CO5 Events
St John the Baptist Church, Layer de la Haye - Bell ringing
Sun 20 Sep
Church Road, Layer de la Haye, Colchester CO2 0EW
Heritage Open Day: You are invited to come along to a church tower near Colchester to see a demonstration of ringing, meet our ringers, and maybe...
Gosbecks Archaeological Park
Sun 20 Sep
Gosbecks Archaeological Park, Maldon Road, Colchester CO3 4RN
Heritage Open Day: A guided walk around this remarkable archaeological site which features prominently in the story of Iron Age and Roman Colchester,...
Audley Chapel
Sat 19 Sep
Audley Chapel, Berechurch Hall Road, Colchester CO2 9NU
Heritage Open Day: The 16th-century burial chapel of the Audley family, with a fine hammer-beam roof and unique monuments and features...
Colchester Cemetery
Sun 20 Sep
Mersea Road, Colchester CO2 8RU
Heritage Open Day: Colchester Cemetery is a beautiful and peaceful green space. This is a rare opportunity to explore its history with an expert...
An Evening of Mediumship with Chris Drew
Wed 16 Sep
Headgate Theatre, 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester CO2 7AT
Chris’s extraordinary work has taken him across the UK and around the world - from the USA and Japan to Australia and across Europe...
Drive – A Mixed Colours Extravaganza
Thu 17 Sep and Fri 18 Sep
Headgate Theatre, 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester CO2 7AT
Drive – A Mixed Colours Extravaganza is a contemporary coming-of-age play blending live music, spoken word and original music...
The Go Between
Sat 19 Sep
Headgate Theatre, 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester CO2 7AT
When young Leo Colston spends the summer of 1900 in rural Norfolk, he becomes the unwitting messenger between two forbidden lovers...
Relatively Speaking - Postponed
Thu 24 Sep to Sat 26 Sep
Headgate Theatre, 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester CO2 7AT
A witty and cleverly crafted comedy of misunderstandings, Relatively Speaking follows a young couple whose weekend visit takes an unexpectedly...
Dracula: The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Fri 2 Oct
Headgate Theatre, 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester CO2 7AT
The Demeter leaves Romania bound for England, carrying cargo and passengers hoping to begin new lives...
The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town
Sat 3 Oct
Headgate Theatre, 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester CO2 7AT
Something is rotten in Old London Town. A mysterious raspberry-blowing villain is terrorising Victorian society, leaving Inspector Corner of the Yard...
Conqueror Too - A Pint of Shanty
Sun 4 Oct
Headgate Theatre, 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester CO2 7AT
Enjoy an entertaining nautical tale, packed with fun, and told through traditional sea shanties and maritime folk songs performed by A Pint of...
Saddle Sore
Fri 9 Oct
Headgate Theatre, 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester CO2 7AT
FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY. Your last chance to see this hilarious comedy which has been touring Essex and Suffolk since 2022 to rave reviews and raising...
St Mary-at-the-Walls Church (Colchester Arts Centre)
Today
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester CO1 1NF
Heritage Open Day: St Mary-at-the-Walls has a rich history, both as a church and, more recently, as the Colchester Arts Centre...
John Constable's Colchester
Tue 15 Sep
Mercury Theatre, Balkerne Gate, Colchester CO1 1PT
Heritage Open Day: John Constable's links with Colchester are often overlooked. This guided walk will explore the places that he knew and...
Faces and Places
Sun 20 Sep
Mercury Theatre, Balkerne Gate, Colchester CO1 1PT
Heritage Open Day: Join Dorian Kelly in one of his unique looks at the buildings of Colchester and their famous inhabitants...
St Johns Abbey Gate
Sat 19 Sep, Sun 20 Sep
St John's Abbey Gate, St John's Street, Colchester CO2 7EZ
Heritage Open Day: Step through the last surviving gateway of Colchester's great Benedictine abbey...
St Giles Masonic Centre
Sun 20 Sep
St Giles Masonic Centre, St John's Green, Colchester CO2 7EZ
Heritage Open Day: Originally a Norman church, St Giles has had many later additions including a wooden tower built in 1819...
Mersea Roman Barrow
Sat 19 Sep and Sun 20 Sep
Barrow Barn, 7A East Mersea Road, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8SL
Heritage Open Day: The Roman Barrow Mound is an excavated burial chamber, the contents of which are in Mersea Museum...
St Botolph's Church and Priory
Today to Sun 20 Sep
St Botolph's Church and Priory, Priory Street, Colchester CO2 7EE
Heritage Open Day: A visit to St Botolph's Church and Priory combines a superb example of Norman architecture with a mid-19th-century church...
Old Library and Law Courts
Sat 19 Sep
Town Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1PJ
Heritage Open Day: Explore Colchester's first Public Library opened in 1894. Then venture into the former law courts and prison cells...
'Meet and Play the Moot Hall Organ' at Colchester Town Hall
Sat 19 Sep
Town Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1PJ
Heritage Open Day: A rare opportunity to hear and play the remarkable organ in Colchester Town Hall which provides music for the town's annual...
St Peter's Church, Colchester
Sat 19 Sep, Sun 20 Sep
St Peter's Church, North Hill, Colchester CO1 1DZ
Heritage Open Day: Recorded in the Domesday Book (1086) St Peter's remains at the top of North Hill almost a thousand years on; a building...
Cannock Mill
Sun 20 Sep
Cannock Mill, Old Heath Road, Colchester CO2 8AA
Heritage Open Day: There has been a mill on this site since the Middle Ages, although the present building was only constructed in 1845...
St Martin's Church, Colchester
Sat 19 Sep and Sun 20 Sep
St Martin's Church, West Stockwell Street, Colchester CO1 1HN
Heritage Open Day: St Martin's is a medieval church with an impressive 14th century roof, wall paintings and a Norman tower damaged in the 1648...
New Town, Colchester guided walk
Fri 18 Sep
Wimpole Road Methodist Church, Wimpole Road, Colchester CO1 2DN
Heritage Open Day: A guided walk exploring the fascinating history of this area of Colchester, which was a planned development in the late 19th...
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