Best Places to Visit Near Colchester
Visit some of the best attractions in the vicinity of Colchester with hundreds to choose from to make your perfect day out or weekend break away. Browse the below list featuring some of the best destinations (such as Chelmsford, Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds) or select map view to search geographically.
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Cities and Localities Near Colchester
Where to go for a weekend trip near Colchester? A list of surrounding cities, towns and villages nearby or close to the suburbs of Colchester within a 50 mile radius.
City
![chelmsford](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/cae103bf564add5056a83fa2850c7f75.jpg?1656690627)
Town
![ipswich](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e5ce010b686de16899febd7c37d2f28e.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![bury st edmunds](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/879914c02ce23b13c19da0d929ef9be6.jpg?1629297570)
Town
![southend](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e5639f9752e8206ad5c2c193b49d7726.jpg?1587896693)
Town
![felixstowe](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f9d4d1b5d91857a4e1d298eb46705a29.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![clacton](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b18edb0155a7f4b8eabb9b320b122280.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![maldon](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f5be19a94679283df7601e7c5a3fff9c.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![woodbridge](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/44abfacc68b2d711aa254d4d97caf2f7.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![harwich](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d1028558a900e06096de0c125e354dba.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![lavenham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/6cb56c0820d1749ebd7f0027053c53cd.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![stowmarket](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/6a92367268b12ed6d73320de121eb7f5.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![basildon](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/c37e57592a504707510f298e3d5b5b28.jpg?1614622714)
Town
![walton on the naze](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/cc50a89043bc30a1aa4539c5aa50e7d6.jpg?1624365040)
Town
![braintree](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/4ae21248cb46048f82f01ea2242c459a.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![rayleigh](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5c0a35707f5a90cca3e9b1b18fa795fe.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![billericay](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/9ecc37fbef06d3264af9619d4d166eff.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![long melford](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ee8dc3533306e2efe8947c4e00b94bb0.jpg?1630343830)
Town
![brightlingsea](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f4a0fab993d8747d083f7e209e7986a6.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![witham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/42637699108509dc1a3a8f26fe4cf9cf.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![sudbury](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/3108ff2e458a209e03f171361edbc595.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![dedham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/52c427ab25f7e2a20c7bb361ea9770f7.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![hadleigh](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/fe20653c5489989042a8d01f80b9607f.jpg?1648399922)
Town
![clare](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e639fcef4234679d3ddfad7754e3b0ce.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![thaxted](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/204bc24061315656b74ef292f9583b90.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![rochford](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f4cde1f75504a5e66defd6fe27753261.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![burnham on crouch](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/8db213249af02a738ff10d174cf07398.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![haverhill](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d545322a3fab15adbc8cf2ba3d110001.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![great dunmow](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b92ec69933749a0eebc17202f70c37f7.jpg?1582270511)
Island
![mersea island](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e35694c43b9aec7f1ea3b4fb16d85631.jpg?1582270511)
National park
![berney marshes rspb reserve](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d007bb3daf36f169bd8ddc3711d1a325.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![ingatestone](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/3e5cec1e7b69bd6940dce114a6881ea2.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![marks tey](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/c9f6e323c4f66f7b9dbb66a3d3408862.jpg?1582270511)
National park
![stour estuary rspb reserve](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/3deeafda4f30e2adeb780c538b81807b.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![mistley](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/afd7d1a4a1cb707e5ad8be1b837b2da8.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![coggeshall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/9d20b7a1b681fc0992fa7e7a9ce7ee39.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![east bergholt](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/025afc702c68478e7637aa2f04cf873f.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![st osyth](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/3859481233687d6dfb0d48e295db566c.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![earls colne](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/54dd149fc8156d923d046820ecb6ce1b.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![kelvedon](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5d8cdb9709b005a2f2bf23979e654370.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![needham market](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/52e2fd271a03d0c7dc92981cf95f12fa.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![thundersley](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a8f2248ce79fc401bb193dc0dd3c9983.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![tollesbury](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ab85258dc5c210d13d389e960aa1b2db.jpg?1582270511)
Island
![foulness island](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/1e171da17133e21d70cbb08be7495e17.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![hatfield peverel](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/28658e556f95a8a1d368080beda264f9.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![woolpit](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/31f9665e0405b98a02726fd260c6b5e4.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![ixworth](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d6f0a1fa76efbbfeac00e89e555241df.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![debenham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/538c9df6dc13f160a2ad656c2bfea146.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![tiptree](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/8d220584016d7d18191a32e697ef2a95.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![southminster](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/eecb5a8bdcea149c08538dc7475e0e26.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![martlesham heath](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/8eda8214689b253f94ad332791a5a896.jpg?1582270511)
TOP Attractions
Best Day Trips from Colchester
Best Day Trips from Colchester
![Anglesey Abbey](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d8ec3d0ba45aa89a11ebb42d5d52875e.jpg?1603899867)
![Princes Golf Club](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/edca270d43d129ed60de41b18b2e3886.jpg?1582270511)
![Kursaal](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ae791dc00d3003d9588abdfb9315fd05.jpg?1582270511)
![Royal St George's Golf Club](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/7fc9eae28e88f07e9cec309fe140ae9c.jpg?1606148103)
![Felixstowe Ferry Golf Club](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/14f072c29176a4227c2a260073602aa5.jpg?1582270511)
![Frinton Golf Club](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/4959d1ff45bca9d0d72096e6c0ea1496.jpg?1613225326)
![Thaxted Parish Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f12e7059045e579955f58d0d4f3d0c41.jpg?1648507027)
![Wingham Wildlife Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/418782cee486ea5a2ca979604589f3f5.jpg?1617975504)
![St Edmundsbury Cathedral](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5d8710d397f4abe4c7f2361cae37769c.jpg?1629297747)
Place of worship dating from 9th century
![Kentwell Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e768c9e8a6be26b5cc5189f7856782d3.jpg?1630343579)
![Chelmsford City Racecourse](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b9197fcea060c4b12629d0bdd45da216.jpg?1656690536)
![Christchurch Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/9e58ce266995927eece3ff2d948d5e22.jpg?1582270511)
![Valley Ridge](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/1ccde61ba678baa2e1085681fc0ee66e.jpg?1582270511)
![Lullingstone Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d800affb2a97df2652c8d62a7cb350ce.jpg?1582270511)
![Foxhall Stadium](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/61d06ff7827ac6fba306b6daba3d743d.jpg?1582270511)
![Abbey Gardens](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f34feb61f809943d3417acf9c6a84aab.jpg?1582270511)
Remains of a grand Benedictine monastery
![Device Forts](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/cde6bbf8c3151ecddcbaf19d676f0513.jpg?1582270511)
![Wilkin & Sons](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/0e490e47567bac7444c969d5167aa618.jpg?1648460414)
![Chelmsford Cathedral](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/bbc27ab05a327502773eddb10f092032.jpg?1582270511)
Place of worship since the 11th century
![Roots Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/00d3d57c00c1b6b07802fecf9813b2f3.jpg?1582270511)
![High Lighthouse](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/2001defb5760474c9d792e6b871e56f8.jpg?1648432851)
![Prittlewell Priory](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/484e0e5420b09506da534418447aa689.jpg?1582270511)
![Angles Way](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ac2d36b750cd6dfcdf576078d6ba07cd.jpg?1582270511)
![Church of St Peter and St Mary](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5b66eaf311f112093f6767f462600883.jpg?1582270511)
![Thaxted Guildhall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/82d5353d2027856288c43a835149132b.jpg?1648562834)
![Southend Pier](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/0b92515e39edb732240313a7a7590bb3.jpg?1582270511)
![Holy Trinity Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f913f2f527b1e66fe070a8b450a52e23.jpg?1582270511)
![Hadleigh Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/87f2a957a9a885b2776823828fc9fba8.jpg?1582270511)
![Howletts Wild Animal Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/0a1c7753a6d9b483b70f8a78168a1e91.jpg?1582270511)
Rare and endangered animals in 90 acres
![Woodbridge Tide Mill](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/72cdf9694ea0e261cd666c0d665894fc.jpg?1582270511)
![Museum of East Anglian Life](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/fe9b6e32521a5fe70d37ee4d7df440ba.jpg?1582270511)
![Ickworth House](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/1db93350e1d216d9b62311df35b18b75.jpg?1582270511)
![Christchurch Mansion](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5eee9d25ed5ca9ee7686be897d4b1198.jpg?1582270511)
![Hylands House](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/0e643f089716c6ec2021e496a8522a13.jpg?1656691620)
Neo-classical villa and grounds
![Church of St Nicholas](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/358e79bf509bbd79feac66ab0f37730a.jpg?1582270511)
![Church of St Mary the Virgin](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/43f2ec6d56781dced95166fda0636806.jpg?1582270511)
![St Margaret's Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/06654da245a2649bbfa0f6d3b6e41ff5.jpg?1641563084)
![Landguard Fort](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/7575b4f6e138c543c119e1638b904f08.jpg?1582270511)
![Three Shells Beach and Lagoon](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b7aea0770b7798518c7970fcd2baa41f.jpg?1582270511)
![The Cornhill](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/gb/52_05788_1_15272.jpg)
![St Peter and St Paul's Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/43c57c6c8f0b0b2357a7373cc49b85cb.jpg?1582270511)
![St Pancras Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/30673e5249c9fbb9d6b867a73d6ae6d1.jpg?1582270511)
![St Nicholas' Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d888495d78d7ff05e778c3537ccad234.jpg?1582270511)
![Hedingham Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/dbe07b6524a1e191f448b6502af052a0.jpg?1582270511)
![Ingatestone Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/02ad2fee7e5b1f084665f0943792971c.jpg?1582270511)
![Chantry Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d31be674a4a06f503c8aa5b97884a81e.jpg?1641563074)
![Church of St Nicholas](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/6d2432830506c724d9147839f27aba14.jpg?1582270511)
![Colne Valley Railway](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/8897bea2569434377e2a2a2b15c05cb8.jpg?1582270511)
![Stour Valley Walk](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/3237e9fca3758bac2eb20e81f771e2b2.jpg?1582270511)
![Coalhouse Fort](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/855ad30c49c28cb5c9273f6b0f2c46fc.jpg?1582270511)
![Naze Tower](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/30caac1febe4243dd84c3464ba2a2cbf.jpg?1582270511)
![Northlands Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/46cbb52dd26693361461a58e0ad06219.jpg?1641557185)
![Holy Trinity Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d3b8a0f5bdca8d3ba725e5d79792e681.jpg?1582270511)
![St James the Less](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ca368e762afb5a0a1267995950c1e647.jpg?1648577803)
![St Mary's Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/00467d752ed5071d5840a7505742c511.jpg?1582270511)
![The Cater Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ea21ecedaac3517a40986940a68030ba.jpg?1641560858)
![Ipswich Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/251d1c561622b694f16323e1dce36ead.jpg?1582270511)
![St Andrew's Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5b43f0e3d99a18a8aa49f64df764b168.jpg?1582270511)
![Oare Marshes](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/de74dbd5e9cf103c1f3e995a6bfc2219.jpg?1582270511)
![Sutton Hoo Helmet](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/2c57fd5fa72e33618092fe780840281a.jpg?1648459681)