Colchester Town Hall, Colchester

Name: Colchester Town Hall
Address: Colchester, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Colchester

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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. ()

Coordinates: 51°53'24"N, 0°53'56"E

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Colchester United Kingdom

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Colchester Town Hall – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

~960 ftE
Museum, Forts and castles, History museum
Colchester Castle, Colchester
5 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...
~1220 ftE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Hollytrees Museum, Colchester
6 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.
~960 ftE
Temple
Temple of Claudius, Colchester
5 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.
~1230 ftNW
Town, Archaeological site
Camulodunum, Colchester
6 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.
~1650 ftE
Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
Firstsite, Colchester
8 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.
~1710 ftS
Monastery
St. John's Abbey, Colchester
9 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.
~890 ftW
Tower
Jumbo Water Tower, Colchester
5 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.
~1400 ftE
Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
The Minories, Colchester
7 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.
~1150 ftW
Arch
Balkerne Gate, Colchester
6 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.
~1890 ftE
Church
St James the Great, Colchester
10 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.
0.6 miNE
Park
Bull Meadow, Colchester
17 min walk • Bull Neadow is a 1.4 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Colchester in Essex, owned and managed by Colchester Borough Council. The meadow is unimproved damp grassland on the bank of the River Colne, with plants such as purple loosestrife and amphibious bistort.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Colchester Town Hall?

Nearby attractions include St Martin's Church, Colchester (2 min walk), Jumbo Water Tower, Colchester (5 min walk), Colchester Castle, Colchester (5 min walk), Temple of Claudius, Colchester (5 min walk).

How to get to Colchester Town Hall by public transport?

The nearest stations to Colchester Town Hall:

Bus

High Street • Lines: 62B, 64, 64A, 65, 70, 71, 71A, 71C, 71E, 71X, 74, 77, 77A, 88, 88A, 88B, P&R, X76 (2 min walk)
Angel Court • Lines: 61, 66, 66B, 67, 67B, 68, 8 (2 min walk)

Train

Colchester Town (10 min walk)
Colchester (20 min walk)