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Highlights

Firstsite art gallery and the Minories folly

Firstsite is Colchester's contemporary art gallery.

Image shows leaflet on a map of Colchester

Cycle Colchester is a resource hub to help you get on your bike in Colchester.

Outside of the East Anglian Railway Museum with a model steam train

We are open throughout the year* on Weekends and Wednesdays, and when we aren’t operating during an…

Chappel Viaduct with picnic benches.

Grade II listed pub, nestled under the imposing Chappel Viaduct.

Image of a man playing a keyboard

We may fall... but can we rise?” From international acclaim to near-total isolation, this…

North House Gallery

Riverside gallery with monthly selling exhibitions of work by modern and contemporary artists of…

Image of John Cooper Clarke

Christmas Poetry Bash featuring John Cooper Clarke, Martin Newell, Luke Wright & Ross Sutherland

Cod of the Castle Logo, a fish wearing a crown and robe

Fabulous seafood restaurant with amazing views of Colchester Castle

Visit Colchester Britain's First City logo on blue background

Self-catered accommodation.

A Market Stall selling sweets in front of Colchester Town Hall.

The Colchester Christmas Market returns on Sunday 6th December 2026, hosted by Colchester Market…

Pretty Cottage in Dedham

Cycling route within a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), with a mixture of…

image shows blue print people standing around and looking at a globe.

No performers. Just you, a screen and a story we tell together. You'll draw maps, read scenes into…

Dedham Vale Vineyard- Christmas Wreath Making

Join us for a festive afternoon (3 – 5pm) where Sarah from Flowers from the Orchard and Sarah from…

A selection of plant based offerings, beautifully presented in blue crockery.

Syrian cafe in Wivenhoe, with a plant based - and mostly vegan - menu.

Jumbo Water Tower at night

Jumbo Water Tower was built in 1883 and once provided clean water to those living in the centre of…

Image shows two musicians standing back-to-back and smiling

Join the Roman River Festival for an another unmissable feast of world class music making in…

Colchester Arts Centre by Night

The home of live music, comedy, theatre, poetry, dance, children's shows, clubs, farmer's markets,…

Black Film Festival Halloween at Firstsite

The Halloween edition of the Essex premiere horror genre festival, the Black Sunday Film Festival…

Army Benevolent Fund written with a Christmas background of trees and baubles

The Army Benevolent Fund Christmas Concert will feature the acclaimed Band of The Brigade of…

Colchester Castle viewed from Castle Park Gates

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

Image shows lady standing in a strong pose by the beach.

From ambition and creativity to isolation and inequality, explore intimate photographs and…

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More Highlights

Firstsite art gallery and the Minories folly

Firstsite is Colchester's contemporary art gallery.

Image shows leaflet on a map of Colchester

Cycle Colchester is a resource hub to help you get on your bike in Colchester.

Outside of the East Anglian Railway Museum with a model steam train

We are open throughout the year* on Weekends and Wednesdays, and when we aren’t operating during an…

Chappel Viaduct with picnic benches.

Grade II listed pub, nestled under the imposing Chappel Viaduct.

Image of a man playing a keyboard

We may fall... but can we rise?” From international acclaim to near-total isolation, this…

North House Gallery

Riverside gallery with monthly selling exhibitions of work by modern and contemporary artists of…

Image of John Cooper Clarke

Christmas Poetry Bash featuring John Cooper Clarke, Martin Newell, Luke Wright & Ross Sutherland

Cod of the Castle Logo, a fish wearing a crown and robe

Fabulous seafood restaurant with amazing views of Colchester Castle

Visit Colchester Britain's First City logo on blue background

Self-catered accommodation.

A Market Stall selling sweets in front of Colchester Town Hall.

The Colchester Christmas Market returns on Sunday 6th December 2026, hosted by Colchester Market…

Pretty Cottage in Dedham

Cycling route within a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), with a mixture of…

image shows blue print people standing around and looking at a globe.

No performers. Just you, a screen and a story we tell together. You'll draw maps, read scenes into…

Dedham Vale Vineyard- Christmas Wreath Making

Join us for a festive afternoon (3 – 5pm) where Sarah from Flowers from the Orchard and Sarah from…

A selection of plant based offerings, beautifully presented in blue crockery.

Syrian cafe in Wivenhoe, with a plant based - and mostly vegan - menu.

Jumbo Water Tower at night

Jumbo Water Tower was built in 1883 and once provided clean water to those living in the centre of…

Image shows two musicians standing back-to-back and smiling

Join the Roman River Festival for an another unmissable feast of world class music making in…

Colchester Arts Centre by Night

The home of live music, comedy, theatre, poetry, dance, children's shows, clubs, farmer's markets,…

Black Film Festival Halloween at Firstsite

The Halloween edition of the Essex premiere horror genre festival, the Black Sunday Film Festival…

Army Benevolent Fund written with a Christmas background of trees and baubles

The Army Benevolent Fund Christmas Concert will feature the acclaimed Band of The Brigade of…

Colchester Castle viewed from Castle Park Gates

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

Image shows lady standing in a strong pose by the beach.

From ambition and creativity to isolation and inequality, explore intimate photographs and…

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