Visit Colchester

🌙A glowing Colchester High Street at dusk✨ The weekend stretches ahead. Don't forget to check our website for listings of what's on in Colchester this weekend! visitcolchester.com/whats-on Image credit: Visit Colchester

Enjoy the beautiful rolling countryside that surrounds Stoke by Nayland 👣 Always popular with visitors and locals alike, the village itself is also a foodie hotspot 🍴 Explore our free visitor guide 👉️ dedhamvale-nl.org.uk/visiting/visit…

Want to be in with a chance of winning a FREE ticket to #Colchester Roman & Medieval Festival?! 🎟️ Hop over to our FB page facebook.com/visitcolchester to enter our latest competition! Comp ends Friday so be quick! ⏰ #Essex #RomanColchester

🐘Climbing the exquisite staircase of Jumbo Water gives you unmatched views of the city and a behind-the-curtain view of one of Colchester's great historic buildings📷Want to climb it? You can! Find out more here➡️ visitcolchester.com/listing/jumbo-… #Colchester #Essex #Jumbo

🎶 Let’s do the time warp again! 🎵 Step back 2,000+ years on our weekly #Colchester walking tour😎 From Roman ruins 🏛 to Civil War drama💥 & Victorian growth🔍This tour runs every Saturday - same time, same place! Find out more below: visitcolchester.com/event/guided-w… #Essex

#WisteriaHysteria is BACK with force here at #Hollytrees Museum! Since the mid-to-late-1800s, our gorgeous Georgian townhouse has been graced annually with the purple-hues of our Wisteria tree - and what a sight to behold🤩 Come and see it yourself in #Colchester this Spring🌺

A small but perfectly formed town with a rich maritime history and a buzzing local art scene. We’re talking about #Wivenhoe of course! ⚓️ Join our brilliant tour of the scenic riverside gem on 2nd May. Details below👇 visitcolchester.com/event/guided-t… #Colchester #Essex #RiversideWalks

ON SALE NOW: Out of Line: Banksy & The Art of Dissent @ The Minories😍 From October 10th 2026, see 28 original Banksy artworks, surrounded by art from 20+ leading figures from the global street art and urban contemporary art movement. Search 'Banksy' on #VisitColchester.com🧑‍🎨🖌️

One of the annual #Colchester signs of #Summer🎶 The Soundwave Sessions will be back + ready to entertain on Summers afternoons at Colchester Castle Park's Bandstand. No need to book but pop the dates in your diary and plan a picnic 😎🥪 visitcolchester.com/event/castle-p… #Essex

Explore the historic city of #Colchester as #Spring springs!🐇 🌇Join one of our up-coming fantastic guided weekly walking tours running every Saturday at 11am! 🪻 visitcolchester.com/event/guided-w… #Essex #RomanHistory #RomanBritain

Looking for budget-friendly activities to keep the kids occupied?💸 Here's a few ideas: 📌 Traverse #Colchester on foot with Beat the Street 📌 Do the Easter Worksheet at Natural History Museum 📌 Explore the city with the Roman Trivia Trail 📌 Pop into Firstsite Art Gallery

Happy Easter!🐇🥚 Remember, the Colchester Visitor Information Centre is closed today (5th April 2026) and will be reopen tomorrow from 10am-5pm. Come and visit us for all your #Colchester enquiries!🤩

What a weekend!💖 We've welcomed hundreds of 'pterrific' guests into Hollytrees Museum to meet Juliasaurus, our brand new resident - are you next?🦖 Pre-book your tickets to avoid disappointment 🤩 📷Photo Credits: Rodger Tamblyn for Visit Colchester #colchester #juliasaurus

Eeek!🦖🫣 On Friday 3 April for the first time EVER in #Colchester, a REAL dinosaur skeleton is to be displayed! The best part? It'll be located here at the #VisitColchester HQ: Hollytrees Museum😯 Find out more here: visitcolchester.com/event/discover… #Essex @ColMuseums @incolchester_

🐣Surprise your loved-one with an alternative gift this #Easter!🐇 👋Our Visitor Information Centre Shop (based at our HQ Hollytrees Museum) is packed FULL of tasty treats and locally produced goodies from jams, locally made ceramics, biscuits and MORE! #Colchester #Essex

#CastlePark sits at the centre of the #CityofColchester and has been a green space for all to enjoy since its opening in 1892! @MyLeisureWorld, the city, the Colne 🌊, Colchester's museums and much more are all close by! #FingerPostFriday #Colchester @ColMuseums @incolchester_

Yesterday our team were at the #TravelandTourismShow at Birmingham NEC promoting our brilliant offerings for Group Travel to Colchester!🚌 Find out about our Group Travel Incentive at visitcolchester.com/groups/group-t… #GroupTravel #BritishTouristWeek #BritishTourism @VisitEngland

#BeatTheStreet is in full swing here in #Colchester! Collect your free card from the Visitor Information Centre @ Hollytrees Museum and see our city transform into a giant game board🎲 Running until 22nd April 2026, this FREE activity is suitable for adults + kids!😍 #essex

@NatalyaRuslan_ Come along to our tour to find out 😉 long before the Romans, Colchester was home to an ancient Iron Age settlement!

@VisitColchester What was it before Romans came?

Io Saturnalia! #Saturnalia is an #AncientRoman celebration in which rules go out the window and much merriment is had🤪#Colchester is known as being Britain's first Roman Colonia, established in AD43! Want to know more? Join our tour this Saturday! visitcolchester.com/event/guided-w… #Essex

And we're off! #BeattheStreet starts today in #Colchester! Earn as many points as possible by walking, wheeling or cycling between Beat Boxes from 11 March - 22 April. beatthestreet.me/colchester @ActiveEssex @yourcolchester @incolchester_ @VisitColchester @ColMuseums @Essex_CC