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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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Address
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
Address
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
Address
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
Address
St Botolph's Church, Queen Street, Colchester, Essex, CO2 7EETelephone
01206531360Price
Price £5.00 to £20.00 Per TicketColchester
A programme of romantic music for a spring evening for choir and piano.
Prepare to explore the magic of evening and night through misty, cool Finnish glades to fiery southern sunrises including music by Sibelius, Brahms and Lili Boulanger.
John…
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- 28 Apr 2024Open 18:00 - 20:00
Address
High Woods Country Park, Hollytrees Museum, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JRTelephone
01206 853588Hollytrees Museum, Colchester
Pick up a map from the Visitor Centre and find the best bluebell areas in the park to explore
Venue
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- 28 Apr 2024
Address
Bucklers Farmhouse, Buckleys Lane,, Coggeshall, Colchester, Essex,, CO6 1SBCoggeshall, Colchester
Traditional country garden, with blowsy borders, yew hedges, topiary and a little knot garden.
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- 28 Apr 2024Open 13:30 - 16:30
Address
Park Road, CO7 7SP, Ardleigh, Colchester, Essex, CO7 7SPColchester
A garden for all seasons, highlights inc bluebells, azaleas, autumn colour, winter Hamamelis and snowdrops.
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- 28 Apr 2024Open 11:00 - 16:00
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- 13 Oct 2024Open 11:00 - 16:00
Address
Natural History Museum, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1DNTelephone
01206 282941Colchester
Designed for children aged 2 1/2 to 4, along with their parents, grandparents, and carers, these monthly sessions offer an immersive journey of exploration and discovery.
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- 30 Apr 2024
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- 28 May 2024
Address
Mini Museum Explorers, Natural History Museum, High Street, Colchester, CO1 1UGTelephone
01206 282939High Street, Colchester
Our April session will focus on Baby Animals.
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- 30 Apr 2024Open 10:00 - 12:15
Address
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 -
Address
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
Address
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
Address
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
Address
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 -
Address
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
Address
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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Colchester's annual community walking festival returns for 2024.
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- 4 May 2024to12 May 2024
Address
Castle Park, Lower Castle Park, Castle Road, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1UNCastle Road, Colchester
Join us for the first dedicated House music event in Colchester, featuring Jess Bays and Roger Sanchez.
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- From:
- 4 May 2024
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