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Colchester Destination Guide

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Explore Colchester Beaches and Coastline

Colchester Essex Coast Map

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Want some ideas on where to visit?

Every favourite location must be visited for the first time. Want some ideas, why not check out the below small selection of coastal locations, including beaches, activities, things to see and do, and places to stay and eat:

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St Botolphs Priory

St Botolph’s Priory was the first English Augustinian priory church, founded at the end of the eleventh century from the Read more…
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Colchester Zoo

Colchester Zoo has over 260 rare species many part of breeding programmes. Interactive daily displays get you closer to the Read more…
Place Tags: Animals - Wildlife and Zoos
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Colchester Castle

Colchester Castle is an example of a largely complete Norman castle. Colchester’s keep at 46 m by 34 m (152 by 112 feet) is thought Read more…
Place Tags: Castles and Forts
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Hedingham Castle

Hedingham Castle is a Norman motte and bailey castle with a stone keep 110 feet high. For four centuries it Read more…
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Colchester Natural History Museum

The Colchester Natural History Museum is within a former church featuring natural history exhibits on regional animals and geology. Read more…
Place Tags: Museums
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East Anglian Railway Museum

The East Anglian Railway Museum is a real steam railway museum where you can get up close to a wide Read more…
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Coggeshall Grange Barn

Coggeshall Grange Barn is a 13th-century monastic barn managed by the National Trust, and is one of Europe’s oldest timber-framed Read more…
Place Tags: History - Heritage
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Hollytrees Museum

Hollytrees Museum is situated in an eighteenth-century house close to Colchester Castle, which was used as a private residence until Read more…
Place Tags: Museums
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Sir Alfred Munnings Art Museum

Castle House was the home of Sir Alfred Munnings from 1919 till his death in 1959 and is architecturally a mixture of Tudor and Georgian elements. Read more…
Place Tags: Museums
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