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Spend an afternoon at the tallest Tudor gatehouse in England to find a knot garden, a farm, a Wildlife Walk and five centuries’ worth of history. 

Travel back more than 900 years in time when you step into a replica of a medieval castle and its dwellings.

Beautiful medieval structures, a lively local market and a collection of Essex’s finest gardens make this village a perfect getaway in the English countryside. 

Learn about the mammoths, hippos and crocodiles that used to live in the Colchester area and examine a wealth of natural specimens at this excellent, free museum. 

Learn about the mammoths, hippos and crocodiles that used to live in the Colchester area and examine a wealth of natural specimens at this excellent, free museum. 

Travel back more than 900 years in time when you step into a replica of a medieval castle and its dwellings.

Learn about the mammoths, hippos and crocodiles that used to live in the Colchester area and examine a wealth of natural specimens at this excellent, free museum. 

Ride a pedalo on the boating lake, enjoy a game of mini golf or simply spend an afternoon relaxing in Colchester’s most popular public park.

Learn about the mammoths, hippos and crocodiles that used to live in the Colchester area and examine a wealth of natural specimens at this excellent, free museum. 

Learn about the mammoths, hippos and crocodiles that used to live in the Colchester area and examine a wealth of natural specimens at this excellent, free museum. 

Travel back more than 900 years in time when you step into a replica of a medieval castle and its dwellings.

Learn about the mammoths, hippos and crocodiles that used to live in the Colchester area and examine a wealth of natural specimens at this excellent, free museum. 

Travel back more than 900 years in time when you step into a replica of a medieval castle and its dwellings.

Travel back more than 900 years in time when you step into a replica of a medieval castle and its dwellings.

Travel back more than 900 years in time when you step into a replica of a medieval castle and its dwellings.

Travel back more than 900 years in time when you step into a replica of a medieval castle and its dwellings.

Travel back more than 900 years in time when you step into a replica of a medieval castle and its dwellings.

Learn about the mammoths, hippos and crocodiles that used to live in the Colchester area and examine a wealth of natural specimens at this excellent, free museum. 

Learn about the mammoths, hippos and crocodiles that used to live in the Colchester area and examine a wealth of natural specimens at this excellent, free museum. 

Travel back more than 900 years in time when you step into a replica of a medieval castle and its dwellings.

Travel back more than 900 years in time when you step into a replica of a medieval castle and its dwellings.

Travel back more than 900 years in time when you step into a replica of a medieval castle and its dwellings.

Learn about the mammoths, hippos and crocodiles that used to live in the Colchester area and examine a wealth of natural specimens at this excellent, free museum. 

Visit operating stables, explore formal gardens and discover some local history at one of the finest examples of Jacobean architecture in Britain.