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Highlights

Visit Colchester Britain's First City logo on blue background

Family-friendly escape Room in Colchester.

RSPB Flatford Wildlife

A fabulous wildlife garden to inspire you to Give Nature a Home where you live. New family trail to…

Pizza Express Colchester

Located in the heart of Colchester’s historic Dutch Quarter, tucked away behind the imposing…

Exterior of Milsoms House, covered in greenery on a bright day.

The perfect place for a delicious, high-quality meal, breakfast and coffee, or a sophisticated…

Two Mr Ps in a Podcast: Live – LET THAT BE A LESSON…

Two Mr Ps in a Podcast: Live – LET THAT BE A LESSON…

Caught in a Tudor Web Text

A trail exploring the Colchester Martyrs, persecuted during the Tudor period.

Stour Trusty Boat Trips on the River Stour

Boat trips on Stour Trusty II with scheduled half hour return trips to Fen Bridge every Saturday…

Bluebells

Owned by the Woodland Trust, Hillhouse Wood contains a variety of different woodland as well as two…

Essex Book Festival

Essex Book Festival returns for 2026 with a jam-packed event lineup!

Art Jam with Art Harbour

Based on different themes, Art Jam with Art Harbour at Firstsite is a free opportunity to explore,…

Holy Trinity Church

Colchester's only surviving Saxon building, with an arrowhead doorway and built with Roman bricks.

Firstsite art gallery and the Minories folly

Firstsite is Colchester's contemporary art gallery.

Image shows Colchester Arts Centre with shadows and an eerie green light.

Learn their story and experience the city at night on this fascinating tour!

The (almost) complete history of Britain - The Pantaloons

Join the critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company on a  breathless race through the…

The exterior of the Camulodunum.

This Greene King pub serves wines, cocktails, tasty small plates, main menu items and Sunday roasts…

Romano Lounge exterior

Relax with a mid morning coffee or evening cocktails, breakfast or dinner, in the relaxed…

Image shows poster for Ardleigh Flower & Produce Show

Ardleigh & District Horticultural Society Annual Flower & Produce Show

People sat outside the White hart Inn enjoying a drink in the sunshine

On the most easterly island in Britain ,The White Hart is a great place to meet up, have fun and be…

Unfamiliars Zine

Free Colouring Book available at the Visitor Information Centre.

Image shows Emily Hauser with her book Mythica

Award-winning classicist and historian, Emily Hauser, will take us on an epic journey to uncover…

The Bricklayers Arms Exterior

A friendly, fun and warm atmosphere Pub serving Roast Dinners.

Close up image of Mark Thomas

What?! Mark Thomas has been 'standing up' for 40 years? Impossible!! But how old does that make…

Colchester souvenirs, magnet, notebook and teatowel

The Visit Colchester Information Centre has a fantastic Gift Shop selling Colchester Souvenirs and…

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More Highlights

Visit Colchester Britain's First City logo on blue background

Family-friendly escape Room in Colchester.

RSPB Flatford Wildlife

A fabulous wildlife garden to inspire you to Give Nature a Home where you live. New family trail to…

Pizza Express Colchester

Located in the heart of Colchester’s historic Dutch Quarter, tucked away behind the imposing…

Exterior of Milsoms House, covered in greenery on a bright day.

The perfect place for a delicious, high-quality meal, breakfast and coffee, or a sophisticated…

Two Mr Ps in a Podcast: Live – LET THAT BE A LESSON…

Two Mr Ps in a Podcast: Live – LET THAT BE A LESSON…

Caught in a Tudor Web Text

A trail exploring the Colchester Martyrs, persecuted during the Tudor period.

Stour Trusty Boat Trips on the River Stour

Boat trips on Stour Trusty II with scheduled half hour return trips to Fen Bridge every Saturday…

Bluebells

Owned by the Woodland Trust, Hillhouse Wood contains a variety of different woodland as well as two…

Essex Book Festival

Essex Book Festival returns for 2026 with a jam-packed event lineup!

Art Jam with Art Harbour

Based on different themes, Art Jam with Art Harbour at Firstsite is a free opportunity to explore,…

Holy Trinity Church

Colchester's only surviving Saxon building, with an arrowhead doorway and built with Roman bricks.

Firstsite art gallery and the Minories folly

Firstsite is Colchester's contemporary art gallery.

Image shows Colchester Arts Centre with shadows and an eerie green light.

Learn their story and experience the city at night on this fascinating tour!

The (almost) complete history of Britain - The Pantaloons

Join the critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company on a  breathless race through the…

The exterior of the Camulodunum.

This Greene King pub serves wines, cocktails, tasty small plates, main menu items and Sunday roasts…

Romano Lounge exterior

Relax with a mid morning coffee or evening cocktails, breakfast or dinner, in the relaxed…

Image shows poster for Ardleigh Flower & Produce Show

Ardleigh & District Horticultural Society Annual Flower & Produce Show

People sat outside the White hart Inn enjoying a drink in the sunshine

On the most easterly island in Britain ,The White Hart is a great place to meet up, have fun and be…

Unfamiliars Zine

Free Colouring Book available at the Visitor Information Centre.

Image shows Emily Hauser with her book Mythica

Award-winning classicist and historian, Emily Hauser, will take us on an epic journey to uncover…

The Bricklayers Arms Exterior

A friendly, fun and warm atmosphere Pub serving Roast Dinners.

Close up image of Mark Thomas

What?! Mark Thomas has been 'standing up' for 40 years? Impossible!! But how old does that make…

Colchester souvenirs, magnet, notebook and teatowel

The Visit Colchester Information Centre has a fantastic Gift Shop selling Colchester Souvenirs and…

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