The Colchester Natural History Museum is within a former church featuring natural history exhibits on regional animals and geology.
Our weather forecast for Colchester in Essex
Today (Saturday, Jan 23)
Expect a temperature in the range 0.2℃ to 2.8℃ with a wind speed 4 m/sec (WNW)
Sunday, Jan 24
Expect a temperature in the range -3.4℃ to -2℃ with a wind speed 3.7 m/sec (WNW)
Monday, Jan 25
Expect a temperature in the range -3.5℃ to -1.8℃ with a wind speed 4.8 m/sec (NNW)
Tuesday, Jan 26
Expect a temperature in the range -1℃ to 0.9℃ with a wind speed 4.2 m/sec (WNW)
Wednesday, Jan 27
Expect a temperature in the range 1.5℃ to 3.3℃ with a wind speed 1.1 m/sec (S)
Thursday, Jan 28
Expect a temperature in the range 7.5℃ to 10.5℃ with a wind speed 6.7 m/sec (S)
Friday, Jan 29
Expect a temperature in the range 5.7℃ to 7.8℃ with a wind speed 7.7 m/sec (W)
Weather forecast from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK
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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 to be the largest ever built in Britain and the largest surviving example in Europe.
Read more…Coggeshall Grange Barn is a 13th-century monastic barn managed by the National Trust, and is one of Europe’s oldest timber-framed buildings. The barn has a spectacular single open space and hosts an exhibition of local woodcarving, tools and a collection of agricultural carts.
Read more…Hollytrees Museum is situated in an eighteenth-century house close to Colchester Castle, which was used as a private residence until 1929. The museum displays Colchester’s rich history with nearly three centuries of fascinating toys, costume and decorative arts along with a children’s play area, shop, sensory garden.
Read more…The East Anglian Railway Museum is a real steam railway museum where you can get up close to a wide collection of steam trains, diesel locomotives and vintage carriages.
Read more…Colchester Zoo has over 260 rare species many part of breeding programmes. Interactive daily displays get you closer to the animals and the zoo offers a wide range of educational activities for schools and groups as well as team building for corporate groups. Colchester Zoo’s Action for the Wild is the zoo’s charitable arm and is responsible for conservation work
Read more…Hedingham Castle is a Norman motte and bailey castle with a stone keep 110 feet high. For four centuries it was the primary seat of the de Vere family, Earls of Oxford. Aubrey de Vere was one of William the Conqueror’s most favoured knights. His son Aubrey II built a huge castle at Hedingham c.1140. A family visit to the
Read more…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. Sir Alfred Munnings was one of Britain’s finest equestrian painters and the museum has a significant collection of his paintings.
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