Colchester
Properties and events in Colchester
Before heading out for your Heritage Open Days visit, please check entries for last-minute changes.
AudaTours Colchester Audio Tour: Unsung Hands
A self-guided audio tour of Colchester, exploring the silk weavers, oyster fishers and garrison workers of Britain’s oldest recorded town.
Boxted Airfield Open Weekend
New for 2026. Royal Observer Corps post, ww2 camera of the type carried on aircraft to record mission effects. New artefact additions to B26 Aircraft collection.
Harwich Museum
Our museum is housed within the former Bernard Uniform offices and was officially opened on the 21st August 2021.
Roman Circus Visitor Centre
Free entry to Colchester's Roman Circus Visitor Centre. Learn about the architecture, archaeological remains and history of Britain's only known Roman chariot-racing track.
St Leonard-at-the-Hythe Church
St Leonard's was the parish church for the port area of Colchester known as the Hythe. It dates back to the 14th century but was heavily restored by the Victorians.
Threads of Refuge: Peake's House Open Days
Tudor & timber-framed, Peake's House was originally probably three weavers' houses and shops at the centre of Colchester's Dutch Quarter, where Huguenot refugees settled bringing their skills as they fled religious persecution.