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in 2020 the annual Heritage Open Days festival returned to Colchester in a different, digital, form.
For many years Colchester has welcomed visitors on Heritage Open Day to enjoy the town's wide range of historic and heritage venues opening their doors and welcoming crowds of keen historians, curious locals, and day-tripping sightseers inside. However in 2020 the Covid-19 pandemic sadly meant such luxuries were not possible and instead a wonderful array of Heritage Open Days content was presented online.
Browse the video content below for a wide range of local experts, tour guides, and historians giving whistlestop tours of some of the town's finest and most curious historic attractions and landmarks. Perhaps you'll be inspired to visit in person on a future Heritage Open Day?
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Ardleigh Showground, Old Ipswich Road, Ardleigh, Colchester, Essex, CO7 7QRTelephone
0207 101 8839Price
Price £169.00 Per TicketArdleigh, Colchester
A Colchester hot air balloon ride is a truly memorable experience.
Your ballooning adventure will start from the Ardleigh Showground where you'll have the opportunity to help prepare the balloon for flight, by helping to inflate the balloon, before…Dates
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- 14 July 2023to31 Dec 2024Open 06:00 - 21:00
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Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JHTelephone
01206 713700Price
FreeHigh Street, Colchester
Noble & Webster have created a remarkable group of anti-monuments in their 24-year career, mixing the strategies of modern sculpture and the attitude of punk to make art from anti-art.
Their work derives much of its power from its fusion of…Dates
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- 12 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024Open 10:00 - 17:00
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Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JHTelephone
01206 713 700Price
FreeHigh Street, Colchester
'In-between Us' seeks to examine identity and masculinities, challenging social constructs and stereotypes through art by weaving connections between the past and present.
Join us to investigate how ideas of masculinities have changed across…
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- 23 Mar 2024to23 June 2024Open 10:00 -
Address
Colchester Castle, Castle Park, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1TJTelephone
01206 282939Colchester
Embark on a nostalgic journey through the enchanting world of puppetry with our exhibition, Thunderbirds and Co: The Joy of Puppetry. Running from 29 March to 30 June, this exhibition is a celebration of the art and legacy of early television…
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- 29 Mar 2024to30 June 2024
Address
Visit Colchester Information Centre, Hollytrees Museum, Castle Park, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1UGTelephone
01206 282920Castle Park, Colchester
Take a guided walking tour around Colchester to discover its history and heritage with an expert guide. Tours Run every Saturday.
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- 6 Apr 2024to4 May 2024Various Opening Times
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- 11 May 2024to25 May 2024Various Opening Times
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- 27 May 2024Open 11:00 - 13:00
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- 1 June 2024to24 Aug 2024Various Opening Times
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- 31 Aug 2024to14 Dec 2024Various Opening Times
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Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JHTelephone
01206 713 700Colchester
Come and experience local talent and creativity at First Thursdays, a recurring event.
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- 2 May 2024Open 18:00 - 19:30
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- 2 May 2024Open 18:00 - 21:00
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- 2 May 2024Open 18:00 - 21:00
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- 2 May 2024Open 18:30 - 20:30
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- 2 May 2024Open 19:00 - 21:00
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- 2 May 2024Open 19:00 - 22:00
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- 2 May 2024Open 20:00 - 22:00
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- 2 May 2024Open 20:00 - 22:00
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12-13 High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1DATelephone
01206 561307Price
Price £5.00 Per TicketColchester
Do you love chatting about books? Do you love getting book recommendations? Then come along to our Book Speed Dating event taking place in store on Thursday 2nd May.
Hosted by best-selling authors Lesley Kara and Lauren North, this is a fun evening…Dates
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- 2 May 2024Open 19:00 - 20:30
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Headgate Theatre, 14 Chapel Street North,, Colchester, CO2 7ATColchester
Award-winning actor Jonathan Goodwin returns as super sleuth Sherlock Holmes.
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- 2 May 2024Open 19:30 -
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Colchester LEAF Centre, 28 Priory Walk, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1LGTelephone
+447811689546Colchester
Liven up your lunchtimes with a selection of free climate-themed talks.
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- 2 May 2024
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- 9 May 2024
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- 16 May 2024
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- 30 May 2024
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- 6 June 2024
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Headgate Theatre, 14 Chapel Street North,, Colchester, CO2 7ATColchester
Headgate Unplugged brings the best local artists to the forefront, in our intimate and personal performance stage,
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- 3 May 2024Open 19:45 -
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Charter Hall, Cowdray Avenue, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1YHTelephone
01206 506905Colchester
Following a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe and 7-nights at the Lyric Theatre in London’s West End, comic legend Frank Skinner is back with his critically acclaimed new show ‘30 Years of Dirt’.
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- 3 May 2024Open 19:30 - 22:00
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Mercury Theatre,, Balkerne Gate, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PTColchester
One Midsummer night in Edinburgh, two ill-matched thirty-somethings – a high-powered, hard-drinking lawyer called Helena, who’s stuck in a dead-end affair with a married man, and a small-time crook called Bob – collide with one another for one short…
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- 3 May 2024to18 May 2024
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East Anglian Railway Museum, Station Road, Wakes Colne, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2DSTelephone
01206 242524Price
Price £7.00 to £10.00 Per TicketWakes Colne, Colchester
A great way to visit the East Anglian RailwayMuseum and have unlimited rides in our vintage wagons or carriages, pulled by one of our fleet of Diesel locomotives, or one of our vintage diesel trains. We operate unlimited rides between 10.30 – 15…
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- 4 May 2024
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- 29 May 2024
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- 1 June 2024
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- 24 July 2024
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- 31 July 2024
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- 7 Aug 2024
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- 14 Aug 2024
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- 30 Oct 2024
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- 2 Nov 2024
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The Piazza, The Mercury Theatre, Balkerne Hill, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PTTelephone
07503332675Price
FreeBalkerne Hill, Colchester
Every month we now have a wonderful line up of nearly 30 stalls joining us selling a fantastic range of products including Lovelands honey direct from the beekeeper, freshly baked slices of delicious cake from Alex's Artisan Bakery, scrummy Brownies…
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- 4 May 2024Open 10:00 - 14:00
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- 1 June 2024Open 10:00 - 14:00
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- 6 July 2024Open 10:00 - 14:00
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- 3 Aug 2024Open 10:00 - 14:00
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- 7 Sept 2024Open 10:00 - 14:00
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- 5 Oct 2024Open 10:00 - 14:00
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- 2 Nov 2024Open 10:00 - 14:00
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- 7 Dec 2024Open 10:00 - 14:00
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Chappel And Wakes Colne Station, Station Road, Chappel, Colchester, Essex, CO62DSTelephone
01206 242524Chappel, Colchester
Experience the excitement of the Diesel Railbus or unlimited rides on a steam locomotive this Bank Holiday Weekend!
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- 4 May 2024
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- 5 May 2024
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- 6 May 2024
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Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JHTelephone
01206 713 700Price
Price £29.00 Per TicketHigh Street, Colchester
Create colourful and vibrant artwork at this Drag Life Drawing session with Sirena Hart.
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- 4 May 2024Open 18:00 - 20:00
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- 1 June 2024Open 18:00 - 20:00
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Headgate Theatre, 14, Chapel Street North,, Colchester, Essex, CO2 7ATColchester
with a versatile guitar style and a musical vibe reminiscent of Dire Straits and JJ Cale, Richard creates a captivating blend of modern contemporary music with his band, The Mighty BossCats.
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- 4 May 2024Open 19:30 -
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Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, Colchester, CO1 1JHColchester
Handmade shopping day for gifts and crafts at Firstsite Art Gallery.
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- 4 May 2024Open 10:00 - 15:00
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- 6 July 2024Open 10:00 - 15:00
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- 7 Sept 2024Open 10:00 - 15:00
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- 5 Oct 2024Open 10:00 - 15:00
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- 2 Nov 2024Open 10:00 - 15:00
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- 7 Dec 2024Open 10:00 - 15:00
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Colchester's annual community walking festival returns for 2024.
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- 4 May 2024to12 May 2024
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Napier Road North Carpark, Mersea Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2 7ESColchester
Follow an off-road Colchester route as part of the Jane's Walk festival.
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- 4 May 2024
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- 5 May 2024
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