Colchester Institute, Colchester

Name: Colchester Institute
Address: Sheepen Road, Colchester, CO3 3LL, United Kingdom

#39 among attractions in Colchester

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Colchester Institute is a large provider of further and higher education based in the town of Colchester. Colchester Institute provides full-time and part-time courses for a wide variety of learners including 16 to 19 year olds, apprentices, adults, businesses and employers. Undergraduate and Postgraduate Higher Education courses are delivered through University Centre Colchester and validated by the University of East Anglia, University of Huddersfield and University of Essex. ()

Coordinates: 51°53'36"N, 0°53'20"E

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Sheepen RoadColchester CO3 3LL United Kingdom

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Colchester Institute – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Colchester Castle, Hollytrees Museum, Temple of Claudius, Colchester Town Hall.

0.6 miE
Museum, Forts and castles, History museum
Colchester Castle, Colchester
17 min walk • Colchester Castle is a prominent historical fortress in the town of Colchester, England, and is an essential visit for anyone interested in Britain's rich past. Constructed on the foundations of a Roman temple, the castle dates back to the Norman Conquest of England...
0.7 miE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Hollytrees Museum, Colchester
18 min walk • Hollytrees Museum is a free to visit, publicly owned museum in the centre of Colchester and close to Colchester Castle. It is situated in an eighteenth-century house, which was used as a private residence until 1929, when it became a museum.
0.6 miE
Temple
Temple of Claudius, Colchester
17 min walk • The Temple of Claudius or Temple of the Deified Claudius was a large octastyle temple built in Camulodunum, the modern Colchester in Essex. The main building was constructed between 49 and 60 CE, although additions were built throughout the Roman-era. Today it forms the base of the Norman Colchester Castle.
0.5 miSE
City hall
Colchester Town Hall, Colchester
13 min walk • Colchester Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street in Colchester, Essex, England. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Colchester Borough Council, is a Grade I listed building.
~1410 ftE
Town, Archaeological site
Camulodunum, Colchester
7 min walk • Camulodunum, the Ancient Roman name for what is now Colchester in Essex, was an important city in Roman Britain, and the first capital of the province.
0.8 miE
Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
Firstsite, Colchester
21 min walk • Firstsite is a visual arts organisation based in Colchester, Essex, which opened in 2011. It was the national Art Fund's Museum of the Year in 2021.
0.8 miSE
Monastery
St. John's Abbey, Colchester
20 min walk • St John's Abbey, also called Colchester Abbey, was a Benedictine monastic institution in Colchester, Essex, founded in 1095. It was dissolved in 1539.
~1970 ftSE
Tower
Jumbo Water Tower, Colchester
10 min walk • Jumbo Water Tower is a water tower at the Balkerne Gate in Colchester, Essex. The tower was nicknamed ’Jumbo’ after the London Zoo elephant as a term of derision in 1882 by Reverend John Irvine who was annoyed that the tower dwarfed his nearby rectory at St.
0.7 miE
Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
The Minories, Colchester
19 min walk • The Minories is a Grade II listed building and gardens situated at the east end of High Street in Colchester, Essex, England, near Hollytrees, Gate House and Colchester Castle. It currently houses The Minories Galleries which are run by Colchester School of Art, part of Colchester Institute.
~1760 ftSE
Arch
Balkerne Gate, Colchester
9 min walk • Balkerne Gate is a Roman gateway in Colchester. It is the largest surviving gateway in Roman Britain and was built where the Roman road from Londinium intersected the town wall of Camulodunum. It is a Grade I listed building.
0.8 miE
Church
St James the Great, Colchester
22 min walk • The Church of St James the Great is a Church of England parish church in Colchester, Essex. The church is a grade II* listed building.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Colchester Institute?

Nearby attractions include Camulodunum, Colchester (7 min walk), Colchester Sixth Form College, Colchester (8 min walk), Hilly Fields, Colchester (8 min walk), Balkerne Gate, Colchester (9 min walk).

How to get to Colchester Institute by public transport?

The nearest stations to Colchester Institute:

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Middleborough • Lines: 2, 2A, 4, 61, 62, 62B, 63, 63A, 65, 66, 66B, 67B, 68, 754, 756, 77, 77A, 784, 8, 80, 80A, 81, 81A, 84, 84B, 93, 93A, P&R, X93 (8 min walk)
Causton Road • Lines: 2, 2A, 4, 61, 62, 62B, 63, 63A, 65, 66, 66B, 67B, 68, 754, 756, 784, 8, 80, 80A, 81, 81A, 84, 84B, 93, 93A, X93 (9 min walk)

Train

Colchester (14 min walk)
Colchester Town (22 min walk)