Location: Colchester
Top Things to do in Colchester
The 10 Best Sights & Landmarks in Colchester, England
Colchester /ˈkoʊltʃɛstər/ ( listen) is an historic market town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in the county of Essex.
Restaurants in Colchester
1. Peake's House
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 3 reviews
Originally three cottages at the centre of Colchester's cloth trade, the long mullioned windows were designed to give light to the weavers at their looms. It is a snug retreat from which you can explore the historic town. Peake's House can be booked for short breaks with the Landmark Trust, a charity that restores historic buildings at risk and makes them available for holidays.
2. St Michael & All Angels Church
3. Hillhouse Wood
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By furze2 - Leigh-on Sea, United Kingdom
Easily walkable bluebell wood. Many easy paths through this beautiful wood with bluebells and wild garlic. Parking can be found in the village of West Bergholt.
4. The Claudius Gateway
5. St. Helen's Chapel
6. Radio Caroline's MV Ross Revenge
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 96 reviews
The orginal pirate radio station, Radio Caroline is still broadcasting today, 24/7, on 648AM (East and South East of England), DAB, on mobiles and around the world online at radiocaroline.co.uk Most programming from land-based studios and one weekend a month Radio Caroline North broadcasts live from the studios on board our radio ship Ross Revenge, which is moored on the River Blackwater in Essex. Trips and tours by DJs all year round inc during live broadcasts. Meet the crew and visit studios, vinyl library, mess room, galley, engine room, transmitters and generator room, decks, wheelhouse, chart room, newsroom and more.
Reviewed By cynthia664 - Sandwich, United Kingdom
A brilliant trip to hear and see memories of Radio Caroline and pirate radio, an important part of our youth. Shown around by DJ Barry, all with masks and social distancing. Saw and heard the DJ on air from the on board studio. Also interesting to hear the story of the Ross Revenge, previously a cod fishing trawler and fascinating if you like looking at ships engines, generators etc as I do. You have to be quite agile to get on and off the tender boat from West Mersea and to climb up and down ladders!
7. The South Lanes
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5.0 based on 6 reviews
This area is home to an eclectic mix of historic sites, beautiful lanes to walk in, arts and crafts, shops and restaurants.
8. Colchester Castle Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,094 reviews
Colchester Castle is the largest Norman Keep in Europe. Constructed on the foundations of the Temple of Claudius, built when Colchester was the first Roman capital of Britain, the Castle Museum today reveals many fascinating layers of history to visitors. Archaeological collections of international quality covering 2,500 years of history are beautifully showcased, including of the most important Roman finds in Britain
Reviewed By 49stevet - Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom
The museum aspect of the castle is very well designed so you can follow a timeline from the Iron Age through the Romans to medieval and modern Colchester. I took a guided tour which went to parts of the castle not open to the general public like the foundations of the temple to the deified Claudius which I definitely recommend.
9. Paycockes
10. Colchester War Memorial
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