A must for anyone visiting or living in Colchester has to be a visit to the Castle Museum – one of the jewels in Colchester’s crown - but to really make your visit complete, do join a Castle Tour led by one of our experienced Guides, and gain exclusive access to areas that are not otherwise open to visitors.
You will go down into the Roman Temple vaults which lie underneath the Castle where you will step back 2,000 years to admire the Roman engineering skills and discover what the builders had for lunch! Enter the tunnel dug in 1683 by a Mr Wheeley seeking Roman gold and see how the vaults were used as an air raid shelter in WWII.
Next climb up the Norman stairway leading to the roof where you can see the Norman Chapel (but is it the chapel?) and the tree planted to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo – and from here you will enjoy a magnificent panorama of Colchester. You cannot get a better view from here of landmarks including the Town Hall, ‘Jumbo’, a magnificent Victorian water tower and Lion Walk church spire, which fell down in the ‘Great Colchester Earthquake’ of 1884!
We know that you will enjoy the Tour and hope to see you soon
PS On your way out don’t forget the Museum shop which has an excellent range of souvenirs to purchase
For more info visit Colchester Museums website
NEWS UPDATE -TREASURES OF CHINA A new and prestigous exhibition of over 7o stunning treasures from China illustrating 8000 years of history including 2000 year old jade, fabulous porcelain and other outstanding artifacts, is being organised by the Museums Service OPENS 30th June 2012 CLOSES 6th January 2013 This is an exhibition not to be missed!!
