 1st Dec.

Talk. John Ferdinand Stuart Smyth: Malicious, Frivolous, Vexatious

Discover the astonishing life of John Ferdinand Stuart Smyth, the one-time Billericay barracks master and full time conman!

Main Hall, Chantry Centre

7.30-8.30. Doors at 7.15, mid-talk refreshments (£1)

£4 (free to Friends of the CM), payment on the door (cash).

Sun., 7th Dec.

Special opening for the Christmas market

The Cater Museum will be open from 10am. Our stall, right outside the museum, will have our brand new merchandise - all inspired by your favourite town's history! Pop by and say hello!

The market officially opens at 11am and more information can be found here (link will open in a new tab).

opening times

Tuesday: 1-5pm

Wednesday: 1-5pm

Please note: we will be closed on the 2nd and 3rd December. Apologies for the inconvenience. We will be open for the Billericay Christmas market (7th December) and again on the 9th and 10th.

If you would like to see the museum open more often please consider volunteering!

In summer we close the museum if external temperatures reach 30c. We have a winter closure period (mid-December to early March) that allows us to undertake our annual deep clean!

Groups (8+ visitors) can visit outside of these hours. Drop us a line via our contact form to organise a group visit.

support us

We are an independant museum, this means we do not receive regular government (local or national) funding.

Donations from visitors and patrons help to ensure the museum remains free to enter. Donations also go towards keeping our collections safe, putting on new displays, running our events programme, and much more!

To make a donation visit our People's Fundraising page. (The link will open a new window)

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Mon., 1st Dec.

Talk. John Ferdinand Stuart Smyth: Malicious, Frivolous, Vexatious

Sun., 7th Dec.

Special opening for the Christmas market

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