Historic Sites in Colchester

Colchester, Essex

This watermill has a fascinating history. First built in the sixteenth century as a fishing lodge it was later converted into several different types of mill...

Colchester, Essex

Tudor building with the tallest gatehouse in Britain.

Colchester, Essex

  Rumoured to the be burial site of the Celtic King Cunobelinus, as well as containing many other pre-Roman graves, this site is one of the few survivi...

Colchester, Essex

These two classic towers are landmarks of great historical importance to the area. Once standing at either end of a Georgian church erected in 1776, it is on...

Colchester, Essex

Built in the sixteenth century, this merchant's house stands tall to this day and is steeped in the history of Colchester's cloth trading industry. Construct...

Colchester, Essex

The site of an ancient Roman chariot racing Circus, the Roman Circus Centre provides so much to see and do at this historic site. From a giant model of the a...

Colchester, Essex

Founded in the eleventh century, St. Botolph's priory was the first Augustinian priory church founded in England. While in ruins, much of the original struct...

Colchester, Essex

The surviving fifteenth century gatehouse is all that remains of the destroyed abbey of St. John the Baptist. The vaulted interior is a fantastic example of ...