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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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Address
Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JHTelephone
01206 713 700Colchester
Make your own ‘Imagine Lantern House’ at Firstsite
Venue
Dates
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- 3 Sept 2022to3 Sept 2023
Address
Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JHTelephone
01206 713 700Colchester
Firstsite presents a special year-long exhibition by Iranian rug maker, Mehdi Jalalaghdamian.
Currently seeking asylum in the UK, Mehdi draws attention to the experiences of refugees and asylum seekers worldwide through the traditional craft of…Venue
Dates
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- 3 Sept 2022to3 Sept 2023Open 10:00 - 17:00
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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- 7 Jan 2023to2 Sept 2023Various Opening Times
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- 10 Apr 2023Open 14:00 - 16:00
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- 8 May 2023Open 14:00 - 16:00
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- 29 May 2023Open 14:00 - 16:00
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- 28 Aug 2023Open 14:00 - 16:00
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- 16 Sept 2023to25 Nov 2023Various Opening Times
Address
Mercury Theatre, Balkerne Gate, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PTTelephone
01206 573948Colchester
Fresh from their acclaimed production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Colchester Operatic Society brings Shrek the Musical to Mercury audiences for the first time.
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- 26 Jan 2023to4 Feb 2023
Address
Waterstones Colchester, 12-13 High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1DATelephone
01206 561307Colchester
We are delighted to be hosting an evening with two authors who have local connections: Laura Purcell lives in Colchester and Samuel Fisher grew up in Wivenhoe. A big thanks to another local author, Edward Cox, for agreeing to host the evening and…
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- 30 Jan 2023Open 19:00 - 20:30
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Colchester
Live music at Colchester Arts Centre
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- 30 Jan 2023
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Colchester
West country folk singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Seth Lakeman plays at Colchester Arts Centre.
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- 1 Feb 2023
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Colchester
Live music at Colchester Arts Centre
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- 2 Feb 2023
Address
Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JHTelephone
01206 713 700Colchester
Join Malcolm Gaskill – Emeritus Professor of Early Modern History at the University of East Anglia and one of Britain’s leading experts and authors on the history of witchcraft – for live audience talks at Firstsite.
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Dates
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- 2 Feb 2023
Address
The Orpen Hall, Lexden Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, Essex, CO6 3BWTelephone
01206 242110Price
Price £6.00 to £30.00 Per TicketWest Bergholt, Colchester
The Orpen Players present Aladdin by Catherine Streatfield
One of the stories from the Arabian Nights, Aladdin tells the story of a boy, brave, honest and true (and a little lazy) who has fallen in love with the Princess Jasmine. Luckily his Uncle…
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- 3 Feb 2023Open 19:30 -
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- 4 Feb 2023Open 14:30 -
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- 4 Feb 2023Open 19:30 -
Address
The Mercury Theatre, Colchester, Balkerne Gate, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PTTelephone
07503332675Colchester
Colchester's Farmers Market takes place in the public square outside the Mercury Theatre on the first Saturday of every month.
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- 4 Feb 2023Open 09:30 - 14:00
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- 4 Mar 2023
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- 1 Apr 2023
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- 13 May 2023
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- 3 June 2023
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- 1 July 2023
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- 5 Aug 2023
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- 7 Oct 2023
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- 4 Nov 2023
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- 2 Dec 2023
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Colchester
Live music at Colchester Arts Centre
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- 4 Feb 2023
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFColchester
Family Classical Concert at Colchester Arts Centre
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- 5 Feb 2023
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Colchester
Live music at Colchester Arts Centre
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- 6 Feb 2023
Address
Mercury Theatre, Balkerne Gate, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PTTelephone
01206 573948Colchester
A hilarious and moving homage to Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel, two men who changed the world of comedy forever.
Dates
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- 7 Feb 2023to11 Feb 2023
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Colchester
Fierce competition featuring bands from Colchester Sixth Form College.
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- 8 Feb 2023
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Colchester
Comedy at Colchester Arts Centre
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- 9 Feb 2023
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFTelephone
01206 500900Colchester
Award-winning singer and songwriter Iness Mezel, performs a duo with her life-long friend and bandmate Nora Abdoun.
Dates
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- 10 Feb 2023
Address
Mercury Theatre, Balkerne Gate, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PTTelephone
01206 573948Colchester
Live Music at the Mercury Theatre
Dates
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- 10 Feb 2023
Address
Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JHTelephone
01206 713 700Colchester
Join us for a special evening event to celebrate the opening of our hotly anticipated new exhibition, BIG WOMEN.
Be the first to experience this thought-provoking and entertaining exhibition curated by one of Britain's most significant and exciting…
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- 10 Feb 2023Open 18:30 - 20:30
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