Reviewed on Nov 7, 2025
Reviewed on Aug 17, 2025
You can study the exhibits at Colchester Castle Museum, a museum with a storied past, during your travels to Colchester. Savor the lively bars and top-notch restaurants while in town.
Learn about the mammoths, hippos and crocodiles that used to live in the Colchester area and examine a wealth of natural specimens at this excellent, free museum.
See artists at work, browse exhibitions of local and national artists and take in the Georgian architecture of this popular art gallery.
Explore 300 years of history in this Georgian house full of antique toys and decorative arts and dress up in a costume of Victorian times.
Colchester’s Baroque town hall, a heritage-listed building with Victorian tower and antique organ, has been the focus of civil duties for over 800 years.
Ride a pedalo on the boating lake, enjoy a game of mini golf or simply spend an afternoon relaxing in Colchester’s most popular public park.
