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Highlights

Seafood platter containing crab, shrimps, prawns, cockles and lemon wedges.

Fresh, locally caught fish from the waters around Mersea, delivered straight to your door or…

Visit Colchester Britain's First City logo on blue background

Home to excellent music, vibes and ale, Queen St Brewhouse is the go-to venue for up and coming…

Shop front of Rocks and Rubies with rocks in the window

You'll find crystals, minerals, jewellery, fantasy figurines and more at Rocks and Rubies.

Colchester Castle viewed from Castle Park Gates

Colchester Castle is the largest Norman Keep in Europe and houses the city's main museum.

The Late Night Cabaret Club

A late-night cabaret packed with some of the finest talent from across the festival and right here…

Birch Grove Golf Club

A pretty nine hole golf course. Quite short but challenging. Visitors will receive a friendly…

Poster for A Canadian explains Eurovision to Brits: Collage of Eurovision acts

With one foot in stand‑up comedy, the other in TED‑style presentation, this one‑person musical ride…

A photo of Jumbo, lit up at night.

Join Colchester History Tours for a tour through the historic streets of Colchester.

Image shows illustration of a mermaid holding a flute and alongside waves and horse.

Following the success of the sell-out show Hebridean Fire, multi-instrumentalists Elsa and Gary…

Image shows Jen Brister sitting on small stall looking at the camera.

Jen Brister: Reactive

A takeaway Chopstix box with chicken and chopsticks

Right in the heart of Colchester city centre, you’ll find Chopstix Colchester.

Image of a photo of a man from the past. Also of an actor standing next to the photo dressed in a white shirt and braces.

Using Edgar Allan Poe’s original text from the 1840s, one actor faithfully brings to life two…

Picture shows Christmas glass ornaments

Get creative this Christmas with a festive fused glass workshop at Colchester Castle on Saturday 28…

The exterior of The Shoulder of Muttons restaurant and tearoom.

Family run Vintage licensed tea room on the banks of the river Colne. A perfect stop for breakfast,…

Undercover dining terrace by a bridge.

Perching on the banks of the River Stour, tucked away in the picturesque village of Nayland, sits…

Kentwell Hall

One of Suffolk’s hidden gems - and one of England’s finest Tudor houses - within the most extensive…

Poster for Daniel Casey play Ashes to Ashes, Lust to Dust

Daniel Casey is dead! Or at least his love life is... Join us as we congregate at the hole-y Church…

Mersea Island Vineyard

Producers of fine wines and real ale (cask and conditioned).

Colchester Roman Trivia Trail 2025

Take a walk through Colchester City Centre and discover fascinating facts about the Roman history…

Jane Eyre poster which shows a lady in a shadow of a trap/prison.

One woman’s fight for a life that is worthy of her courage, and a love that is worthy of her heart.

Man with a thumbs up next to axe target

White Dragon Activity Centre offers outdoor and indoor activities, courses and parties for all…

A room with desks and artwork

John Parker’s Suffolk School of Art An Exhibition on Climate Change produced by established…

Image shows the Greyhound pub

he Greyhound is a traditional pub with a modern, easy-going feel, right in the centre of Wivenhoe.

Outside seating area for Coastal Coffee.

A dog-friendly, speciality coffee house on Mersea Island.

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More Highlights

Seafood platter containing crab, shrimps, prawns, cockles and lemon wedges.

Fresh, locally caught fish from the waters around Mersea, delivered straight to your door or…

Visit Colchester Britain's First City logo on blue background

Home to excellent music, vibes and ale, Queen St Brewhouse is the go-to venue for up and coming…

Shop front of Rocks and Rubies with rocks in the window

You'll find crystals, minerals, jewellery, fantasy figurines and more at Rocks and Rubies.

Colchester Castle viewed from Castle Park Gates

Colchester Castle is the largest Norman Keep in Europe and houses the city's main museum.

The Late Night Cabaret Club

A late-night cabaret packed with some of the finest talent from across the festival and right here…

Birch Grove Golf Club

A pretty nine hole golf course. Quite short but challenging. Visitors will receive a friendly…

Poster for A Canadian explains Eurovision to Brits: Collage of Eurovision acts

With one foot in stand‑up comedy, the other in TED‑style presentation, this one‑person musical ride…

A photo of Jumbo, lit up at night.

Join Colchester History Tours for a tour through the historic streets of Colchester.

Image shows illustration of a mermaid holding a flute and alongside waves and horse.

Following the success of the sell-out show Hebridean Fire, multi-instrumentalists Elsa and Gary…

Image shows Jen Brister sitting on small stall looking at the camera.

Jen Brister: Reactive

A takeaway Chopstix box with chicken and chopsticks

Right in the heart of Colchester city centre, you’ll find Chopstix Colchester.

Image of a photo of a man from the past. Also of an actor standing next to the photo dressed in a white shirt and braces.

Using Edgar Allan Poe’s original text from the 1840s, one actor faithfully brings to life two…

Picture shows Christmas glass ornaments

Get creative this Christmas with a festive fused glass workshop at Colchester Castle on Saturday 28…

The exterior of The Shoulder of Muttons restaurant and tearoom.

Family run Vintage licensed tea room on the banks of the river Colne. A perfect stop for breakfast,…

Undercover dining terrace by a bridge.

Perching on the banks of the River Stour, tucked away in the picturesque village of Nayland, sits…

Kentwell Hall

One of Suffolk’s hidden gems - and one of England’s finest Tudor houses - within the most extensive…

Poster for Daniel Casey play Ashes to Ashes, Lust to Dust

Daniel Casey is dead! Or at least his love life is... Join us as we congregate at the hole-y Church…

Mersea Island Vineyard

Producers of fine wines and real ale (cask and conditioned).

Colchester Roman Trivia Trail 2025

Take a walk through Colchester City Centre and discover fascinating facts about the Roman history…

Jane Eyre poster which shows a lady in a shadow of a trap/prison.

One woman’s fight for a life that is worthy of her courage, and a love that is worthy of her heart.

Man with a thumbs up next to axe target

White Dragon Activity Centre offers outdoor and indoor activities, courses and parties for all…

A room with desks and artwork

John Parker’s Suffolk School of Art An Exhibition on Climate Change produced by established…

Image shows the Greyhound pub

he Greyhound is a traditional pub with a modern, easy-going feel, right in the centre of Wivenhoe.

Outside seating area for Coastal Coffee.

A dog-friendly, speciality coffee house on Mersea Island.

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