United Kingdom

Colchester

Temple of Claudius 

Colchester Castle

The Colchester War Memorial

The Berryfield Mosaic

St Botolph's Priory

Jumbo Water Tower

Mercury Theatre

The Balkerne Gate is the largest surviving Roman gateway in Britain, built into Colchester's town wall around the first century, when this was the Roman capital of the province. You can still walk through the pedestrian arch the Romans used. The pub built against it has an unusually good view.

The Balkerne Gate

St John's Abbey Gate

Balkerne Gate

The Roman Church / Mithraeum

West Mersea War Memorial

The Mersea Island Museum

A Siege in Colchester

The Obelisk

The Riddling Rambler

Boudica's Legacy: Women of Colchester

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<div>Welcome to Colchester, Britain’s first city!<br><br>Walk the streets through the eyes of its infamous destroyer Boudica, Queen of the Iceni, who burnt the city down. She’s back to see what the women of Colchester have achieved since her death.<br><br>On this tour you’ll meet some of Colchester’s exceptional women, solving my fiendish riddles along the way. Discover suffragettes, an eccentric 16th-century philosopher, Colchester’s first female mayor and even another Queen.<br><br>But are any of them a match for Boudica?</div>

Colchester War Memorial

Eastern Quest

Players follow the story of a young Colchestrian, besieged in the walls of the town along with an unwelcome Royalist army.&nbsp;They will learn about the Siege of Colchester, the longest siege in British history, which took place against the wider backdrop of the English Civil War.&nbsp;This game takes players to key historic locations, where they'll learn about the Siege of Colchester and what it was like for the people that lived through it.

St Mary's Church (Colchester Arts Centre)

The Obelisk, Colchester, Visitor Guide & Things to Do Nearby

Plan Your Visit

Explore The Obelisk with a Questo quest