Heritage

Number of results: 14

1. 

   Tiptree Tea Room, Shop & Museum

   Address

   Tiptree Tea Room,Shop & Museum, Wilkin & Sons Ltd, Factory Hill, Tiptree, Colchester, Essex, CO5 0RF

   Telephone

   +44 (0)1621 814524

   tiptree@tiptree.com

   Factory Hill, Tiptree, Colchester

   Tiptree is the home of the Wilkin family - where from 1885 the first Tiptree jam was made. Delightful museum, tea room and gift shop.

   

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   St Botolphs Priory

   Address

   Priory Street, Colchester, Essex, CO2 7EE

   Colchester

   12th Century Augustinian priory ruins.

   

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   East Anglian Railway Museum

   Address

   Chappel & Wakes Colne Station, Station Road, Wakes Colne, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2DS

   Telephone

   +44 (0)1206 242524

   information@earm.co.uk

   Wakes Colne, Colchester

   For over 50 years the East Anglian Railway Museum has been transporting visitors of all ages back in time. The site covers over 10 acres, you can explore our Victorian station, goods shed and signal boxes to see how passengers and freight have been…

   

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   150 reviews

   Layer Marney Tower

   Address

   Layer Marney, Colchester, Essex, CO5 9US

   Telephone

   01206 330784

   info@layermarneytower.co.uk

   Colchester

   Magnificent Tudor building with the tallest Gatehouse in Britain and 16th century Italianate terracotta. Climb the tower, visit the gardens, outbuildings dolls house, church and farm animals. Cafe and shop.

   

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   Hollytrees Museum

   Address

   Castle Park, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1UG

   Telephone

   01206 282940

   museums@colchester.gov.uk

   Colchester

   Three centuries of fascinating toys, costume, clocks and decorative arts displayed in an attractive Georgian town house from 1718.

   

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   Natural History Museum

   Address

   High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1DN

   Telephone

   01206 282941

   museums@colchester.gov.uk

   Colchester

   Get up close to nature as you discover an interesting perspective on the local natural environment from the Ice Age right up to today in this much-loved family-friendly museum.

   

7. 

   Roman Church

   Address

   Southway, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3BU

   Telephone

   01206 282920

   vic@colchester.gov.uk

   Colchester

   Dating from the 4th century AD the foundations of this church near the Police Station just off the Maldon Road roundabout is probably the earliest known Christian church in Britain.

   

8. 

   Roman Wall/Guard Room/Triumphal Arch

   Address

   Balkerne Passage, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3AA

   Telephone

   01206 282920

   vic@colchester.gov.uk

   Colchester

   Colchester's Roman Wall is the oldest and longest surviving town wall in Britain.

   

9. 

   Roman Theatre

   Address

   Maidenburgh Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1TT

   Telephone

   01206 282920

   vic@colchester.gov.uk

   Colchester

   Discover the foundations of the Roman Theatre, located in Colchester town centre.

   

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    Colchester Castle Museum

    Address

    Castle Park, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1TJ

    Telephone

    01206 282939

    museums@colchester.gov.uk

    Colchester

    Colchester Castle is the largest Norman Keep in Europe. Constructed on the foundations of the Roman Temple of Claudius. The Castle Museum today reveals many fascinating layers of history to visitors.

    

11. 

    Dutch Quarter

    Address

    High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PJ

    Telephone

    01206 282920

    vic@colchester.gov.uk

    Colchester

    This attractive area was home to Flemish Protestant refugees in the 16th Century.

    

12. 

    St John's Abbey Gate

    Address

    St John's Green, Colchester, Essex, CO2 7EZ

    Telephone

    01206 282920

    vic@colchester.gov.uk

    Colchester

    15th Century flint flushwork gatehouse to St John's Abbey (demolished)

    

13. 

    St Michael & All Angels Church

    Address

    Off Aldcar Road, Copford Green, CO6 1DG

    Telephone

    01206 210488

    friends@copfordchurch.org.uk

    Copford Green

    Celebrated 12th century apsidal church with magnificent colour medieval wall paintings, showing a strong Byzantine influence in content and design as well as technical excellence and lavishness of execution.

    

14. 

    Gosbecks Archaeological Park

    Address

    Maldon Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 4RN

    Telephone

    01206 282920

    vic@colchester.gov.uk

    Colchester

    Gosbecks Archaeological Park is one of the most significant Iron Age and Roman sites in the country.