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Places to visit in Colchester
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St John's Abbey Gate
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The Obelisk
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The Mersea Island Museum
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West Mersea War Memorial
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The Balkerne Gate
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 …
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Colchester Castle
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The Colchester War Memorial
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St Botolph's Priory
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The Roman Church / Mithraeum
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The Berryfield Mosaic
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Balkerne Gate
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Jumbo Water Tower
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Temple of Claudius
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Mercury Theatre
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Explore Colchester on a quest
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Murder Mystery: Death in the Shadows in Colchester
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Places on this quest: Mercury Theatre · Temple of Claudius
Historic Colchester: The Roman Visitor Walking Tour & Escape Game
80 min · EN
Places on this quest: The Berryfield Mosaic · The Roman Church / Mithraeum
Exodus Hinge & Colchester’s Lost Centurion: Roman Britain Walking Tour & Escape Game
88 min · EN
Places on this quest: Colchester Castle · The Balkerne Gate
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