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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
Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JHTelephone
01206 713 700Price
Price £45.00 Per TicketHigh Street, Colchester
Get those creative juices flowing with this fun, hands-on glass suncatcher workshop!
Dates
- From:
- 9 May 2024Open 07:30 - 21:00
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?
Dates
- From:
- 9 May 2024Open 09:30 - 12:30
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- 18 May 2024Open 09:30 - 12:30
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!
Dates
- From:
- 9 May 2024Open 13:30 - 16:30
- From:
- 18 May 2024Open 13:30 - 16:30
Address
Charter Hall, Colchester, essex, CO1 1YHTelephone
01206 506905Colchester
Join a cast of West End singers and live band to experience the hits of Elton John.
Dates
- From:
- 10 May 2024
Address
Northern Gateway Sports Park, Cuckoo Farm Way, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5YXColchester
Explore the rich history exciting future of the Northern Gateway area as part of the Jane's Walk festival.
Dates
- From:
- 10 May 2024
Address
Firstsite Studios, Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JHLewis Gardens, Colchester
Enjoy a screening of 'They Came to a City' - based on J.B. Priestly's play - as part of the Jane's Walk festival.
Dates
- From:
- 10 May 2024
Address
Firstsite Studios, Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JHLewis Gardens, Colchester
Enjoy a screening of the 1987 film 'Wings of Desire' as part of the Jane's Walk festival.
Dates
- From:
- 10 May 2024
Address
Various Locations, Colchester, EssexColchester
Colchester Morris take to the streets of Colchester to perform once again.
Dates
- From:
- 11 May 2024Open 11:30 - 12:15
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- 11 May 2024Open 12:30 - 13:15
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- 11 May 2024Open 15:00 - 15:45
Address
St Botolph's Church, Saint Botolph's Street, Colchester, Essex, CO2 7EETelephone
01206 823662Price
Price £5.00 to £12.00 Per TicketColchester
Join us for an evening of music from both Robert and Clara Schumann, as well as Brahms.
Pianist and winner of the Essex Young Musician of the Year in 2018, Jamie Cochrane, will be joining SBMS to play Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto in A minor…
Dates
- From:
- 11 May 2024Open 19:30 - 22:00
Address
Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JHTelephone
01206 713 700Price
Price £29.00 Per TicketHigh Street, Colchester
Artist Justine Moss helps you to learn skills in mark-making, portraying movement and capturing expression.
Dates
- From:
- 11 May 2024
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- 30 May 2024
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- 8 June 2024
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- 20 July 2024
Address
Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JHTelephone
01206 713 700Price
Price £20.00 Per TicketHigh Street, Colchester
A monthly meet up for watercolour painters and enthusiasts – open for all levels.
Dates
- From:
- 11 May 2024
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- 8 June 2024
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- 20 July 2024
Address
Tesco Express, 42-46 Crouch Street, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3HHColchester
Visit the sites of lost and existing religious buildings around Colchester as part of the Jane's Walk festival.
Dates
- From:
- 11 May 2024
Address
St Botolph's Roundabout, Britannia Way, Colchester, Essex, CO2 7EFColchester
Connect with the local landscape and get creative on this route as part of the Jane's Walk festival.
Dates
- From:
- 11 May 2024
Address
Colne Lightship, King Edward Quay, Hythe, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8GQHythe, Colchester
Explore the lesser trodden lagoons of the River Colne as part of the Jane's Walk festival.
Dates
- From:
- 11 May 2024
Address
Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JHColchester
For a gentler route, join us in creating an interactive walk to map our collective memories as part of the Jane's Walk festival.
Dates
- From:
- 11 May 2024
Address
Colchester War Memorial, 66 High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1DNColchester
Learn more about Colchester's social and economic history as part of the Jane's Walk festival.
Dates
- From:
- 11 May 2024
Address
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NFColchester
Celebrate another wonderful year of the Jane's Walk Festival with live music from local bands.
Dates
- From:
- 11 May 2024
Address
Balkerne Gate, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PTTelephone
01206 573948Colchester
The Mercury has seen many famous faces perform on its stages since the theatre opened in 1972. Let us take you behind the scenes to explore the backstage secrets of what makes a spectacular Mercury production.
Dates
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- 11 May 2024Open 11:00 -
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- 4 June 2024Open 13:00 -
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- 8 June 2024Open 13:00 -
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- 17 July 2024Open 11:00 -
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- 23 Oct 2024Open 14:00 -
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- 26 Oct 2024Open 10:15 -
Address
Bourne Mill, Bourne Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8RTColchester
An opportunity to visit this Elizabethan fulling mill, which has an 18' working waterwheel.
Dates
- From:
- 12 May 2024Open 11:00 - 16:00
Address
Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JHColchester
Walk in the footsteps of some of Colchester's influential women of the past as part of the Jane's Walk festival.
Dates
- From:
- 12 May 2024
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