Places To Visit Colchester

National Trust property: Bourne Mill - open to the public. Please see National Trust website for details.

Colchester Zoo is home to over 260 species set in 60 acres of parkland and lakes and are proudly listed as in the top 2 zoos in the UK as part of the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Attractions.

We run a ’paint your own ceramics’ studio and offer parties and workshops. You can now come in anytime and choose a ceramic piece to paint, or to have a baby hand/foot print taken - booking is strongly recommended especially on Saturdays and school holidays. This is a great fun activity for all the family.

National Trust property: Thorington Hall - open to the public. Please see National Trust website for details.

It is 1954 and the East Anglian Intelligence Agency has been monitoring a Soviet-backed spy cell, responsible for intercepting sensitive radio communications between Allied military units in the Essex area.

National Trust property: Flatford: Bridge Cottage - open to the public. Please see National Trust website for details.

National Trust property: Paycocke’s - open to the public. Please see National Trust website for details.

National Trust property: Coggeshall Grange Barn - open to the public. Please see National Trust website for details.

The very best in modern jazz most every Friday night at 8:00pm. Doors open at 7:30. Please note special Ipswich Jazz Festival gig sponsored by us: Clare Teal and band at New Wolsey Theatre. www.wolseytheatre.co.uk Phone 01787 211865 for tickets or information.

We have a number of local talented artists & crafters who have stocked their shelves at "Simply Handmade too"’, ranging from fused glass to mosaics, from candles to handmade paper, from planters for the garden to cushions for the home.

National Trust property: Northey Island - open to the public. Please see National Trust website for details.

National Trust property: Melford Hall - open to the public. Please see National Trust website for details.

National Trust property: Lavenham Guildhall - open to the public. Please see National Trust website for details.

Kentwell Hall is one of England’s finest Tudor houses, developed in stages between about 1500 and 1578. To reach Kentwell you will drive 3/4 mile along an avenue of Lime trees. The house is fully moated and reached by two original bridges.

The Walton Maritime Museum features the heritage of Walton-on-Naze. There are also special exhibitions:- "Walton at War" and "150th Anniversary of Walton -on-Naze Railway Station".

National Trust property: Danbury Commons and Blakes Wood - open to the public. Please see National Trust website for details.

Family owned vineyard set in stunning rolling Suffolk Country. Open from May through to September, when we close for Harvest. Wander through the vineyard, visit the Cellar Door Shop and on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, enjoy coffee, cakes or a glass of wine at our alfresco café.

Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome is a unique place, with a unique history. It is the largest known surviving group of Royal Flying Corps buildings on a WWI aerodrome which were not adapted for further military use later in its history.