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in 2020 the annual Heritage Open Days festival returned to Colchester in a different, digital, form.
For many years Colchester has welcomed visitors on Heritage Open Day to enjoy the town's wide range of historic and heritage venues opening their doors and welcoming crowds of keen historians, curious locals, and day-tripping sightseers inside. However in 2020 the Covid-19 pandemic sadly meant such luxuries were not possible and instead a wonderful array of Heritage Open Days content was presented online.
Browse the video content below for a wide range of local experts, tour guides, and historians giving whistlestop tours of some of the town's finest and most curious historic attractions and landmarks. Perhaps you'll be inspired to visit in person on a future Heritage Open Day?
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Ardleigh Showground, Old Ipswich Road, Ardleigh, Colchester, Essex, CO7 7QRTelephone
0207 101 8839Price
Price £169.00 Per TicketArdleigh, Colchester
A Colchester hot air balloon ride is a truly memorable experience.
Your ballooning adventure will start from the Ardleigh Showground where you'll have the opportunity to help prepare the balloon for flight, by helping to inflate the balloon, before…Dates
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- 14 July 2023to31 Dec 2024Open 06:00 - 21:00
Address
Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JHTelephone
01206 713700Price
FreeHigh Street, Colchester
Noble & Webster have created a remarkable group of anti-monuments in their 24-year career, mixing the strategies of modern sculpture and the attitude of punk to make art from anti-art.
Their work derives much of its power from its fusion of…Dates
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- 12 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024Open 10:00 - 17:00
Address
Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JHTelephone
01206 713 700Price
FreeHigh Street, Colchester
'In-between Us' seeks to examine identity and masculinities, challenging social constructs and stereotypes through art by weaving connections between the past and present.
Join us to investigate how ideas of masculinities have changed across…
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- 23 Mar 2024to23 June 2024Open 10:00 -
Address
Colchester Castle, Castle Park, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1TJTelephone
01206 282939Colchester
Embark on a nostalgic journey through the enchanting world of puppetry with our exhibition, Thunderbirds and Co: The Joy of Puppetry. Running from 29 March to 30 June, this exhibition is a celebration of the art and legacy of early television…
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- 29 Mar 2024to30 June 2024
Address
Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JHTelephone
01206 713 700Price
FreeHigh Street, Colchester
Immerse yourself in the experiences of those who moved to post-WWII 'New Towns' and the communities affected by these developments, through paintings, photography, videos, visual poetry and drawings.
Presented 75 years after Basildon in Essex was…Dates
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- 20 Apr 2024to10 Nov 2024Open 10:00 - 17:00
Address
Mercury Theatre,, Balkerne Gate, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PTColchester
One Midsummer night in Edinburgh, two ill-matched thirty-somethings – a high-powered, hard-drinking lawyer called Helena, who’s stuck in a dead-end affair with a married man, and a small-time crook called Bob – collide with one another for one short…
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- 3 May 2024to18 May 2024
Address
Visit Colchester Information Centre, Hollytrees Museum, Castle Park, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1UGTelephone
01206 282920Castle Park, Colchester
Take a guided walking tour around Colchester to discover its history and heritage with an expert guide. Tours Run every Saturday.
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- 11 May 2024to25 May 2024Various Opening Times
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- 27 May 2024Open 11:00 - 13:00
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- 1 June 2024to24 Aug 2024Various Opening Times
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- 31 Aug 2024to14 Dec 2024Various Opening Times
Address
Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JHTelephone
01206 713 700Price
Price £20.00 Per TicketHigh Street, Colchester
Join local artist, Karen Densham for this accessible and fun approach to printmaking - no experience needed.
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- 14 May 2024
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- 26 May 2024
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- 11 June 2024
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- 30 June 2024
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- 9 July 2024
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- 28 July 2024
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- 1 Sept 2024
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- 17 Sept 2024
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The Old Library, 65 West Stockwell Street, Colchester, CO1 1HEColchester
This is Concert III in the Wild Arts’ Spring Concert Series in the Old Library, and features The Bloomsbury Players and Katherine Spencer on Clarinet.
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- 16 May 2024Open 19:30 -
Address
Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JHTelephone
01206 713 700Price
Price £9.00 to £14.00 Per TicketHigh Street, Colchester
Listen to Freddie Robbins as part of the Colchester Art Society Lecture Series.
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- 16 May 2024Open 18:00 - 20:00
Address
Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JHTelephone
01206 713 700Price
Price £29.00 Per TicketHigh Street, Colchester
Come on down and learn to paint with Drag Performer Sirena Hart, each ticket includes one drink!
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- 17 May 2024
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- 21 June 2024
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Headgate Theatre, 14, Chapel Street North, Colchester, CO2 7ATColchester
Platform Musicals celebrates it's 30th anniversary with a special show featuring highlights from a range of their past productions including "Sweeney Todd", "Call Me Madam, "Promises, Promises" & "Trial By Jury" among many others!
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- 17 May 2024to18 May 2024
Address
Charter Hall, Colchester, essex, CO1 1YHTelephone
01206 506905Price
Price £34.50 Per TicketColchester
Join legendary singer Alexander O'Neal on his Farewell World Tour.
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- 17 May 2024
Address
Wivenhoe, EssexWivenhoe
Whether you’re local or an art lover from afar, save the date, mark the calendar and book time off, for the next Wivenhoe Art Trail is taking place 17 - 19 May.
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- 17 May 2024to19 May 2024
Address
Jobserve Community Stadium, United Way, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5UPTelephone
01206755100Price
Price £15.00 Per TicketColchester
Mark Summers makes his long awaited return to the Jobserve Community Stadium with his Elvis Legacy tribute!
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- 18 May 2024to19 May 2024Open 19:30 - 00:00
Address
Castle Park Band Stand, Castle Park, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1UNColchester
A fan favourite, 'The Castle Park Bandstand Concerts' - presented by Cafe in the Park - return for another year.
These concerts are free to attend and do not require pre-booking - turn up, grab a coffee, and listen to some wonderful music!
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- 18 May 2024
Address
EWT Fingringhoe Nature Discovery Park, South Green Road Fingringhoe, Colchester, Essex, CO5 7DNTelephone
01206729678Price
Price £15.00 Per TicketColchester
New to birdwatching or wanting to freshen up on your warbler ID - we've got just the workshop for you!
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- 18 May 2024Open 13:30 - 16:30
Address
Wivenhoe, EssexWivenhoe
Many different gardens around the village are open across the two days.
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- 18 May 2024to19 May 2024
Address
EWT Fingringhoe Nature Discovery Park, South Green Road Fingringhoe, Colchester, Essex, CO5 7DNTelephone
01206729678Price
Price £15.00 Per TicketColchester
Always wondered what that bird is that's singing away or never sure how to start to learn?
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- 18 May 2024Open 09:30 - 12:30
Address
HIgh Woods Country Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JRTelephone
01206 853588Colchester
An ideal way to improve fitness or mobility in a sociable atmosphere
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- 19 May 2024
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- 30 June 2024
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