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Visit
Colchester
VisitColchester
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Visit Colchester
Visitor Information Centre,
Hollytrees Museum,
Castle Park,
Colchester CO1 1UG
Tel: 01206 282920
vic@colchester.gov.uk
Ruins of St Botolph's Priory,
Britain’s first Augustinian
monastic foundation,
town centre Colchester.
Image taken at sunset.
Beautiful
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Contents
Heritage Culture Eat, drink, shop Not just for kids After dark Base for touring
borough
Colchester is Britain's The borough is a hotbed of Whether you are a dedicated In every corner of the historic Families flock to Colchester for Colchester comes alive at night If you are looking to explore East
oldest recorded town, culture, arts and performance. follower of fashion or just an borough of Colchester, from its leading variety of attractions. with a truly unique programme Anglia the Colchester area is a
steeped in history. Here are a selection of intrepid browser, you'll spend coast to country, there is so Learn more about the places that of events and destinations. For convenient place to make your base.
Discover a wealth of venues brimming with talent happy hours discovering much to explore. Uncover a place entertain and enchant children the full Colchester experience, The borough of Colchester is a central,
heritage treasures telling that should be key stops on the town's special mix of of surprising, beautiful contrasts, and older visitors alike. discover both the daytime buzz convenient place, from which you can
a fascinating story over your list. independent and big-name with bags of unique character. and the spirited nightlife. head out on all kinds of adventures,
2,000 years in the making. shops and eateries. depending on what takes your fancy.
What’s that on the front cover? Ruins of St Botolph’s Priory, Britain’s first Augustinian monastic foundation, town centre Colchester.
Image taken at sunset.
22 Where to visit 32 Stay up, stay over 40 Planning your stay Photograph above
Colchester Castle,
Your comprehensive list of the Your guide to local accommodation Maps and information to help you Castle Park, in autumn.
area’s attractions. arrange your visit to the area.
This brochure has been produced by Colchester Borough Council. Design & Print Production: Alphaprint (Colchester) Ltd.
Photography by Rodger Tamblyn and Chris Reeve. Written by: Colchester Borough Council.
The cover and text are printed on a material accredited by the Forestry Stewardship Council.
Information correct at time of going to print: December 2018.
Heritage
Colchester Castle: Europe's largest Norman keep, built on the
foundations of a Roman temple destroyed by Boudica. Now a modern
interactive museum, immerse yourself in history, ride like the Romans with
a virtual reality Roman Circus race and check out the incredible digital
reconstructions..
Roman Colchester: Evidence of Roman Colchester can be found
everywhere in the town. Home to Britain’s oldest and longest Roman town
wall why not pick up a walking tour leaflet and let your feet guide you
around the town. Make sure you don’t miss the Roman Circus, the only
one discovered so far in Britain. Meander around the starting gates and
imagine the sounds and smells of pounding hooves on race day as the race
gets started. Learn more about this historic site at the FREE visitor centre.
St. Botolph’s Priory: This stunning medieval landmark now owned
by English Heritage but free to visit lies in the heart of the town centre.
The ruins are impressive whatever the weather but our favourite time of day
is the end of the day when the setting sun highlights the golden hues of the
recycled Roman tiles.
Hollytrees Museum: Dress up as a servant and be transported back
to the days before the washing machine! Explore centuries of history in this
rather splendid Georgian building and take in domestic life and childhood
in Colchester over the past 300 years. Find the friendly Visitor Information
Centre team here too.
Layer Marney Tower: England’s tallest Tudor gatehouse is
home to beautiful gardens, all kinds of events, glamping and a delicious
afternoon tea! This statement house exudes grandeur and importance a long
established feature of the Essex countryside commanding views to the River
Blackwater and beyond.
Bourne Mill: South of the town centre discover this Grade 1 listed
watermill with full working waterwheel. Built in 1591 as a fishing lodge it
Colchester is Britain’s oldest recorded town, steeped in is set in tranquil gardens next to a millpond and bablling stream. Now
managed by the National Trust.
history. Discover a wealth of heritage treasures at every turn, See more of Colchester’s diverse heritage attractions from page 22.
telling a fascinating story over 2,000 years in the making.
Peakes House, Dutch Quarter,
Landmark Trust
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Culture
Firstsite
Firstsite
The glittering golden curves of Firstsite designed by renowned architect Rafael
Viñoly host a varied, challenging programme of exhibitions, commissions,
residencies and screenings throughout the year.
Colchester Arts Centre
St Mary’s Church is the backdrop to a fascinatingly eclectic line up of acts
throughout the year. From comedy to jazz, big names and new acts can all be
found in the little church with a big attitude.
The Minories
A stunning Georgian building housing a contemporary art gallery run by Colchester
School of Art. After taking in the art head into the picturesque walled garden of
the Batte-Lay tearoom run by the world renowned Wilkin & Sons for a splendid
afternoon tea and cake.
Mercury Theatre
In the heart of Colchester, the Mercury Theatre is a haven for performing arts.
Whether your thing is musicals, drama, dance, comedy or even panto, there'll be
something for you in this theatre which is constantly buzzing with performance
and life. With both touring shows and extraordinary homegrown talent gracing the
boards, look no further for a terrific evening's entertainment. Throughout 2019, keep
an eye out for the Mercury’s off-site season too!
Munnings Art Museum
Situated in the charming village of Dedham this museum charts the life and
work of renowned and internationally recognised East Anglian painter Sir Alfred
Munnings.
Curzon
Film lovers flock to the new Curzon Colchester, an independent arthouse cinema
situated adjacent to Firstsite. With three screens, two café bars and a roof
terrrace visitors can relax and enjoy their time in the creative hub of the town.
Colchester is a hotbed of culture, arts and performance.
See more of Colchester’s cultural attractions from page 22. We have a selection of venues brimming with talent
that should be key stops on your list.
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Tymperley's, Trinity Street
Eat, drink, shop
Whether you are a dedicated follower of fashion or
just an intrepid browser, you’ll spend happy hours
discovering the town’s special mix of independent
and big-name shops and eateries.
High Street, Culver Independent
Square and Red Shopping
Lion Walk Colchester is packed full of
smaller, independent stores and
Colchester’s High Street and boutique cafes and businesses.
pedestrianised shopping centres A warren of lanes run along the
are home to big name brands town’s walls so head out and
and national retailers. Find your explore these narrow streets
favourite coffee shop and grab a to find everything from 1940’s
cuppa and sweet treat and take a inspired tearooms, retro clothing
well-deserved break from the and fashion boutiques all offering
retail therapy. something that little bit different.
Trinity Street
Fenwick, High Street Colchester
Red Lion Yard
Tucked down one of
Colchester’s most The historic Red Lion Yard is home
picturesque streets to yet more independent boutique
you will unearth a shopping and café culture.
treasure trove of Meander through this historic
unique businesses in a setting and explore.
historic setting. Watch These are highlights from the town
out for special events centre – for more from across the
by the Trinity Traders Borough read on, or check out
throughout the year. www.visitcolchester.com.
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Mersea
Beautiful
Borough
Mersea Island
No visit to Mersea Island is complete without sampling the native (and world
– renowned) Colchester oysters. With its soft golden sand and iconic pastel
beach huts Mersea provides some of the region’s most attractive vistas.
Everyone who visits Mersea has a favourite memory: watching the sunset,
crabbing in the marina, watching the sailboats gliding down the estuary or
just feeling the sea breeze or sand in your toes, it’s a place to wind down
and relax.
With the wildlife spotting and picnics at Cudmore Grove Country Park it’s a
year-round destination.
Mersea Beach Huts
In every corner of the historic Borough of Colchester, from
coast to country, there is so much to explore. Uncover a place of
surprising, beautiful contrasts, with bags Oyster
of unique character.
fisherman, West Mersea
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Chappel Viaduct, Colne Valley
Beautiful
Wivenhoe, Quayside
Borough
Wivenhoe Colne Valley
Follow the riverside Town-to-Sea trail from Colchester to visit of chips and enjoy the Quay of an evening! If you don’t fancy the Head west out of Colchester into the scenic and beautiful Colne dominates the local skyline for miles. As the sun pours through
Wivenhoe. Lose yourself in the town’s historic lanes and discover walk it’s a mere 15 minutes by bike (or just five minutes by train!) Valley. Meander along country lanes and picturesque villages, its majestic arches, casting dramatic shadows across the rural
independent galleries and shops plus the unique Nottage perfectly located to explore for a change of pace whilst visiting taking in traditional East Anglian timber framed architecture. Make landscape, it forms a jaw-dropping photo opportunity.
Museum. If the weather is on your side grab a pint and a portion Colchester. sure you look out for the magnificent Chappel Viaduct, which
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Copford, Layer Marney and Tiptree
Beautiful There’s lots to discover as you travel south west out of Colchester on the old Maldon Road the B1022.
Borough The village of Copford is home to a true hidden gem, St Michael of All Angels Church, with its stunning
medieval wall paintings depicting a host of angels and the zodiac rendered in a rare Byzantium style.
A little further down the road discover the tallest Tudor gatehouse in Britain, the magnificent Layer
Marney Tower built in 1520 in a style later used at Hampton Court. Finally conclude your journey still
within the Beautiful Borough at the famous teashop and museum at Wilkin’s of Tiptree, Britain’s,
maybe the world’s, most famous jam makers!
Dedham High Street
Layer Marney Tower
Constable Country and the Dedham Vale
North-East of Colchester you will discover Constable Please note roads between these small villages can get
Country straddling the border between Essex and very busy at peak times so if boating's not your thing we
Suffolk. Now designated an Area of Outstanding Natural recommend a peaceful amble by foot from Dedham to
Beauty (AONB) this landscape was inspiration to several Flatford, or a hop on a bike from Manningtree Station,
great English painters. to best appreciate the quintessential rural English
countryside that inspired Constable, Gainsborough and
Hire a rowing boat for a trip down the Stour, or if you’re Sir Alfred Munnings - whose home and studio in Dedham
feeling lazy jump in the ‘Trusty’, an electric pleasure boat is now a Museum.
plying it's trade during the summer months between
Constable’s birthplace at Flatford Mill (now a National
Trust site with tearoom) and picturesque Dedham.
Beautiful
Borough
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Not just for kids
Colchester Zoo
Families flock to Colchester for
its wide variety of places that
entertain and enchant children
Colchester is the proud home to one of Europe’s finest zoos set over 60
acres of parkland and lakes and is home to over 260 rare species, many of
which are part of breeding programmes. Interactive daily displays enable
you to get up close to the animals and even hand feed some, meander
through Australian Rainbows, a tropical bird walkthrough where visitors
can feed nectar to the lorikeets! Get hands-on in the Sensation Station,
where you can have a go at handling some furry friends and scaly species.
It’s a fascinating day out for all the family!
Leisure World
Leisure World is one of East Anglia’s largest venues for sport, leisure, play
and entertainment, with plenty of fun on offer for the whole family! Feel
the water in your face as you zoom down the flumes, look up at the sky
as you ride the outdoor rapids, have a family tennis match or simply take
some time out and relax in luxury spa Aqua Springs (if you can escape the
children!)
East Anglian Railway Museum
In the heart of the picturesque Colne Valley lies this living museum telling
the tale of industrial and social history of the region’s railways since the
19th century. Wander around Victorian buildings, restored trains and
carriages, have a go at changing the signals and discover how the railway
changed people’s lives.
Mighty Claws Adventure Golf
Have some roarsome fun at this dinosaur themed mini gold course. Drive,
swing and club your way through 18 holes and brave the thundering
waterfall, battle your way to the Roman fortress or take time out for a Families flock to Colchester all year round for
selfie with one of the near life sized moving animatronic dinosaurs. Our
favourite is the monstrous and mighty T-Rex! its leading variety of family friendly attractions.
Mighty Claws Adventure Golf
Learn more about the places that entertain and
This is just a taster of what’s on offer in the area.
enchant children and older visitors alike.
See more of Colchester’s attractions from page 22. Colchester Zoo
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Three Wise Monkeys, High Street
AfterDark
Events
Throughout the year Colchester and the surrounding area hosts
a range of diverse independent festivals and events. If you love
comedy, beer, live music or film there is a festival for you.
Highlights include the Roman River Festival which every
autumn converts unusual atmospheric buildings into fabulous
performance spaces.
Meanwhile Castle Park hosts a fantastic array of events
from pop concerts, to the ever-popular Oktoberfest, firework
displays and big screen events under the night sky. Plus, every
summer Colchester United’s modern stadium plays host to
a big name act with recent headliners including Elton John,
Lionel Richie and Little Mix.
Performance
Colchester has a thriving arts scene and with many busy
venues there is something to suit every taste during your visit;
Mercury Theatre, Colchester Arts Centre, Charter Hall, the
Headgate Theatre and Firstsite all boast packed programmes
of events and shows throughout the year.
In the summer enjoy outdoor theatre across the Borough of
Colchester performed against historic backdrops like Layer
Marney Tower and Castle House Dedham. Between them the
Odeon, Firstsite and the new Curzon Cinema have everything
covered from the latest blockbusters to Oscar hopefuls.
Eating out
Always a popular pastime we have a wonderful wealth of places to
eat, relax and socialise in, the only problem is choosing which one!
Do you like fresh, vibrant menus and locally sourced produce? Or
prefer sophisticated brasseries or country pubs? We guarantee Raise a glass...Whatever your drink of choice – sampling real ales and tapping
whatever your appetite demands, you’re sure to find something
here. And because we are Britain’s Oldest Recorded Town you your feet to a local band, or sipping stylish cocktails under period architecture,
might find yourself dining next to our Roman Wall or within Colchester has a night out for you. The town’s establishments range from
musket ball pocked timbers which survived a Civil War Siege!
sophisticated wine bars to hearty British pubs full of character and charm.
For a comprehensive guide to what’s on after dark, check out
www.visitcolchester.com Explore them at your leisure and find your favourite!
18 19Cambridge
Bury St Edmunds
Casolches t er
a base for touring
Manningtree & Mistley
Watch the swans and boats glide along the river whilst trains chug through the countryside in the distance.
Go for a bracing walk or enjoy a meal in a riverside restaurant.
Cavendish Maldon
& Clare Lavenham & Suffolk Smell the salt from the salt marshes, listen to sailboats masts clinking, or let the kids splash around (weather permitting)
at the Promenade and splash park. Historic inns, churches and fine medieval buildings are a short walk up Market Hill.
Long Melford Coast Lavenham and Long Melford
Two of the best preserved medieval wool towns in Britain. Admire the fascinating timber framed architecture that hosts
Manningtree tearooms, pubs and bijou businesses. Lavenham also doubles us as the birthplace of Harry Potter, Godricks Hollow in the
hugely successful Harry Potter franchise.
& Mistley
Cavendish and Clare
Nestled in the Stour Valley these picturesque villages are an artists daydream of the quintessential East Anglian village.
Complete with thatched cottages and medieval churches their little winding streets are a pleasure to roam.
Bury St Edmunds
Colchester Walton on the Naze
Medieval architecture, elegant Georgian squares and glorious Cathedral and Abbey gardens fill the town with charm. Don’t
miss the now legendary Christmas market!
Suffolk Coast
A short drive from Colchester the Suffolk Heritage coast makes a great day out with the family. Head to Aldburgh or
Southwold to sample fresh seafood, Adnams ale and fill you your lungs with sea air!
Frinton-on-Sea Further Afield...
London
Colchester is the gateway to East Anglia and the beautiful historic cities of Cambridge and Norwich are within easy
Clacton-on-Sea reach...we recommend taking the scenic route to Cambridge via the old coaching road, which takes you through quin-
tessentially East Anglian villages full of half timbered cottages. Meanwhile Norwich is only an hour way by train which
takes you into the heart of the City. Last but certainly not least an outing to London with all its many attractions is
Maldon again just an hour away.
20 21YOUR COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF THE TOWN’S ATTRACTIONS.
Abberton Reservoir Castle Park
Visitor Centre High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1TJ
T: 01206 282962
Church Road, Layer-de-la-Haye,
W: www.colchester.gov.uk/castlepark
Colchester, Essex, CO2 0EU
T: 01206 738172 The jewel in Colchester’s crown – an
W: www.essexwt.org.uk/reserves/ award-winning oasis of horticultural
abberton-reservoir splendour boasting a children's play area,
boating lake and cafe.
Conservation centre run by the Essex Wildlife
Trust, at a site of international importance for
winter wildfowl. Nesting cormorants, common
terns and nightingales. Bird hides and nature Charter Hall
trails including the Brambley Hedge Sculpture Colchester Leisure World, Cowdray Avenue,
Trail. Shop selling gifts, optics and wildlife Colchester, CO1 1YH
books. Brambly Hedge Trail T: 01206 573948
W: www.colchester-events.co.uk
Beth Chatto Gardens
Aqua Springs
Colchester’s premier events venue featuring
comedians, bands, orchestras, dance,
Cowdray Avenue, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1YH specialist exhibitions and fairs and private
T: 01206 282010 functions.
W: www.aqua-springs.co.uk
The ultimate health spa experience. Providing
you with a complete environment of rest and Childsplay Adventureland
relaxation, to soothe, revitalise and transform.
Clarendon Way, North Station,
Try the range of beauty and relaxation treatments.
here
Colchester, Essex, CO1 1XF
Wto visit
T: 01206 366566
Beth Chatto Gardens W: www.childsplayadventureland.co.uk
Childsplay Adventureland is the premier
Elmstead Market, Colchester, Essex, CO7 7DB
indoor play facility for under-11s (maximum
T: 01206 822007
height 4’ 5”). We have special areas for babies,
W: www.bethchatto.co.uk
toddlers and youngsters as well as a pleasant
2.5 hectares (six acres) of gravel, water and atmosphere for parents. On site café.
woodland gardens, a large modern tea room
and plant nursery.
Coggeshall Grange Barn
Bourne Mill The National Trust, Grange Hill,
Bourne Mill, Bourne Road, Coggeshall, Essex, CO6 1RE
Colchester, Essex, CO2 8RT T: 01376 562226
T: 01206 549799 W: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/grange-barn/
W: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/bourne-mill Grange Barn stands as a reminder of the once
A National Trust property, the mill was originally powerful Coggeshall Abbey; with ancient
built as a fishing lodge in 1591 and features pillars soaring to a cathedral-like roof.
Bourne Mill, Colchester stepped 'Dutch' gables. There is a millpond
and some of the machinery, including the Aqua Springs
waterwheel which is intact and working.
22 23Staying in Colchester is only half the Colchester Arts Centre Colne Valley Railway Curzon Cinema Fingringhoe
Hedingham Station, Yeldham Road, Castle Roman House, 19 Queen Street, Colchester,
Wick Visitor Centre
story. There’s loads more to get out to
Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NF
T: 01206 500900 Hedingham, Halstead, Essex, CO9 3DZ Essex, CO1 1LD
South Green Road, Fingringhoe,
W: www.colchesterartscentre.com T: 01787 461174 W: www.curzoncinemas.com
see close by and the town makes an
Colchester, Essex, CO5 7DN
W: www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk Curzon Colchester is an independent arthouse
The home of live music, comedy, theatre, T: 01206 729678
One-mile length of line with re-located cinema with 3 screens, showing the best of
excellent base camp.
poetry, dance, children’s shows, clubs, W: www.essexwt.org.uk/reserves/
buildings and a large collection of heritage quality mainstream including family films,
farmers' markets, gigs and more. fingringhoe-wick
rolling stock, steam and diesel locomotives, independent gems and events. Two café bars
and a roof terrace. Nature reserve with 125 acres of mixed habitat
miniature and model railways. Special events
on the Colne Estuary. Nature trails, wheelchair
Colchester Castle Museum including Thomas and Steam with Santa.
access, bird hides, gift shop and visitor centre.
Castle Park, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1TJ Dedham Art Friendly atmosphere. Regular events for adults
and children. Hot and cold drinks available.
T: 01206 282939
W: www.cimuseums.org.uk/castle and Craft Centre
Colchester Castle is the biggest Norman Keep High Street, Dedham, Essex, CO7 6AD
in Europe and is one of the region’s leading T: 01206 322666
heritage attractions. W: www.dedhamartandcraftcentre.co.uk
With a unique mix of fascinating displays, This beautifully converted church showcases
the latest technology and hands on activities the work of over 60 creative artisans and the
– there is lots for your family to explore and buying skills of specialist retailers on its top two
discover. floors, while the ground floor houses a Lifestyle
Living showroom and a tearoom.
East Anglian Railway Museum
Colchester United Curzon Cinema
Dedham Vale Vineyards
Football Club Creative Arts Live Green Lane, Boxted,
Firstsite
Weston Homes Community Stadium, Colchester Institute, Sheepen Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5TS Lewis Gardens, High Street,
Colchester Castle United Way, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5UP Colchester, Essex, CO3 3LL T: 01206 271136 Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JH
T: 01206 755100 T: 01206 712 999 W: www.dedhamvalevineyard.com T: 01206 713700
W: www.cu-fc.com W: www.colchester.ac.uk/creative-arts-live/ W: www.firstsite.uk
40-acre site including seven acres of vines
Colchester United Football Club was formed Professional concert hall/live music venue A unique gallery in the heart of Colchester,
and a variety of trails through woodland,
in 1937. They currently play in League 2. The offering professional/student concerts, offering a constantly changing programme
around lakes and wildflower meadows. Self-
stadium hosts numerous events and is home musicals, events and educational workshops. of exhibitions, film screenings, performances,
guided tours and tastings of our wines. Winery
to the official Colchester United shop. Concert hall capacity is 200. Disabled access. activities and events for young and old.
powered by wind and sun-generated energy.
Licensed bar at selected events.
Colchester Zoo East Anglian Flatford: Bridge Cottage
Maldon Road, Stanway, Cudmore Grove Railway Museum
Flatford, East Bergholt,
Colchester, Essex, CO3 0SL Country Park Chappel Station, Wakes Colne, Essex, CO6 2DS
Nr Ipswich, Suffolk, CO7 6UL
T: 01206 298260
T: 01206 331292
Bromans Lane, East Mersea, T: 01206 242524 W: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/flatford
W: www.colchester-zoo.com
Colchester, Essex CO5 8UE W: www.earm.co.uk
One of Europe’s finest zoos, with over 260 A delightful 16th-century cottage just minutes
T: 01206 383868
species and an array of daily displays including A living museum situated at the edge of Constable from Flatford Mill. Why not visit the Constable
W: www.visitparks.co.uk/places/cudmore-grove/
the chance to feed elephants and giraffes Country. Explore the wide collection of steam exhibition then sit by the river and enjoy a
Cudmore Grove offers visitors a trip to the seaside trains, diesel locomotives and vintage carriages, freshly baked cake at the National Trust tea
yourself!
with a difference at the eastern tip of Mersea as well as the Victorian buildings and working room and find a gift in our shop?
Island. The park includes a coastal-themed play signal boxes.
Flatford, Bridge Cottage area, sandy beach and open grassland. Perfect for
24 picnics and great views.. 25Gnome Magic Green Island Gardens
Old Ipswich Road, Ardleigh, Park Road, Ardleigh,
Colchester, Essex, CO7 6HU Colchester, Essex, CO7 7SP
T: 01206 231390 T: 01206 230455
W: www.gnomemagic.co.uk W: www.greenislandgardens.co.uk
Gnome Magic is an unusual treat. Enjoy the 20 acres of professionally designed gardens
delightful garden which blends into an amazing within woodland destroyed by the 1987
wood where the growing number of over 800 hurricane. Now a plantsman’s paradise full of
gnomes and their friends live. Guaranteed to unusual plants for all-year round colour.
bring a little sunshine.
Headgate Theatre
Go Bananas! 14 Chapel Street North,
9&10 Mason Road, Cowdray Centre, Colchester, Essex, CO2 7AT
Cowdray Ave, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1BX T: 01206 366000
T: 01206 761762 W: www.headgatetheatre.co.uk
W: www.go-bananas.co.uk
The home of amateur theatre in Colchester,
Go Bananas Play centre has over 20 years of hosting a variety of productions throughout the
experience in keeping the kids entertained! year, from classic and modern drama to musical
Tiny Town is a large separate area for those theatre and standup comedy nights. Box Office
monkeys aged 4 and under. For those aged 5-12 open Tuesday- Friday 1:00pm- 3:45pm. HighWoods Country Park
years there is a three level Aztec Adventure
frame. For the brave there is a 6m climbing wall.
Go Bananas offers a wide variety of inclusive
children’s parties and parties for adults too!
High Woods Country Park Hollytrees Museum
Holy Trinity Church Lakeside Theatre Leisure World Colchester
Visitor Centre, Turner Road, Trinity Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JN University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Cowdray Avenue, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1YH
Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JR Holy Trinity Church
Colchester's only surviving Saxon building Colchester, Essex, CO4 3SQ T: 01206 282000
Gosbecks Archaeological Contact: Visitor Centre,
featuring an arrowhead (triangle arches) Contact: Box Office, W: www.colchesterleisureworld.co.uk
Park T: 01206 853588
W: www.colchester.gov.uk/countrypark
doorway in the tower and features re-used T: 01206 873261
W: www.lakesidetheatre.org.uk
Leisure World Colchester is one of East Anglia’s
Gosbecks Rd, Colchester, CO3 4RN Roman bricks. The churchyard contains the largest sports, leisure, recreation and
Contact: Colchester & Ipswich Museums Service, 370 acres of woodland, grassland and wetland burial place of William Gilberd, discoverer of Lakeside Theatre is a hidden gem. It presents entertainment venues and offers year-round fun
T: 01206 282931 with path network, including circular walks and electro-magneticism and Physician to Queen great performances, original theatre, children’s for all the family. The leisure pool includes
easy access trail. Visitor centre and interactive Elizabeth I. shows, contemporary music, comedy nights and outside river rapids ride, water cannons and
The Archaeological Park is one of the most
displays. Rangers organise a range of activities local groups. Set in parkland with café, lakes, flumes.
significant Iron Age and Roman sites in
throughout the year. sculptures and ducks.
the country. Enjoy a walk and discover the
Leisure World Colchester
highlights of the site with the interpretation Jump Street
boards around the Park.
Hollytrees Museum 21 Mason Road, Cowdray Centre, Cowdray Ave, Layer Marney Tower
Castle Park, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1UG Colchester, Essex, CO1 1BX
Layer Marney, Colchester, Essex, CO5 9US
T: 01206 282940 T: 01206 911035
T: 01206 330784
W: www.cimuseums.org.uk W: www.jumpstreet.co.uk
W: www.layermarneytower.co.uk
Three centuries of fascinating toys, domestic Colchester’s first sole-purpose trampoline park.
Magnificent Tudor building with the tallest
items and arts displayed in an attractive Over 100 interconnecting trampolines create
Gatehouse in Britain and 16th-century
Georgian town house set in Castle Park. Free a 20,000 square foot bounce space which
Italianate terracotta. Climb the tower, visit the
entry. Home to the VisitColchester Information includes free-bounce areas, basketball nets, a
gardens, outbuildings, dolls house,
Centre, the place to buy gifts and souvenirs. foam pit and two dodgeball courts.
church and farm animals. Café and shop.
26 27Marks Hall Gardens and The Munnings Art Centre, Dedham The Minories The Nottage Museum
Arboretum 74 High Street, East Hill, Nottage Maritime Institute, The Quay,
Marks Hall, Coggeshall, Essex, CO6 1TG Colchester, Essex, CO1 1UE Wivenhoe, Colchester, Essex, CO7 9BX
T: 01376 563796 T: 01206 712437 T: 01206 824142
W: www.markshall.org.uk W: www.colchester.ac.uk/about-us/campuses/ W: www.nottage.org.uk
the-minories One of the country’s oldest institutions teaching
A tree collection from all the temperate areas of
the world set in more than 200 acres The Minories Art Gallery is a professional yachting skills, it is also a repository for
of historic landscape provides interest and contemporary art gallery managed by documents, pictures and artifacts, with a fine
enjoyment throughout the year at Marks Hall. Colchester School of Art. This Grade II listed library, relating to the Maritime History of the
Georgian building also houses the Batte Lay River Colne and Wivenhoe in particular. Open
Tea Room, run by famous jam purveyors Wilkin to the public at weekends during the summer
Mercury Theatre and Sons. months and at other times by appointment; for
details see website.
Balkerne Gate, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PT
T: 01206 573948 Mistley Place Park Animal
W: www.mercurytheatre.co.uk
Rescue Centre Odeon Cinema
A highly respected regional theatre, staging New Road, Mistley, Odeon Cinema, Head Street,
a broad mix of classic plays and new writing Manningtree, Essex, CO11 1ER Colchester, CO1 1NH
as well as working extensively within the local T: 01206 393433 T: 03330 067777
community. W: www.mistleyplacepark.com W: www.odeon.co.uk
Children can play among a menagerie of rescued The ODEON Cinema in Colchester is a fully
animals and birds which roam freely in 25 acres digital eight screen cinema showing realD and
Mersea Island Museum of countryside overlooking the Stour Valley. 3D films. It includes a large Costa Coffee shop
The Minories
Mersea Island Museum, 12 High Street, West and a Ben and Jerry's ice cream parlour.
Mersea, Colchester, Essex, CO5 8QD Rollerworld Roman Circus
T: 01206 385191
W: www.merseamuseum.org.uk
The Munnings Art Museum Paycockes House & Garden
Eastgates, Moorside, Roman Circus Walk,
Colchester, Essex, CO2 7GZ
Colchester, Essex, CO1 2TJ
Castle Hill, Dedham, T: 01206 501785
Exhibits of Mersea’s social history, natural Paycockes, 25 West Street, T: 01206 868868
Colchester, Essex, CO7 6AZ W: www.romancircus.co.uk
history, archaeology and fishing industry, Coggeshall, Essex, CO6 1NS W: www.rollerworld.co.uk
T: 01206 322127
including a fisherman’s cottage display. Special Natural History Museum T: 01376 561305 Rollerworld – internationally recognised as the Discovered in 2005, this former chariot racing
W: www.munningsmuseum.org.uk
exhibitions and gift shop. W: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ finest roller-skating rink in Europe. track dates from around 200AD and is the first
Explore the home and studios of Sir Alfred paycockes-house-and-garden to be found in the UK. Spectacular in nature, it
Rollerworld has got the lot! A 25m x 50m maple
Munnings, PPRA and enjoy over 150 paintings would have provided seating for
Built in the 16th century, this attractive floor, spectacular sound and light show.
Mighty Claws and drawings from his collection which are
half-timbered house is a grand example of Quasar – ‘Simply the Best’ – the earth’s 8000 spectators.
displayed throughout his house.
Adventure Golf wealth generated by the cloth trade. favourite laser game.
Bakers Lane, Colchester, Essex, CO3 4AU
Spamalot, Mercury Theatre Roman Theatre
T: 01206 843333
W: www.mightyclaws.co.uk/colchester
Natural History Museum Maidenburgh Street,
High Street, Colchester, CO1 1DN Colchester, Essex CO1 1TT
Battle your way through an ancient world, filled
T: 01206 282941 T: 01206 282931
with cascading waterfalls, a stone fortress,
W: www.cimuseums.org.uk The remains of the Roman theatre in the town
ancient weapons and lots of unfriendly, sharp
toothed dinosaurs. The course turns a fun day Discover an interesting ‘hands-on’ perspective centre can best be seen in Maidenburgh Street
out into an unforgettable adventure. on the local natural environment from the in the Dutch Quarter. Look for the darker
Ice Age right up to today. Explore the garden paving in the road showing the outline of the
trail and stag beetle exhibition. Free entry. theatre’s walls.
Mighty Claws Adventure Golf
28 29Roman Wall/Balkerne Gate St John’s Abbey Gate Wilkin and Sons Ltd
your
Balkerne Passage,
Colchester, Essex, CO3 3AA
T: 01206 282931
St John’s Green,
Colchester, Essex, CO2 7EZ
T: 01206 282931
Tiptree
Wilkins Jam Factory, Factory Hill, Tiptree, Planning
Colchester, Essex, CO5 0RF
Colchester’s Roman Wall is the oldest and W: www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/
T: 01621 814524
break
longest surviving town wall in Britain. It was st-johns-abbey-gate/
W: www.tiptree.com
built to defend Colchester after the Boudican This elaborate pinnacled 15th-century
Tiptree is the home of the Wilkin family, where
rebellion in AD60 and includes Balkerne Gate: gatehouse, in East Anglian flushwork, is the sole
from 1885 the first Tiptree jam was made.
the original main entrance to the town. survivor of the Benedictine abbey of St John.
Delightful museum, tea room and gift shop.
It was stormed by Parliamentarian soldiers
is easy
during the Civil War siege of 1648.
The Sentinel Gallery
Chapel Road, Wivenhoe,
Colchester, Essex, CO7 9DX
St Michael and All Angels
T: 01206 827490 Church, Copford
W: www.thesentinelgallery.co.uk Off Aldcar Road, Copford Green,
Colchester, Essex, CO6 1DG
An art gallery, located in the heart of Wivenhoe,
T: 01206 211494
hosting regularly changing exhibitions of local
artists. The “Open Space” gallery is available for W: www.copfordchurch.org.uk
hire to local artists, performers and art groups. Celebrated 12th-century apsidal church with
magnificent medieval wall frescoes cleaned
VisitColchester
St Botolph's Priory
and restored in the 20th century. The paintings
show a strong Byzantine influence in content
Information Centre
and design and were uncovered from behind
St Botolph's Priory, Priory Street, For the best advice on where to go, things
a coating of 16th-century whitewash. Guided
Colchester, Essex, CO1 2QA St John's Abbey Gate to do, where to watch, listen, join in,
tours by pre-arrangement.
T: 01206 282931 eat, drink, stay and enjoy plus details of
W: www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/
Colchester Guided Tours.
colchester-st-botolphs-priory
The first English Augustinian priory founded VisitColchester Information Centre,
at the end if the 11th century. Substantial and Hollytrees, Castle Park, Colchester CO1 1UG
picturesque ruined remains survive today under
the care of English Heritage. call: 01206 282920
e-mail: vic@colchester.gov.uk
open: For details see www.visitcolchester.com
The Sentinel Gallery
/VisitColchester
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Balkerne Gate, Roman Wall
30 31Discover Colchester and
Stay Up, Stay Over
the surrounding area on
a short break or holiday
Stay Up
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32 33Hotels The Crown, Stoke by Nayland Milsoms, Dedham
Key AA 3 Silver Star Small Hotel AA 1 ROSETTE, AA 3 Star Small Hotel
Disabled facilities GreyFriars, Colchester No. Rooms: 11
AA 4 SILVER Star Hotel
On-street/public parking No. Ensuite: 11 No. Rooms: 15
No. Double 5 No. Ensuite: 15
WiFi or internet access No. Rooms: 26 No. Superior Double 3 No. Double: 9
Colour television No. Ensuite: 26 No. Deluxe Double 2 No. Twin: 6
No. Double: 22 No. Executive Double 1 Prices
Restaurant Prices £130.00 to
No. Twin: 1
Dish washing facilities £95.00 to £205.00 prpnb
No. Single: 3
£225 prpnb
Children welcome Prices
£115 prpnb to
Leisure facilities on site/nearby £240 prpnb Park Street, Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk, CO6 4SE Stratford Road, Dedham,
Credit/debit cards accepted T: 01206 262001 • info@crowninn.net Colchester, Essex, CO7 6HW
Smoking allowed High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1UG W: www.crowninn.net thecrownstokebynayland T: 01206 322795 • milsoms@milsomhotels.com
@CrownInnSuffolk @thecrownstokebynayland W: www.milsomhotels.com milsomhotels
Tea/coffee-making in bedrooms T: 01206 575913
The Crown, Stoke-by-Nayland is our traditional @milsomhotels @milsomsdedham
Dogs/pets accepted by arrangement reservations@greyfriarscolchester.co.uk
vintage Inn & privately-owned boutique hotel. Modern, contemporary bar brasserie with 15
Private parking
W: www.greyfriarscolchester.co.uk
@GreyFriarsHotel We have built an enviable reputation from stylish en-suite bedrooms. The place to eat, drink The Dragonfly Hotel, St Nicholas Hotel
Linen provided
GreyFriars is an exquisite Michelin recommended our commitment to providing friendly service, and stay in the Dedham Vale. Open for a full à la Colchester @The George, Colchester
luxurious accommodation & delicious food, wine carte menu all day. No need to book, so no rush.
luxury hotel with superb restaurant and lounge No. Rooms: 46 + 45
bars, opened in 2015. Beautifully appointed & real ales. No. Rooms: 50 No. Ensuite: 91
Pricing abbreviations No. Ensuite: 50 No. Single: 1
with the customer’s comfort and convenience in MAP REF 4 No. Double: 12
prpn per room per night mind, GreyFriars offers 5* service, comfortable No. Single: 22
No. Double: 21 + 7
MAP REF 2 No. Twin: 4 + 4
prpnb per room per night including
breakfast
lounges, cosy Club rooms, larger Classic rooms Maison Talbooth, Dedham No. Twin: 12
No. Family: 4
No. Family/Feature: 1 + 4
and spacious luxury suites. It is a destination in
pppn per person per night its own right, the only place to stay when visiting
The North Hill Hotel, AA 3 RED Star Country House Hotel Prices
No. Mini Double: 7
No. Executive/Balcony: 12 + 27
pppnb per person per night including Colchester, Constable Country and this part of Colchester From £45.00 prpn No. Accessible: 2
breakfast East Anglia. AA 3 Star Hotel No. Rooms: 12
No. Apartment: 3
pupw per unit per week A12/A120 Ardleigh Junction, Prices From £60.00 prpn
No. Ensuite: 12
ptpn per tent per night No. Rooms: 24 No. Double: 8 Colchester, Essex CO7 7QY
No. Double: 10 No. Twin: 4
MAP REF 1 T: 01206 230900 • fd@dragonflycolchester.co.uk 116 High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1TD
No. King size Double: 7 Prices
No. Executive Double: 2 £220.00 to £425.00 W: www.dragonflycolchester.co.uk T: 01206 578494
No. Suite: 1 prpnb Newly refurbished, our Colchester hotel is a reservations@thegeorgehotelcolchester.co.uk
No. Single: 3 restful retreat set just outside of town, where W: www.thegeorgehotelcolchester.co.uk
No. Twin: 1
the A12 meets the A120. Colchester’s historic thegeorgehotelcolchester
Prices £65 to Stratford Road, Dedham,
£125 prpnb centre is minutes away,and escaping to the Set in the ideal location of Colchester's High
Colchester, Essex, CO7 6HN unspoilt Essex coast couldn’t be easier from Street the 500-year-old George Hotel is the
T: 01206 322367 • maison@milsomhotels.com here. Relax in our remodelled restaurant and
51 North Hill, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PY towns most historic hotel. The George welcomes
W: www.milsomhotels.com bar, Barley + Graze, or recline in the spacious
T: 01206 574001 • info@northhillhotel.com the addition of 45 brand new en-suite Executive
maisontalbooth @Maison_Talbooth confines of your room, enjoying the award-
W: www.northhillhotel.com rooms at St Nicholas House; boasting spacious
@maisontalbooth winning Hypnos beds, Freeview channels and
A modern town centre hotel in a Georgian setting. contemporary space for every type of traveller.
Fabulous country house situated overlooking complimentary WiFi. With free on-site parking
Rooms have tea and coffee making facilities, free There are also 3 apartments available. All lie
Constable Country and the Dedham Vale. 12 too, you’ll find staying with Dragonfly as
WiFi, DVD and freeview TV. Our restaurant, The 100 yards from Colchester's historic castle -
luxurious rooms all individually designed and effortless as it is enjoyable.
Green Room, offers a traditional British menu surrounded by an array of restaurants, bars and
decorated. Day Spa, tennis court and outdoor
with a twist, utilising the best of local produce. shops.
To see latest swimming pool.
accommodation availability: MAP REF 6
www.visitcolchester.com MAP REF 3 MAP REF 7
MAP REF 5
34 35The Pier At Harwich B&Bs The Hare and Hounds, Self Catering Wakes Hall Lodges, Wakes Colne Birds Farm, Elmstead
AA 4 Star Small Hotel
Layer Breton The Nook, Colchester
AA 5 Star Self-catering VisitEngland 3 Star Self-catering
Black Bond Hall, Langenhoe
AA 4 Gold Star Award Hare and Hound VisitEngland 4 Star Self-catering
No. Rooms: 14
No. Ensuite: 14 No. Units: 5 No. Units: 5
No. Double: 13 No Rooms: 2 No Lodges: 5 No. Cottage: 5
No Rooms: 2 Prices
No. Suite: 1 No. Double: 2 Prices
No. Double: 2 £743 to £1,256 pupw
Prices Prices No. Units: 1 £330.00 to
1 with shower en-suite (Sleeps 1 – 5)
£125.00 to £235.00 £60.00 prpn No. House: 1 £610.00 pupw
1 with bath en-suite
prpnb Prices
Prices
£320.00 to
£90.00 prpnb.
£400.00 pupw
Minimum 2 night stay Colchester Road, Wakes Colne, Essex CO6 2DY
The Quay, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3HH Crayes Green, Layer Breton, School Lane, Elmstead,
T: 01206 563222 • info@wakeslodges.co.uk
T: 01255 241212 • pier@milsomhotels.com Colchester, Essex, CO20PN Colchester, Essex, CO7 7EY
Lodge Lane, Langenhoe, Colchester, CO5 7LX W: www.wakeslodges.co.uk wakeshalllodges
W: www.milsomhotels.com ThePierHarwich T: 01206 330459 • thehareandhound@live.co.uk T: 01206 823838 • birdsfarm@btconnect.com
T: 01206 735776 M: 07909 516013 48 Irvine Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3TS @wakeshalllodges @wakeshalllodges
@pierharwich @pieratharwich W: www.thehareandhound.co.uk W: www.birds-farm.co.uk
gill@blackbondhall.co.uk T: 01206 503677 M: 07837 301869 Take a break in one of our luxury self-catering
Situated on the quay in the heart of Harwich, this The delightful barn outbuildings have been con- Open all year, a group of five cottages on a
W: www.blackbondhall.co.uk thecolchesternook@gmail.com lodges surrounded by a private 500-acre estate in
splendid hotel has been rebuilt and redefined to verted into 2 stylish Lodges with en-suite bed non working farm, which were originally farm
W: www.homeaway.co.uk/p8130571 the tranquil beauty of the Colne Valley; complete
offer a fabulous restaurant on the first floor with Set in beautiful and peaceful rural surrounds, and breakfast accommodation. The meadow buildings. Four are on ground level and all
fine views over the Stour and Orwell estuaries. Black Bond Hall is perfectly situated for easy access 4* self-catering accommodation a 15-minute with your own hot tub!
overlooking the glorious Layer Breton Heath has equipped for a comfortable stay. The heated
On the ground floor the NAVYÄRD Bar & Terrace to historic Colchester Town and Mersea Island. walk from Colchester town centre, perfect for
been adapted and shaped to provide superb outdoor pool is open May- September. Other
is adjacent to the harbour and is open all day. Visit the Company Shed, Beth Chatto Gardens leisure or business. We can accommodate one MAP REF 15
camping facilities. The Hare & Hounds has a facilities include a games room. In a semi rural
and Constable Country. The University of Essex, baby or toddler in a cot. No smoking.
relaxed yet chic Restaurant that is renowned for location, less than two miles from the University
Wivenhoe and Rowhedge are easily accessible.
MAP REF 8
it's fine dining experience
Greenlands Barn, Earls Colne and Beth Chatto gardens. It's an ideal base for
MAP REF 13 VisitEngland 4 Star Self-catering, Visit England visiting the Essex and Suffolk coastline, as well
MAP REF 10 Gold Award, Visit England ROSE Award 2018 as nearby Colchester.
Wivenhoe House Hotel MAP REF 12
AA 4 Star Country House Hotel 2 Church Farm Cottages,
Rye Farm, Layer-De-La-Haye
Feering No. Units: 1
MAP REF 17
VisitEngland 3 Star Self-catering, No. House: 1
No. Rooms: 40 No. Rooms: 3 Pets welcome Prices
No. Ensuite: 40 No. Ensuite: 3 £390.00 to
No. Double: 40 No. Double: 3 £440.00 pupw
Prices Min. Child Age: 12
£95.00 to Prices No. Units: 1
£214.00 prpnb £75.00 to No. Cottage: 1
£80.00 prpnb Min Child Age: 10 Lamberts Lane, Earls Colne,
Prices Colchester, Essex, CO6 2LE
£425.00 to
Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3SQ T: 01787 224895 M: 0771 539 4660
Rye Lane, Layer-de-La-Haye, £490.00 pupw
T: 01206 863666 • info@wivenhoehouse.co.uk greenlandsfarm@outlook.com
Colchester, Essex, CO2 0JL
W: www.wivenhoehouse.co.uk Wivenhoe House W: www.greenlandsfarm.co.uk
T: 01206 734350 M: 07976 524276
@WivenhoeHouse @wivenhoehouse Heavily timbered converted Essex Barn for two
peterbunting@btconnect.com The Street, Feering, Essex, CO5 9QJ
Luxury 4 star country house hotel with panoramic people deep in the countryside. Comfortable
W: www.ryefarm.org.uk T: 01206 546801 M: 07948 686753
views over manicured lawns and wooded ground floor accommodation with private
Relax in a friendly, moated, period farm house, davidpmills@hotmail.co.uk
parkland, situated on the outskirts of Colchester. garden and parking. Ideal for touring or a restful
set in tranquil surroundings. Adjacent to Restored 15th-Century cottage in a village
The contemporary brasserie is open all day for break. Convenient for Colchester, Constable
Abberton Reservoir. Excellent for bird watching. conservation area. Ideal base for a relaxing
breakfast, lunch and dinner with full à la carte Country, NT properties, RHS and Beth Chatto
Convenient for visiting Colchester with its break away from the hustle and bustle of
menu and set menu available. gardens and Coast. WiFi available.
Castle and many museums. city life.
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36 37Rye Farm, Layer-de-la-Haye Campus
Accommodation location
Welcome to Mersea Island. Located by the
exquisite Essex coastline, boasting picturesque
University of Essex - views and fantastic facilities. Mersea Island is
the perfect holiday getaway for couples, families,
No. Units: 4
No. Flat: 4 Colchester Campus groups, the young and the young at heart, with
views across the Blackwater Estuary which you
map references
Min Child Age: 2
Prices
can enjoy as you stroll along our private beach,
£360.00 to No. Rooms: 1200
£590.00 pupw No. Single: 1200
take a dip in our heated indoor pool or enjoy a
drink from our Muddy Duck Clubhouse.
Prices:
£39.00 to £49.00 pppn
Rye Lane, Layer-de-la-Haye, £45.00 to £55.00 pppnb
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Colchester, Essex, CO2 0JL
T: 01206 734350 M: 07976 524276
Waldegraves Holiday Park,
The approximate locations of the accommodation listed on pages
peterbunting@btconnect.com University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park,
W: www.ryefarm.org.uk Colchester, Essex, CO4 3SQ Mersea Island
Peaceful, rural location on a working farm with
views over fields. Comfortably furnished to high
T: 01206 872358 • eventessex@essex.ac.uk
W: www.eventessex.co.uk
BELLAMY GOLD, AA HOLIDAY CENTRE,
VisitEngland 4 Star Static Caravans, Camping 34 to 38 are shown on these maps.
standard. Four miles from Colchester. Close and Touring Park
The University of Essex Colchester Campus offers
to Abberton Reservoir and Colchester Zoo. modern and affordable en-suite and economy
Convenient for Mersea Island, Layer Marney SURROUNDING AREA Stoke by
2 Nayland A12 A137
accommodation throughout July - mid September Bures
Tower and Beth Chatto Gardens. period. Perfect for individuals and groups looking
No. Units: 89 A131 Nayland B1087
No. Pitches: 60
4
to stay in the area for leisure or business. Room No. Caravan: 29 Langham
Dedham Parkeston Quay
A134 5
only, B&B and full board packages available. Prices B1058 8
MAP REF 18 £299.00 to 15
Manningtree
Great A137
£699.00 pupw A1124 Horkesley
Mistley B1352 Harwich
Earls Colne
Pond Cottage, St Osyth MAP REF 20
A131
6
B1029 A120
AA 4 Star Self-catering 16
Central
Colchester
Camping and Caravan Waldegraves Lane, West Mersea,
Colchester, Essex, CO5 8SE
3
7 1 Great
Bromley
Elmstead Market
Mersea Island Holiday Park, Braintree B1024 A12
No. Units: 1 T: 01206 382898 • holidays@waldegraves.co.uk 13 9 20 Little Bentley
No. Cottage: 1
W: www.waldegraves.co.uk
Mersea Island
B1028 17
Min Child Age: 2 A120 to
Coggeshall
Prices waldegraves.co.uk @waldegraves Stansted A12
B1026 Wivenhoe B1033
Visit England 4 Star Holiday Park B1024
14 B1022
£330.00 to @waldegravesholidaypark Feering
Layer de Great Bentley Walton-on-
£500.00 pupw Kelvedon 11 18 B1025
the-Naze
No. Units: 25+
Ideal family park. Private Beach. Grassland la Haye
Frinton-on-Sea
No. Caravan: 25+ sheltered with trees and four fishing lakes, COLCHESTER TOWN CENTRE 12
10 A133
Static Caravans – boating lake, undercover golf driving range, Brightlingsea
Earls Hall Farm, St Osyth, enue Layer Marney
h Rd
Sleeps 2 – 8 Cowdray Av Peldon 19
crazy golf, heated swimming pool, pitch and
Station
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO16 8BP
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Superior & Luxury putt and foot golf. Family entertainment. Mersea
Guildford Rd
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Clacton-on-Sea
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B1026
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Rd
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East Hill East Street Major West Mersea
4* star cottage on working farm. Two miles MAP REF 22 High St
Queen
Street
Brook
Street
from seafront/ beaches, excellent base for bird Mersea Island Holiday Park, Fen Lane, Colchester
Town Station
Tollesbury
watching and exploring the Essex Coast. Close Colchester, Essex, CO5 8UA Southway
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38 39Planning Getting to Colchester is easy..
By Rail National Express Coach services enquiry line.
your stay There are frequent InterCity services between Colchester and
London Liverpool Street (50 minutes), Norwich (one hour), and the
east coast resorts of Clacton, Frinton and Walton (30 minutes) and
Harwich International Port (30 minutes).
Tel: 0871 781 8181 • www.nationalexpress.com
For enquiries about sailing to the Netherlands from Harwich call
Stena Line. Tel: 08447 707070 • www.stenaline.co.uk
Traffic information
National Express Coach Services Traffic information updates are given frequently on the following
There are daily services linking Colchester to all principal towns radio stations: Heart Colchester 96.1fm, BBC Radio Essex 103.5fm
and cities in Britain. The VisitColchester Information Centre has and BBC Suffolk 103.9fm.
timetable details.
Parking in Colchester
By Road It’s easy to park in Colchester, just follow the signs showing
There is good access to Colchester from all parts of the country availability. With over 4000 car park spaces across the town centre
via the A12, M25 and A14. A 1000-space park and ride facility is and easy main road access, there’ll be sites and deals to suit you.
located at junction 28 of the A12 and is served by a frequent The awarding of the Police Park Mark status for safer parking, will
and direct service into the town centre. For more details reassure you of a clean, lit environment with surveillance in place.
on planning your journey, please contact the VisitColchester Great value awaits in car parks in the heart of the
Information Centre or the AA. town, near to the shops, museums, Colchester
By Sea Castle, Castle Park and more, just a short walk away.
The nearest car park to Colchester Castle and the VisitColchester
Colchester is only 30 minutes from Harwich International Information centre is Priory Street.
Port via the A120. A passenger service from Harwich is operated
Choose from our great value parking deals at locations including St.
by Stena Line to and from the Hook of Holland.
Mary’s, just three minutes' stroll from the High Street, or stay all day
By Air at Butt Road or Napier Road. On Sundays it is just £1 to park all day
Stansted (London’s third international airport) is just 50 minutes in selected car parks.
away from Colchester by road via the A12/A120. Pay for parking with the easy to use MiPermit payment system,
whether you’re new to Colchester or a return visitor. Use the secure,
By Cycle cashless online or phone payment system and keep your change
Route 1 of the National Cycle Network runs through Colchester. handy for the shops and attractions instead.
We hope that this Route 1 goes from Dover to Inverness, but there is a spur to For more information on all Colchester’s award winning car parks,
Harwich International Port from Colchester town centre. best deals and easy MiPermit cashless payment,
brochure has tempted
Useful telephone numbers: www.colchester.gov.uk/parking.
you to spend a few Stansted Airport information and enquiries desk.
days in Colchester. Tel: 0844 335 1803 Park your car and enjoy a relaxed journey into town
National Rail Enquiry Service for information about rail services
These pages will nationally. Tel: 03457 484950
with Colchester's Park and Ride Service
help you with
your travel plans. For more information visit www.visitcolchester.com
40 41Town map To Bures
This is a map of Colchester town centre (shaded in grey). Please note Highways improvents are in place on
the A133 Ipswich Road/Harwich Road junction in Colchester and may cause delays to journeys throughout
2019. To find out the latest situation and news of alternative transport options, please call 01206 282920.
A134 to Nayland | Sudbury | Bury St Edmunds
Weston Homes Community Stadium
Key
A134
Toilets
B1508
Colchester
PARK & RIDE General Hospital Toilets + Disabled Facilities
Colchester Station Superstores Car Park
NCN1 Dedham Vale & Ipswich
London Ipswich/Norwich Parking for people with disabilities
Cycle Parking
Childsplay
Adventureland Coach Parking
Go Bananas
Bus + Taxi only route
C O W D R A Y A V E N U E Roman Wall
A 1 3 3
To A12 Fire
Station
Leisure World | Charter Hall
Pedestrian route
Tenpin | Aqua Springs
London PAVILION VIEW
A134
One way road
NORTH
National Cycle Network
WES
Cricket Ground
STATION
TWA
Trains
Y
Colchester
P&R Park and Ride Stop
ROAD
Institute River C Lower Castle Park
SH
EE
PE olne
SHE
NP
LA
CE
EPE
Boating Lake
N RO
NORTH
32
AD
MIDDLEBOROUGH EET
PETER’S STR
ST
A1232
12
STR EET CASTLE To A12 and Ipswich
A
NORTHGATE
D
SHORT CUT ROAD
SOUTH
ROMAN ROA
PARK
RYEGAT
CASTLE ROAD
Children’s
Playground
Victorian
2 4
Bandstand Café
E ROAD
BALKERNE HILL A134
NUNN’S ROAD
A137 To Manningtree
H O U R
WEST STOCKW
A
ST HE
LEN’S LANE Upper Castle Park 13 7
13
IPSWICH RD
Roman 3 A
Sixth Form
NORTH HILL
Theatre
B U S
College
DUTCH
ELL
Castle
QUARTER Sensory Visitor
STREET
WILLIAMS WALK Museum
ST MARY’S Garden Information
MAIDENB
Centre
i
L A N E
@ Hollytrees
Museum
L EAST ST
H I LCoach
URGH ST
ST
E A S T
GRE
ST
Town
A 1 REW’S AVE
M
EU
A
Hall
LEWIS GARDENS
US Drop off
ND
Minories
ENS
Balkerne P&R S T R E E T M Coach
H Art Gallery
3 3 NUE
Gate H I G Drop off
TEA
Post Natural
Rollerword & Quasar
BALKERNE PASSAGE Office History Museum
Lion Walk
D
Jumbo ST
Bank Shopping STREET EA
RD
Water CULVER
Mercury Tower Passage
EET WEST
Curzon
T
Theatre Firstsite
BROOK STREET
LONG WY
CULVER STR
EE
Cinema A133 to University of Essex
HEAD STREET
TR
STREET
TRINITY STREET
Culver
CHURCH CULVER WALK Clacton | Harwich
Square
NS
TRINITY
LIONWALK
Odeon Shopping Priory
RE STRE
EE
Cinema Walk
Colchester Library
QU
CULVER Shopping
Arts Centre SQUARE Portal
ET
P&R Precinct REET
SHORT WYRE STREE
T RY ST
CH PRIO
ST BOTOLP
UR ELD LANE
C H WALK SIR ISAAC’S WALK
VINEYARD ST
ST BOTOLPH’S
CROUCH STR
EET ST JOHN’S STREET P&R St Botolph’s
CROUCH STREET BUS STATION QUARTER
H’S STREET
Priory
E
Headgate St Johns
AT
A1124 Theatre Shopping
G
LEX
AD
DEN OS
HE
ROAD B OR
N E ST R E E T
SOUTHWAY A134 Colchester Town Station
D Colchester
Walton-on-the-Naze
Clacton-on-Sea
A
Magistrates’
RO
Police WELLIN Court
Station GTON ST
ON
RE ET
ST JOHN’S St John’s Green
MAGD
D
ALD
ALEN
ROA
MI STREE
SOUTH STREET T A134
2 M
WALSINGHAM RD Abbeygate LI
TA
UTT
FLAGSTAFF RD
RY
B1025 MERSEA ROAD
02
B1 RO
26 B
Roman Circus
Visitor Centre AD
US
B10
WA
C
ROM Y
CIR
A N
NAPIER
ROAD
B1022 To Tiptree | Maldon NCN51
and Colchester Zoo A134 Wivenhoe & Harwich
B1026
To Layer-de-la-Haye NORTH
B1025
Scale main map 0.25 mile 0.5mile
To Mersea Island
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