Threads of Refuge: Peake's House Open Days
30 East Stockwell Street, St. Augustines Road, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1ST
Left to Colchester City Council by W. O. Peake but long since restored and let for holidays by the Landmark Trust, Peake's House stands in the Dutch Quarter, which has retained its old street plan. It was originally three timber-framed houses with shops at street level. Colchester was a centre of the cloth trade and the long mullioned windows, designed to give light to men at their looms, suggest these houses belonged to weavers. The satisfying late-Elizabethan interiors evoke the life of a prosperous late-Elizabethan merchant.
Historical information and a children's activity sheet will be available.
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 13 September:
- 10am-4pm
- Sunday 14 September:
- 10am-4pm
Location & directions
30 East Stockwell Street, St. Augustines Road, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1ST
- Contact on day:
- The Landmark Trust
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking preferred
- Booking conditions:
- Pre-booking is preferred but drop-in's on the day are welcome.
- Booking email:
- [email protected]
- Booking website:
- https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/news-and-events/opendays/peakes-house-open-day-25/
- Booking opens:
- 02 Jun 2025 12:00 AM
- Booking closes:
- 14 Sep 2025 12:00 AM
Accessibility details
There is no parking at the property - if you have limited mobility is possible for you to be dropped in front of the property.
