Colchester
Properties and events in Colchester
Before heading out for your Heritage Open Days visit, please check entries for last-minute changes.
7 Queen Street Colchester - One of the city's most interesting buildings.
7 Queen Street Colchester dates from the 14th century. It has been occupied as a business and/or domestic premises for the the last 600 years.
Harwich Museum
Harwich is a historic and distinctive town steeped in a wealth of history. Whether you drop in for half an hour or half a day, there is plenty to explore whatever your age and interests and many of you will be taking a walk down memory lane.
Mercury Theatre
Colchester's Mercury Theatre reopened in 2021 following a major redevelopment. The theatre takes its name from the Roman messenger god Mercury whose statute was found at Gosbecks, just outside Colchester, in the 1940s.
Roman Circus Visitor Centre
Free entry to Colchester's Roman Circus Visitor Centre. Learn about the architecture, archaeological remains and history of Britain's only known Roman chariot-racing track.
Threads of Refuge: Peake's House Open Days
Tudor & timber-framed, Peake's House was originally probably three weavers' houses and shops at the centre of Colchester's Dutch Quarter, where Huguenot refugees settled bringing their skills as they fled religious persecution.
WWII Airfield Architecture
An Exhibition of photographs depicting the buildings and their uses on a WWII Airfield. This year is the first time the full Exhibition has been available.